FFI Achievement Awards

The Richard Beckhard Practice Award was established to honor a founding member of FFI and distinguished practitioner in the family enterprise field. It recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of family enterprise practice. Dick Beckhard himself was the first recipient; the most recent recipient was Drew Mendoza. Recipients have come from Canada, England, Mexico, Spain, and the United States.

The Barbara Hollander Award was created to honor the late founder and first president of FFI to perpetuate her profound interest in family business. The award recipient exemplifies Barbara Hollander’s love of education and learning, life-long commitment to social causes, dedication to civic responsibility, belief in the human capacity to change for the better, and belief in giving to others generously. Kathy Wiseman was the inaugural winner; the most recent recipients were Danny Miller and Isabelle Le Breton-Miller. Recipients hail from Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Italy, and Mexico, and the United States.

The Interdisciplinary Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the advancement of interdisciplinary services to family enterprises. Established in 1999, it was first given to the University of St. Thomas Center for Family Enterprise; the most recent recipient was Christine Blondel of INSEAD. In addition to the individuals winning this award, it has also been presented to Cambridge Center for Creative Enterprise, Pitcairn, Austin Family Business Program at Oregon State University, and the University of Tampa Entrepreneur and Family Business Center.

The International Award recognizes an individual or organization for outstanding achievement in furthering the understanding of family enterprise issues which occur between two or more countries. The first recent recipient was Barbara Murray; the most recipient was Dennis Jaffe. Sixteen individuals have won this award and five organizations, including Bocconi University and Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Randel Carlock and the Wendel International Centre for Family Business at INSEAD, and Instituto de la Empresa Familiar.