Call for
Nominations – 2009 ACR Annual Awards
ACR
invites your nomination of candidates for the
awards listed below. These awards are given in
recognition of superior performance in, and
outstanding contributions made to, the field of
alternative dispute resolution. Your assistance
in identifying worthy candidates will help us to
honor those who work tirelessly to promote the
use of ADR for addressing conflicts.
Please seek the nominee’s permission beforehand,
particularly since it is expected that award
recipients will be present at the ACR Annual
Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, Oct 7-10, 2009, to
receive his/her award. Follow this link to find the
Nomination Form.
Mary Parker
Follett Award
The Mary Parker Follett
Award is
presented to an individual
who has shown a passion and willingness to take
risks; in tackling a contemporary problem or
opportunity in the field of dispute resolution; has
used innovative and experimental techniques; and
draws upon the talents and ideas of all persons
involved. Mary Parker Follett (1868-1933) was an
early advocate of resolving conflict by encouraging
parties to integrate interests into negotiations.
During the mid-1920s, Follett shifted her focus from
community group processes to the field of business.
Business leaders sought her advice on how to manage
their enterprises, and she became a featured speaker
at national and international business conferences.
Her talks were drawn together and published
posthumously in the influential book Dynamic
Administration. Nomination Deadline: July 13,
2009, 5:00 pm
John M. Haynes
Distinguished Mediator Award
The
John M. Haynes
Distinguished Mediator Award
is presented annually to a prominent and
internationally recognized leader in mediation who
demonstrates personal and professional commitment to
finding mediation solutions to conflict while
balancing therapeutic and legal perspectives. John
M. Haynes was a pioneer in the field of family
mediation, a respected author and practitioner, an
international trainer, and the first president of
the Academy of Family Mediators. In keeping with his
legacy, the candidate should demonstrate innovation,
creativity, and outstanding competence in: published
writings, training, and practice; maintain personal
and professional integrity and respect for others;
and embrace a sense of humor and humility about our
standing as fallible beings. Nomination Deadline:
July 13, 2009, 5:00 pm
Peacemaker Award
The
Peacemaker Award acknowledges the significant
and sustained contributions by an individual or
organization to the cause of peace. At its heart,
the purpose of conflict resolution, and the goal of
ACR, is to bring peace to troubled relationships,
whether domestic, organizational, environmental, or
international. This award recognizes efforts to
bring peace through various conflict resolution
approaches to ethnic, religious, and civil conflicts
that have raged domestically and outside the United
States. The Peacemaker Award was instituted in 2001.
Nomination Deadline: July 13, 2009, 5:00 pm
Sharon M. Pickett Award
The
Sharon M. Pickett Award was established in
honor of Sharon M. Pickett who served as Editor of
ACResolution from 2000-2007. In addition to
serving as a family mediator and trainer, Sharon
worked as a communication specialist for many
environmental NGOs. Her clients included the Center
for International Environmental Law, Sierra Club,
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Union of
Concerned Scientists, Ozone Action, Clean Air Task
Force, Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning,
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, and
others.
In
recognition of Sharon’s ardent advocacy of
environmental issues and mediation, both
professionally and personally, the Association for
Conflict Resolution presents the Sharon M. Pickett
Award annually. The award honors an ACR member who
has advanced the cause of environmental protection
through the effective use of alternative dispute
resolution. Nomination Deadline: July 13, 2009,
5:00 pm
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