Saying there should be “good government” and there must be “ethical government” is easy.

Defining what those terms mean can be difficult especially for non-elected public administrators.

A new symposium connected to the annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards aims to open a discussion about the issues of public service in practice.

2. Respecting Time - Friday, March 01, 2013

For Clyde “Kit” Carson, the road to becoming Shelby County Jury commissioner began when he was 16 years old and looking for as much time driving a car as possible.

Then-Circuit Court Clerk Clint Crabtree, who attended the same church as Carson, hired him to work in his campaign. When Carson turned 18, Crabtree hired him to work in the office. He began as a runner retrieving files from the basement of the Shelby County Courthouse.

3. Strickland, Carson Given Dunavant Honors - Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Memphis City Council member Jim Strickland remembers putting on his tie in front of a mirror this month after learning he won the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Award.

4. Strickland, Carson Named Dunavant Award Winners - Monday, February 11, 2013

Memphis City Council member Jim Strickland and Shelby County Jury Commissioner Clyde ‘Kit’ Carson have been named the winners of the 2013 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

5. Dunavant Awards Honor, Discuss Good Government - Tuesday, January 29, 2013

An award for elected and non-elected public officials marking its 10th anniversary this year began as a way to honor the late Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant and to counter the damage done 10 years ago by the Tennessee Waltz federal public corruption investigation.

6. Dunavant Public Service Awards Nominations Sought - Monday, January 14, 2013

After being grounded last year under doctor’s orders, former Saks Inc. CEO Brad Martin will be the keynote speaker this year for the 2013 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

7. Public Servants - Thursday, February 23, 2012

The two winners of the 2012 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards thanked their coworkers Wednesday, Feb. 22, as they were honored by the family of the late Probate Court clerk and the Rotary Club of Memphis East.

8. Lowery, Illsley Honored With Dunavant Awards - Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Memphis City Council’s longest serving member and the plans review manager for the Shelby County Code Enforcement Department are the two winners of the 2012 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

9. Kuhn Enjoys Change of Pace As Airport Authority Counsel - Friday, February 17, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is the last in a Daily News series featuring past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Wednesday, Feb. 22.

10. Hard Work at Heart Of Boyd’s Public Service - Friday, February 10, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is a Daily News series featuring past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 22.

11. Bartlett Mayor McDonald Oversees Growth, Possible School District - Friday, February 03, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is a Daily News series featuring past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 22.

12. Potter Reflects on 30-Year Tenure as Environmental Court Judge - Friday, January 27, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is a Daily News series featuring past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 22.

13. Reves Enjoys Public Contact As Register’s Office CAO - Friday, January 20, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is a Daily News series featuring past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 22.

14. Weirich Exemplifies Hands-On Approach - Friday, January 13, 2012

Editor’s Note: A Daily News series features past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 22.

15. Dunavant Awards Nomination Deadline Nears - Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The choices are already being made in this election year. There are lots of nominees. Some already hold elected office. Others are the non-elected officials that are the day-to- day face of local government.

16. Dunavant Nominations Deadline Approaches - Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Nominations for the annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards are open until Jan. 15.

The awards – one each to an elected official and a non-elected government employee – are given annually by the family of late Probate Court clerk Bobby Dunavant and the Rotary Club of Memphis East.

17. Martin to Keynote Dunavant Awards - Wednesday, November 02, 2011

A business leader with roots in the city’s political and nonprofit communities will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

18. Mission Accomplished - Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, as the week began, was still reading the fine print of some of the last bills passed over the weekend by the Tennessee Legislature.

Both chambers adjourned for the year on Saturday with Haslam having accomplished the major legislative goals he set shortly after taking office in January.

19. Luttrell, Weirich Win Dunavant Awards - Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich are the winners of the eighth annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

20. Monday Deadline For Dunavant Award Nominees - Friday, April 29, 2011

Monday is the deadline for nominations for the eighth annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

The awards honor an elected and a non-elected public official for their service to the public and are named in honor of the late Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant.

21. Gov. Haslam Announced As Speaker at Dunavant Awards - Friday, April 08, 2011

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will be the featured speaker at the eighth annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

22. Deadline Looms for Dunavant Awards - Friday, January 14, 2011

Saturday is the deadline for nominations for the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

The annual awards given by the Rotary Club of Memphis East in partnership with the University of Memphis and The Daily News honor one elected and one non-elected public official for their work.

23. Rotary Seeks Nominations for Dunavant Award - Monday, November 29, 2010

The Rotary Club of Memphis East is seeking nominees for its 8th annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Award, an event that honors distinguished work by public officials.

24. Events - Thursday, July 03, 2008

The Children’s Museum of Memphis will host “CMOM Family Nights” beginning today and continuing every Thursday night in July at CMOM, 2525 Central Ave. Concessions will be available and a family movie will be shown in the Malco 4 Kids at 6:15 p.m. The museum will remain open until 8 p.m. and parents are encouraged to bring their children after work.

25. Events - Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Talk Shoppe will meet today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. The topic is “Top to Bottom: How to Do Real Estate Evictions” with Craig Beard, an attorney with Gotten, Wilson, Savory & Beard PLLC. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Jo Garner at 759-7808.

26. Events - Tuesday, July 01, 2008

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon in Ballroom B of the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. Political analyst Charlie Cook will speak. Lunch is $18 per person and reservations are required. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

27. Events - Monday, June 30, 2008

The Engineers’ Club of Memphis Inc. will hold its weekly lunch meeting today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Bryan Gainey, industrial products manager for Sonoco Products, will speak on “The Evolution of the Concrete Form.” The cost is $12 and no reservations are required.

28. Events - Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Rotary Club of Memphis will hold the fifth annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards today at 11:45 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will be the featured speaker. For more information, call Lee Hughes at 754-1615.

29. Events - Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The University of Memphis will host Edwin Brock, a renowned Egyptologist, today at 7 p.m. in the Mitchell Hall Auditorium. Brock will present "Protecting the Valley of the Kings." A reception will precede the lecture at 6:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 678-2555.

30. DA Disputes Release Of Inmates from Fayette Jail - Thursday, July 19, 2007
     A judge has released 28 jail inmates from Fayette County's aging jail, which the judge has described as a "fire trap."
     District Attorney General Mike Dunavant told WMC-TV that General Se

31. Dunavant Award Winners Announced - Thursday, April 05, 2007
     The Rotary Club of Memphis East on Wednesday announced that David Barber and Judge Larry E. Potter are the recipients of its fourth annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards.
     Barber is

32. Bobby Dunavant Public ServantAwards Honor Man, Legacy - Monday, April 02, 2007
     To those who knew or worked with him, the late Bobby Dunavant was the ideal public servant.
     Retired Probate Judge Donn Southern worked with Dunavant for many years as both a lawyer and

33. Wharton and Osradker Honored at Rotary Luncheon - Friday, March 31, 2006
FedEx chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith presented an annual Public Servant Award to Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr. Wednesday at the Rotary Club of Memphis East's third annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards at the Peabody Hotel. The non-e

34. Events - Tuesday, March 28, 2006

The Riverfront Development Corp. and the Leadership Academy present "The Leadership of Place Making" today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Tickets are $20. Call 527-4625, Ext. 10, or visit www.memphisriverfront.com for more information.

35. City Council Wants to Hear from You Tuesday - Monday, March 27, 2006

March 27

Memphis Heritage presents "The Parkways: Framing our Midtown Neighborhoods" as part of its 2006 Preservation Series from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church, 447 N. Evergreen St. Registration is $60. Call 529-9828 or visit www.memphisheritage.org.

36. Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton ReceivesPublic Service Award - Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton Jr. and former assistant city attorney Dorothy Osradker have been selected for the Rotary Club of Memphis East's Bobby Dunavant Public Service awards. Wharton has served in local governments for more than 20 years, and Osradker served in city government for 61 years.

37. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, February 14, 2005
MBA Hosts High School Mock Trial Competition

YLD Hosts High School Mock Trial Competition

Feb. 14

The Young Lawyers Division of the Memphis Bar Association hosts the local district 2005 Tennessee High School Mock Trial Competition through F...

38. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Rotary Club Presents Public Servant Awards

Rotary Club Names Public Servant Award Winners

The Rotary Club of Memphis East selected Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons and chief administrative officer of the Shelby County Registers Off...

39. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, February 07, 2005
AC Wharton Hosts a Town Hall Meeting

Shelby County Hosts Tsunami Relief Benefit

Feb. 8

The Shelby County Soil Conservation District Board meets at 1:30 p.m. at the district office at the Agricenter, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. Call 544-0228, Ex...

40. Archived Article: Gov - Friday, December 17, 2004
ANDY MEEK

Probate Clerk Fills Big Shoes, Does it Well

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Theres a reason Shelby County Probate Court Clerk Chris Thomas keeps a picture of former Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant hanging in his office.

Thomas w...

41. Archived Article: Law Talk - Thursday, February 26, 2004
Law Talk Buck Wellford

Lanier Honored for Career of Public Service

LANE GARDNER CAMP

The Daily News

Robert A. Lanier, recently retired judge of Circuit Court Division 7, is one of two recipients of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Award...

42. Archived Article: Law Talk - Thursday, February 19, 2004
Lipscomb

Lipscomb Honored for Public Service

LANE GARDNER CAMP

The Daily News

Robert Lipscomb, executive director of the Memphis Housing Authority and director of the Division of Housing and Community Development, is one of two recipient...

43. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Crye-Leike Adds Associates to Circle of Excellence

Crye-Leike Adds Associates to Circle of Excellence Crye-Leike, Realtors inducted the following sales associates into its Circle of Excellence as vice presidents within the West Tennessee region: ...

44. Archived Article: Probate.focus - Thursday, June 12, 1997
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Raising fees An ordinance before County Commission would raise Probate Court fees 20 percent By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News When Probate Court Clerk Chris Thomas took office in 1994, his predecessor Bobby Dunavant told him he...

45. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 21, 1996
02-21 Memos ETI Corp. has announced the addition of two staff members. Janet Smith has joined ETI as marketing coordinator for the land development department. She most recently served as executive secretary for a Memphis-based architecture and engi...