On May 21st 2010, during Citizens for Global Solutions' annual meeting, long-time member Edward Rawson was honored with the first recipient of an annual named in his honor, the "Edward Rawson Global Citizen Award." The boards of directors created this award "to honor the lifetime of energy, the outstanding service and the financial support that Edward Rawson has contributed to Citizens for Global Solutions and its predecessor organizations, the World Federalist Association and the Campaign for U.N. Reform." This award shall each year "recognize an individual who has made an outstanding lifetime contribution to the mission and vision of Citizens for Global Solutions: An individual who has committed his or her life to education and advocacy for a world in which nations work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation can solve alone."