The Dudley Sherman Award is bestowed upon MPELRA members who have made outstanding contributions to public sector labor relations.
The MPELRA Bylaws provide that "A Committee shall be established annually to consider candidates for the Dudley Sherman Award. The Committee shall consist of five (5) individuals, including the current President, who shall appoint the remaining four (4) members of the Committee from past Presidents and previous award winners.
1982 Dudley Sherman
1983 Edward D. Callaghan
1984 Eugene F. Berrodin
1985 Arthur A. Mitchell
1988 Joseph W. Fremont
1989 Michael Benedict
1990 Harry J. Konschuh
1993 Susan Zurvalec
1996 Tony Skowronski
1997 Ruthanne Okun
2002 Cathy Brechtelsbauer, Joe Lybik
2003 Jack Lewis, Steve Stratton