The award is presented annually to an outstanding first-year member of the College. The Texas Bar College created the award in memory of Steve Condos, one of the original Charter members of the College who served as an influential and hardworking member of the first College Board shortly before his untimely death.
The Steven G. Condos Award for Outstanding New Member to the College
2026 Recipient – Samantha-Anne Horwitch Nadolny
Samantha-Anne Horwitch Nadolny graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey, in 2008, earning a Bachelor of Arts in both History and Political Science. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from Samford University Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2013. Following law school, Samantha-Anne returned to Houston here she began her legal career in corporate law, serving as Corporate Counsel for Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ: STRL). She later joined Citelum US, an EDF Group company, where she served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance and Human Resources Officer. In October 2020, she joined Select Water Solutions (NYSE: WTTR) as Vice President and Associate General Counsel. Most recently, she joined the senior leadership team at Primary Arms, a leading innovator, manufacturer, and retailer in the firearms, tactical gear, and outdoor sporting goods industry, where she serves as General Counsel and Vice President of Legal, Compliance, and Human Resources.
Samantha-Anne previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation, is a member of the District 4 Nominating Committee of the Texas Bar Foundation, serves on the Emerging Technology Committee of the State Bar of Texas, and is active in the Houston Bar Association. Outside of her professional work, Samantha-Anne is actively involved in philanthropic and community efforts, supporting the American Cancer Society, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and the Houston Symphony League. She is also a professional auctioneer, having graduated from America’s Auction Academy in 2005. Originally from Gainesville, Florida, Samantha-Anne now resides in the Houston Heights with her husband, Robert, and their three cats.
Past Recipients
2025
Jose S. Lopez, Houston
2024
Judge Christine Weems, Houston
2023
Jillian L. Schumacher, Houston
2022
J. Collin Spring, Dallas
2021
Shelly Joyner, Dallas
2020
Carra Miller, Corpus Christi
2019
Geeta R. Dammanna, Dallas
2018
Christine S. Wakeman, Dallas
2017
Constance Filley Johnson, Victoria
2016
Russell Blair Ross, Houston
2015
Rachael K. Jones, Austin
2014
Kirsten L. Ruehman, Houston
2013
Jessica L. Mikell, Houston
2012
Ms. Umeka Lewis, Houston
2011
Abraham Michael Khaleghi, Houston
2010
Allen L. Stidger, Fort Worth
2009
Edward Frank Penak, Austin
2008
Elizabeth Ann Gilday, Dallas
2007
Maxine Aaronson, Dallas
2006
Mary E. Ramos, Houston
2005
Leo A. Luebbehusen, Hurst
2004
Rebecca Denise McCrum Renfro, Deer Park
2003
Kristyn Swen Helge, Fort Worth
2002
Douglas F. Ocker, Houston
2001
Ben B. Fiedler, Houston
2000
Georgia L. Fenton, Sugar Land
1999
Teresa C. Trowers, Lubbock
1998
Lloyd D. Ronin, Houston
1997
Robert L. Cole, Jr., Quitman
1996
Andrew L. Fono, Jacksonville, NC
1995
John C. Juravich, Houston
1994
Gloria P. Martinez Senftner, Auburn, CA
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