Bernard C. Radde Distinguished Service Award: Mabel Johnson Mayfield
Mabel Johnson Mayfield was awarded theBernard C. Radde Distinguished Service Award in 2009.
The Honorable Mabel Johnson Mayfield has demonstrated acommitment to advancing the community through literacy, scholarship and diversity.Judge Mayfield was appointed to the Berrien County Probate Bench in January of2000 and has been re-elected to that position. She currently serves as a judge in theFamily Division of the Berrien County Trial Court.
Judge Mayfield was the recipient of the College’s Martin Luther King Jr. DiversityAward in 2004 and served as LMC’s Commencement keynote speaker in 2002.
She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Krannert Schoolof Management - Purdue University and received her Juris Doctor degree fromValparaiso University School of Law.
She is a devoted community volunteer, serving on the boards of several organizationsincluding the Consortium for Community Development, the Benton Harbor ReadinessCenter, and the Area Agency on Aging. She is also a lifetime member of the NAACP.
