In February 2012, the NASJE board established the Karen Thorson Award to honor a NASJE member who has made a significant contribution to both NASJE and judicial branch education nationally. These are the recipients.

2022 | Judith M. Anderson
2021 | Thomas N. Langhorne (UT)
2020 | [no recipient]
2019 | Margaret Allen (OH)
2018 | [no recipient]
2017 | Michael Roosevelt (CA)
2016 | Jim Drennan (NC)
2015 | Larry Stone (OH)
2014 | Pat Murrell (Leadership Institute, TN)
2013 | Maureen Conner (MI)