Cheryl Ingram Advocate for Justice Award
To be presented in fall/winter 2026
Nomination Deadline: Monday, August 3, 2026
The LGBTQ+ Rights Committee is accepting nominations for the Cheryl Ingram Advocate for Justice Award, which is awarded annually to any active Philadelphia Bar Association member who has made substantive contributions to the LGBTQ+ community in Philadelphia.
Cheryl A. Ingram served as the Director of Policy Administration for the Philadelphia Bar Association. She also served on the board of the Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association (formerly known as GALLOP), including a term as its Treasurer. Cheryl successfully advocated for the Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association’s evolution into an effective bar association by assisting in the creation of a website, endorsing of bar candidates, and advocating for more visibility and involvement in the greater Philadelphia legal community. She reached out to both the American and the Pennsylvania Bar Associations to be inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community, and encouraged the Philadelphia Bar Association to endorse several pro-LGBTQ+ resolutions.
Cheryl was a catalyst in the creation of the Committee on the Legal Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men at the Philadelphia Bar Association and was instrumental in the creation of the Advocate for Justice Award, which recognized the important contributions from allies outside the LGBTQ+ legal community to the cause of equality for all.
Previous recipients include: Cliff Haines, Kevin Vaghan, Susan Feathers, Frank Cervone, Shannon Duffy, Jeff Lindy, Mark Momjian, DHS, Rita Addessa, Babbette Josephs, Steve Glassman, Michael Pratt, Amara Chaudhry/Nurit Shein, Katie Eyer, Gloria Casarez, Dabney Miller/Sen. Daylin Leach, D. Bruce Hanes, Chris Bartlett, Yolanda French Lollis, Lee Carpenter, Rue Landau, Nora Gallagher, Stephen Kulp, Stephanie Haynes, Megan Watson and Victoria Sirois.
Please email your nominations to communications@philabar.org with the subject line “Ingram Award Nomination” by Monday, August 3, 2026. Nominations should include a short explanation as to why you feel this person is deserving of the Award
