Do you know someone who deserves recognition for promoting peace and civility in our community?

Nominate them for the 2026 Evan Ferber Peacemaker Leadership Award.

Recent award recipients:

Top Row (l-r): Shelley Willis 2021, Hon. Mary Fairhurst 2021, Jose Gutierrez Jr. 2022

Bottom Row (l-r): Anne Larsen 2023, Rev. Corey Passons 2024, Lonnie Locke 2025

The Dispute Resolution Center is seeking nominations for the 2026 Evan Ferber Peacemaker Leadership Award.


The DRC welcomes and encourages members of the community to submit nominations for this award.  Established in honor of Founding Executive Director Evan Ferber, it recognizes individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in strengthening civil discourse, and promoting peaceful dispute resolution and civility in our community.

 

The 2026 award will be presented this spring at a special DRC Celebration of Peacemakers event.


To view and download the nomination form as a PDF file, click here, and as a Word file, click here.


To enable the DRC Board of Directors to fully evaluate award nominees, please provide as much supporting information as possible on your nominee, their community involvement and why they are deserving of this recognition.


Please submit nomination forms to:

Dispute Resolution Center, Attn: Joe Sanders, P.O. Box 6184, Olympia, WA 98507

or e-mail to jsanders@mediatethurston.org.


The deadline for submitting nominations is March 1st, 2026.

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