Annual Awards

The CPR Institute’s Awards Program honors outstanding scholarship and practical achievement in the field of alternative dispute resolution. Award criteria focuses on processes, techniques, systems, commitment, and scholarship which address the resolution, prevention or creative management of major disputes involving public or business institutions between corporations, between government and corporations, or among multiple parties.

The review committee comprises judges and lawyers from leading corporations, top law firms and academic institutions across the U.S. 

2024 nominations for the James F. Henry Award (see below) and the Diversity Award are due on or before December 15, 2024.

The submission deadline for the Book, Student Article or Paper, Professional Article, and Short Article has passed.

READ ABOUT THE 2023 WINNERS

James F. Henry Award - Nominations are due December 15, 2024

Beginning in 2002, the James F. Henry Award honors outstanding achievement by individuals for distinguished, sustained contributions to the field of ADR. Candidates for the James F. Henry Award will be evaluated for leadership, innovation and sustaining commitment to the field.

Book Award

A Book published by academics and other professionals during the publication period that advances understanding in the field of ADR. Books must be submitted in pdf or similar format. We regret that we cannot accept hard copy submissions.

Joseph T. McLaughlin Original Student Article or Paper

Joseph T. McLaughlin Original Student Article or Paper on events or issues in the field of ADR. Outstanding papers prepared for courses requiring papers as substantial part of grade must be recommended for submission by professor.

Professional Article & Short Article

Professional Article & Short Article published by academics and other professionals that advance understanding in the field of ADR.

Judges

The judges for individual awards include:

Bennett Picker

Betsy Hellmann

Carrie Menkel-Meadow

Daniel Arbix

David Burt

Donald Rose

Ellen Deason

Edward Dauer

Gail Silverstein

Harry Trueheart

Hernando Otero

Homer La Rue

Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong

Judith Meyer

Michael Mcilwrath

Noah Hanft

Richard Faulkner

Robert Copple

Sharon Press

Shigeki Obi

Submission Guidelines for 2024 Awards

Submission Deadline:
Friday, November 15, 2024

Publication Period:
November 2023-October 2024

Submission Guidelines:
Send electronic file nominations (in PDF or Word format), via email to Helena Tavares Erickson, SVP, CPR Institute & Corporate Secretary at herickson@cpradr.org. Please include a cover letter with your submission with your name, address, telephone, and email address. If you are nominating someone for an award, please supply their contact information as well.

While it is expected that submissions will be in the English language (or accompanied by a translation), CPR reserves the right to consider submissions not in English. CPR also reserves the right to submit outstanding candidates that have not been nominated.

See Past Winners