2022 FFI Achievement Awards Nominations Now Being Accepted

Prepared Exclusively for FFI Members

January 21, 2022

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ominations are now being accepted for the 2022 FFI Achievement Awards.

For more than thirty years, these four awards have widened in scope to honor the accomplishments of leaders in the field and to increase public awareness of the variety of skills and perspectives needed to work successfully with multi-generational families in business.

Two of these awards are named for founders of FFI. The Richard Beckhard Practice Award recognizes individuals making significant contributions to the practice of family enterprise consulting. The Barbara Hollander Award honors people who have dedicated themselves to lifelong learning. The Interdisciplinary and International Awards reflect two of FFI’s core commitments—to contribute to the development of the field from cross-disciplinary and global perspectives.

Please reflect on these awards and send nominations for one or more of them. Applications with supporting materials should be submitted no later than April 15. The awards winners will be featured in FFI Practitioner and as part of the 2022 FFI Annual Global Conference.

The awards are briefly summarized below.

FFI Achievement Awards

The Richard Beckhard Practice Award

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 2021 recipient was Kathy Wiseman.

The Barbara Hollander Award

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 2021 recipient was Jeremy Cheng, researcher at the Center of Family Business at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The Interdisciplinary Award

The Interdisciplinary 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 2021 recipient was Christian Stewart, founder of Family Legacy Asia, a process consulting firm based in Hong Kong.

The International Award

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. Recipients include individuals, universities, and associations; the 2021 recipient was the IMD Global Family Business Center. Recipients have hailed from Cyprus, Dubai, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Lebanon, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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2022 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS COMMITTEE

Thank you to the 2022 Achievement Awards committee.

Daniela Montemerlo, chair

Denise Federer

Alberto Gimeno

Lise Møller

Lisa Morel

Preston Root

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Submissions for the 2022 Family Firm Institute Academic Awards are now open.

You are cordially invited to submit recent dissertations or unpublished research papers in the coming weeks. We also encourage you to pass on the details of these opportunities to colleagues in the field. You do not have to be an FFI member to participate—academics from around the world are invited and encouraged to submit.