Bernhart Award (2020) for voluntary work with the Northern Virginia Mediation Service.
The Mary Parker Follett Award for innovation in the field of dispute resolution by the Association for Conflict Resolution . (2017)
Distinguished Service Award given while serving as Chief of Staff for the National Mediation Board. (2016)
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution awarded their “Outstanding Book Award” to Ethan Katsh, Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, and Daniel Rainey for their publication of Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice. (2012)
Bob Starbird and Daniel Rainey were awarded the CINE Golden Eagle for our work on the documentary film, “American History: It’s Beneath Your Feet.” (1991)