Charlie Phillips Named 2022 E&H Alumni Award Honoree

Posted by Monica Hoel
Charlie Phillips, E&H Class of 1960, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Carl and Ruth Looney Humanitarian Award.

When Charlie Phillips retired from his legal practice in Salem, he went straight to work serving the community in a pro bono capacity.

Charlie has been lauded for having completed more than 900 cases since he began to litigate cases in his retirement in 2018. Charlie was among the first attorneys in Virginia to take advantage of a relatively new program that provides insurance coverage and continuing education for lawyers who wish to retire but still serve pro bono. The program called “Transition Into Emeritus Status” (TIES) is described on the Virginia State Bar website – and Charlie is quoted there, saying he’s happy to give back to a profession that “has given him so much.”

He recently won the Lewis F. Powell Jr. Pro Bono Award, established to honor attorneys who have made outstanding pro bono contributions. It is named for the late Lewis F. Powell, Jr.; a Suffolk native who practiced law in Richmond and served on the U.S. Supreme Court.  

When a fellow attorney describes the outstandingly thoughtful work Charlie is doing in his retirement, he simply states: “Charlie Phillips is the best of us.”

Read more on the Virginia Bar Association site.

The Carl and Ruth Looney Humanitarian Award is given annually in recognition of personal service to humanity. See other honorees here.

Watch for a video presentation about this year’s honorees to be launched on YouTube on March 24, 2022.

The full list of 2022 Outstanding Alumni Award honorees includes:
Carl and Ruth Looney Humanitarian Award:
Charlie Phillips, E&H Class of 1960
Retired attorney, proponent of pro bono assistance for his community

Distinguished Achievement:
Mike Young, E&H Class of 1986
Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Virginia Tech

A.L. Mitchell Young Alumni of the Year:
Stephen and Jessica Curtis Callahan, E&H Class of 2011
Owners and proprietors of Tennessee Hills Distillery

Fred Selfe Service to Emory & Henry:
Cyndi Jennings, E&H Class of 1991

James A. Davis Faculty Award:
Dr. Eric Coley, E&H Class of 2004
Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences, Physical Therapy Department Chair

Please consider making an alumni award nomination!
Read more about the awards.
Use this form to make a nomination by Jan. 31 in any given year.

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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2430-town-of-saltville-eyes-big-plans"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/11805_gwh_all.rev.1660772634.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/11805_gwh_all.rev.1660772634.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/11805_gwh_all.rev.1660772634.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/11805_gwh_all.rev.1660772634.JPG 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/11805_gwh_all.rev.1660772634.JPG" alt="This beautiful bird is the latest visitor to the well fields in Saltville, and bird enthusiasts are having fun figuring him out. There is..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/11805_gwh_all.rev.1660772634.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/11805_gwh_all.rev.1660772634.JPG 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2400" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2430-town-of-saltville-eyes-big-plans">Town of Saltville Eyes Big Plans</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> There’s a Labor Day party coming up in Saltville, Virginia, but town leaders are looking at much more than just a big weekend. <a href="/live/news/2430-town-of-saltville-eyes-big-plans" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2454-cristin-colvin-is-not-like-other-musicians"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,134,2136,2272/12026_headshot2019_2.rev.1662684881.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,134,2136,2272/12026_headshot2019_2.rev.1662684881.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,134,2136,2272/12026_headshot2019_2.rev.1662684881.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,134,2136,2272/12026_headshot2019_2.rev.1662684881.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,134,2136,2272/12026_headshot2019_2.rev.1662684881.jpg" alt="Cristin Colvin Emory & Henry Class of 2009" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,134,2136,2272/12026_headshot2019_2.rev.1662684881.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,134,2136,2272/12026_headshot2019_2.rev.1662684881.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2136" data-max-h="2138" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2454-cristin-colvin-is-not-like-other-musicians">Cristin Colvin Is Not Like Other Musicians</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Cristin is pushing against the gatekeepers.</p><a href="/live/news/2454-cristin-colvin-is-not-like-other-musicians" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2370-the-woman-behind-the-statue"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,84,2842,2927/11386_IMG-9383.rev.1654391115.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,84,2842,2927/11386_IMG-9383.rev.1654391115.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,84,2842,2927/11386_IMG-9383.rev.1654391115.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,84,2842,2927/11386_IMG-9383.rev.1654391115.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,84,2842,2927/11386_IMG-9383.rev.1654391115.jpg" alt="Meg Hathaway Retinger E&H Class of 1976" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,84,2842,2927/11386_IMG-9383.rev.1654391115.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,84,2842,2927/11386_IMG-9383.rev.1654391115.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2842" data-max-h="2843" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2370-the-woman-behind-the-statue">The Woman Behind the Statue</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> There was a special ribbon-cutting in Emory on June 4. <a href="/live/news/2370-the-woman-behind-the-statue" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>