Category: Memorials

We mourn the unexpected passing of our colleague John Spiegel, but are grateful that he left this world gently while...

With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of Paula J. Trout, a distinguished professional in the fields of law, mediation,...

Robert Allen "Bob" Berlin, passed away on November 22, 2023, at the age of 84 in Macon, Georgia. Born to...

Lynn Merle Johnson, 75, of Corvallis, Oregon, died on January 28th, 2023 after complications following a heart procedure. Lynn was...

Victor Herbert died at home in Berkeley on June 26, aged 96. Herbert helped establish Berkeley Dispute Resolution Service in...

Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation by Dan SimonIrvin P. Foster, who mentored and inspired many mediators, died on...

“Birth is involuntary. Death is inevitable. Such is life. It begins with a single inhalation. It ends with a single exhalation. In between, we...

Dr. Jerome Thomas Barrett, a lifelong learner, amateur boxer, sailor, mediator, world traveler, marathon runner, author, civic activist and archivist...

Stanley Leonard Rodbell, 86, of Columbia, Maryland, died July 29, 2020. Mr. Rodbell was born April 4, 1934, in Baltimore...

This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Richard Salem, a pioneer in the field of mediation and dispute...

This video is presented as part of Mediate.com's 25th Anniversary Conference. From April 2006: Congressman John Lewis, long-time Georgia representative...

This video is presented as part of Mediate.com's 25th Anniversary Conference at www.mediate.com/Mediation2020. Access all Roger Fisher videos here.This is...

This video is presented as part of Mediate.com's 25th Anniversary Conference at www.mediate.com/Mediation2020. Access all Sid Lezak videos here. This...

It is with deep sadness that we learned this week about the passing of Lawrence D. Gaughan, a pioneer professional...

 From the Accord blog.Much has been written about the breakdown in public discourse and civil debate in the country and,...

Perri Ellen Mayes passed peacefully on March 1, 2018, after a short illness, which she battled with grace and courage....

See Complete Interview with Frank Sander Frank E.A. Sander ’52, a longtime Harvard Law School professor and a pioneer in...

Very recently I became aware of the passing of a fellow mediator colleague who left us way too soon and...

In Kind Memory of Joseph Markowitz It’s ironic that the president who led us through by most measures our most...

Authored by Floyd J. Siegal, Wendy Kramer, Robyn Weinstein, Jason Harper, and Jack Goetz. Today we lost an irreplaceable member...

CPR Speaks BlogBy Russ Bleemer The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Dispute Resolution mourns the loss of Chairman Emeritus Charles...

Originally published at Psychology TodayMorton Deutsch, eminent psychologist, Columbia University professor, mentor extraordinaire, and one of the founders of the...

When we’ve put in effort to solve a problem, we want our solution, decision, or agreement to have every chance...

Originally published in Psychology Today here. Morton Deutsch, eminent psychologist, Columbia University professor, mentor extraordinaire, and one of the founders of...

  "Margaret Shaw will always be remembered as one of the leaders of the mediation field.  Margaret was a trailblazer...

On January 17, 2017, our dear friend and colleague Professor John P. (Jack) McCrory passed away. Jack began his teaching...

Pepperdine University, Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution has announced: "Our friend and colleague, Tim Pownall, passed away October 9, 2016. Tim...

Marshall Peter is soon retiring as Director of Direction Service, a multi-program, family support agency founded in 1977 in Eugene,...

Gerald F. Phillips, attorney, ethicist and philanthropist, passed away on October 19, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA surrounded by his...

On August 12th, 2015, Mel Rubin passed away. All who knew him are deeply saddened by his loss. Also see...