About LipscombSept. 24 - ICM Peacemaker Award Luncheon
9/24/2009
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators (TAPM) and Lipscomb University Institute for Conflict Management (ICM) will honor Vanderbilt University School of Law’s Dean Chris Guthrie, J.D., with the ICM Peacemakers Award at the quarterly TAPM meeting at Lipscomb University on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in The Hall of Fame Room, Allen Arena.
Dean Guthrie will address the topic “Blinking on the Bench: Misjudging and Mediation.”One of the few law school deans in the nation with notable expertise in the alternative dispute resolution field, Dean Guthrie has recently assumed the chief administrative position at one of the nations’ leading law schools. TAPM and ICM wish to recognize this remarkable accomplishment at the quarterly TAPM meeting at Lipscomb University
“The field of dispute resolution is a rapidly growing professional career and one which promises to literally change our communities,” said Leigh Ann Roberts, president of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators. Roberts added, “We are exceptionally fortunate to have Professor Guthrie adding value to the field of dispute resolution while at the helm of one of the nations’ top law schools.”
Larry Bridgesmith, executive director of the Institute for Conflict Management stated, “We intend to recognize Chris as one of the ‘leading lights’ in our discipline and award him the ICM Peacemakers Award, previously given to Terry Waite, the Anglican hostage negotiator, and Mari Fitzduff, the Northern Ireland peace architect.” Bridgesmith adds, “Chris is in a position to significantly improve the collaborative outcome expected in business, commerce and law. We want to honor that promise.”
Guthrie is one of the authors of the influential textbook “Dispute Resolution & Lawyers” and has published more than 40 scholarly articles in leading law journals. Over the years, Guthrie has taught Torts, Negotiation, Dispute Resolution, and Family Law.
9/24/2009
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators (TAPM) and Lipscomb University Institute for Conflict Management (ICM) will honor Vanderbilt University School of Law’s Dean Chris Guthrie, J.D., with the ICM Peacemakers Award at the quarterly TAPM meeting at Lipscomb University on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in The Hall of Fame Room, Allen Arena.
Dean Guthrie will address the topic “Blinking on the Bench: Misjudging and Mediation.”One of the few law school deans in the nation with notable expertise in the alternative dispute resolution field, Dean Guthrie has recently assumed the chief administrative position at one of the nations’ leading law schools. TAPM and ICM wish to recognize this remarkable accomplishment at the quarterly TAPM meeting at Lipscomb University
“The field of dispute resolution is a rapidly growing professional career and one which promises to literally change our communities,” said Leigh Ann Roberts, president of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators. Roberts added, “We are exceptionally fortunate to have Professor Guthrie adding value to the field of dispute resolution while at the helm of one of the nations’ top law schools.”
Larry Bridgesmith, executive director of the Institute for Conflict Management stated, “We intend to recognize Chris as one of the ‘leading lights’ in our discipline and award him the ICM Peacemakers Award, previously given to Terry Waite, the Anglican hostage negotiator, and Mari Fitzduff, the Northern Ireland peace architect.” Bridgesmith adds, “Chris is in a position to significantly improve the collaborative outcome expected in business, commerce and law. We want to honor that promise.”
Guthrie is one of the authors of the influential textbook “Dispute Resolution & Lawyers” and has published more than 40 scholarly articles in leading law journals. Over the years, Guthrie has taught Torts, Negotiation, Dispute Resolution, and Family Law.
