Lifetime Achievement Award
This Award honors a globally or nationally recognized individual(s) whose achievements over the course of a lifetime have:
- Demonstrated a dedication and commitment to the field of OD
- Enhanced the effectiveness of the field OD, and
- Furthered the field of organization development.
This award honors an individual, team, couple or organization that has exemplified a lifetime of achievement and commitment to the field of OD. The recipient(s) has:
- Broadened the conceptual framework of the field through actions and/or writings
- Fundamentally challenged and changed our way of thinking about the practice of OD.
- Demonstrated true sustainable and measurable change
- Provided value added to organizations and individuals with whom they have worked, and
- Garnered global or national recognition for their contribution.
The recipient of this award does not have to be a member of the OD Network.
Award Recipients
2007 - Frederick A. Miller
2006 - Chris Argyris
2006 - Saul Eisen
2005 - Barbara Benedict Bunker
2005 - Edgar Schein
2004 - Charlie Seashore
2004 - Marv Weisbord
2003 - W. Warner Burke
2002 - Peter Vaill
2001 - Kathie Dannemiller
2001 - Edie Seashore
2000 - Richard "Dick" Beckhard
2000 - Robert Marshak
1999 - Billie T. Alban
1999 - Bob Tannenbaum