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Scheinman Institute Board Member Scott Buchheit To Receive Prestigious Groat Award
Noted arbitrator Scott Buchheit, M.S. ’77 will receive ILR’s 2025 Groat Award at the Groat and Alpern Awards on April 24 in New York City.
Scheinman Advisory Board Spotlight: David Hyland - ILR Neutral-In-Residence
The Scheinman Institute’s Advisory Board is composed of leading figures in the field of conflict resolution, including esteemed arbitrator and mediator David Hyland. He recently served as a Neutral-In-Residence at the ILR School.
Four people affiliated with ILR/Scheinman Institute helped foster a $750,000 grant supporting the Ray Corollary Initiative's mission to increase inclusion within the alternative dispute resolution profession.
Scheinman Institute board member and noted arbitrator Nancy Hoffman discusses her work as a labor arbitrator and her approach to handling disciplinary cases.
Scheinman Institute board member and noted mediator and arbitrator Joan Parker shares examples of three employment cases where issues of discrimination were involved.
Edwin Baum, Scheinman Institute Advisory Board Member and Noted ILR Alum, Receives Alpern Award
On April 20, 2023 Scheinman Institute Advisory Board Member and ILR alum Edwin Baum received the Jerome Alpern Award for his outstanding service and support to the ILR School and his many professional accomplishments.
Scheinman Board Member Belen Honored With Alumni Award
The Frank H.T. Rhodes Alumni Service Award, a prestigious honor given to Cornell alumni who have demonstrated extraordinary service to Cornell through long-term volunteer activity, has been awarded to Institute Advisory Board Member Ariel Belen, JD ‘81.
Scheinman Institute Advisory Board Member Richard Fincher gives an overview of what goes into just cause discipline arbitration cases concerning the use of medical marijuana.
Scheinman Advisory Board member Alan Symonette has had an impactful and distinguished career as an arbitrator. Here he discusses the turning points in his professional career.
ILR Dean Alexander Colvin and Scheinman Institute Advisory Board Member Richard Fincher were named Fellows of the Labor Employment Relations Association (LERA), an organization where professionals interested in all aspects of labor and employment relations network to share ideas and learn about new developments, issues, and practices in the field.
Scheinman Institute Board Member Gwynne Wilcox Nominated To Serve On NLRB
Gwynne A. Wilcox, a member of the Scheinman Institute Advisory Board, has been nominated to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by President Joe Biden. Wilcox, a noted attorney and union representative, has been associated with the Institute since 2012.
Scheinman Institute Advisory Board Spotlight: Cheryl Teare
“I truly believe that one of the biggest areas of conflict is in fact, agreement. The alignment of goals, ideas and actions that is invisible to the parties but that a third party can help discern and reveal.”
Scheinman Advisory Board Spotlight: John Bickerman
John Bickerman’s expertise includes testifying in front of a joint congressional committee regarding the settlement of multi-billion claims brought by American Indians over mishandling of their trust accounts.