DR. MICHAEL J. SORRELL TO RECEIVE MLK JUSTICE AWARD FROM DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION

Dr. Michael J. Sorrell., President of Paul Quinn College, will be honored by the Dallas Bar Association at the 24th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon as the recipient of the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Award at a noon luncheon on Monday, January 18, at The Belo Mansion (2101 Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas). The event is open to the public.

The award is presented to local leaders whose lives and practice exemplifies the principles embodied by Dr. King’s leadership. Former recipients include the late Hon. Barefoot Sanders, Senator Royce West, Mayor Ron Kirk, Kim Askew, Rhonda Hunter, E. Leon Carter, Dr. Walter Sutton, Jr. and Justice Carolyn Wright.

The Dallas Bar Association is honored to present Dr. Sorrell with this prestigious award for his service to so many organizations, Paul Quinn College, and the Dallas community.

Dr. Sorrell has received awards and honors too numerous to list—from Washington Monthly’s “America’s 10 Most Innovative College Presidents” to Dallas Business Journal’s “Dallas’ Forty under Forty” and “Minority Business Leaders Award.” He has received both the President’s and C.B. Bunkley Awards from the J.L. Turner Legal Association for his outstanding contributions to the Dallas legal community.

The MLK award luncheon is open to the public; the plated lunch costs $14.95. RSVPs are required. Contact bavina@dallasbar.org. For more information, call (214) 220-7400.