Jane E. Lawton Commemorative Award

Jane LawtonJane E. Lawton     1944 - 2007

           Created in 2008, the Jane E. Lawton Commemorative Award is annually designated in memory of the  Honorable Jane E. Lawton, a past president of NATOA, for her career-long efforts to  promote community interests in communications.

The nomination is recommended and approved by the NATOA Board of Directors. 

Who are the Past Recipients of the award?

  • 2008: Marilyn Praisner (posthumously)
  • 2009: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
  • 2010: Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin
  • 2011: Andy Huckaba, City Council Member, Lenexa, KS
  • 2012: Senator Jay Rockefeller
  • 2013: Senator Barbara Mikulski
  • 2014: Mayor Brian Wahler, Piscataway, NJ
  • 2015: Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles, CA
  • 2016: No Award Presented
  • 2017: Mayor Gary Resnick, Wilton Manors, FL
  • 2018: Mayor Sam Liccardo, San Jose, CA
  • 2019: Senator Ed Markey
  • 2020: No Award Presented
  • 2021: Congressman James E. Clyburn
  • 2022: Senator Michael Bennet, CO 
  • 2023: Representative Anna Eshoo
  • 2024: No Award Presented