Communication professor and director for the Center for Dispute Resolution, Dr. Charlene Berquist, will be awarded by the Association of Missouri Mediators at its Oct. 17 annual conference in St. Louis.

The non-profit organization, based in Jefferson City, promotes the use of mediation, an alternative dispute resolution, and co-sponsors regional training conferences for students and professionals. President of the association, Jim Reeves, said they chose Berquist for the Association of Missouri Mediators President’s Award because of the strides she’s taken to develop Missouri State’s dispute resolution program and her contributions to the field of mediation.