Niagara Peace & Dialogue Awards Ceremony recognizes the individuals/groups who have contributed their time, energy, leadership, and dedication to the cause of dialogue, peace, education, community service, tolerance and mutual understanding in Greater Cleveland Area. This year, The Northeast Ohio Consortium for Middle East Studies (NOCMES), an organization that brings colleges and universities in northeast Ohio together to discuss issues in the Middle East, has been awarded the Niagara Peace and Dialogue Education Award. Pete Moore, the Marcus A. Hanna Associate Professor of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University, is one of the organizers of this consortium.