ACCFL 2011 Awards
Homer Kripke Achievement Award
George A. Hisert, Bingham McCutchen LLP, and David S. Willenzik, McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, received the College’s 2011 Homer Kripke Achievement Awards at the College’s 2011 annual meeting.

The Home Kripke Achievement Award award is given when the College identifies a teacher or practitioner who has made an outstanding contribution, throughout his or her career, to the law as it relates to commercial finance, and is named in honor of College Fellow Homer Kripke. Prior to becoming the Chester Rohrlich Professor of Corporate Law, Finance and Taxation at New York University School of Law, Homer Kripke served as Assistant General Counsel at The CIT Group, Inc. for 17 years. An expert in secured transactions, Professor Kripke also mastered securities law and accounting, in addition to being President of the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, Inc. from 1963 to 1965. Having contributed to the development of American commercial jurisprudence throughout his entire adult life, the College has deemed it particularly fitting that our lifetime achievement award be named in Professor Kripke’s honor.

A copy of the presentations of the awards to David and George, as well as their acceptances and a picure of David with his award, can be found here.

Special Service Award
The Special Service Award was given in 2011 to Richard Brown and Gary Chamblee for their leadership in the development of the ABA Business Law Section Model Intercreditor Agreement.

The ACCFL Special Service Award is presented to Fellows of the College who have made significant contributions to the College’s goals by sharing their knowledge and promoting the development and improvement of the practice of commercial finance law. These contributions include developing and promoting the enactment of model laws, such as the Uniform Commercial Code, developing authoritative model agreements for use by practitioners, and significant efforts in the areas of continuing legal education.

A copy of the presentation of the award to Gary and Rick, as well as Rick’s acceptance and a picture of Rick with his award, can be found here.