New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President David Miranda presents Touro Law Dean Patricia Salkin with the 2016 Ruth G. Schapiro Award, given by the Committee on Women in the Law of the New York State Bar Association. The award was presented at the annual NYSBA meeting on January 29, 2015 in New York. The award honors a member of the Association who has made a noteworthy contribution to the concerns of women through pro bono services, writing, service to the bar associations or community organizations or other such endeavors.