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FORT MYERS, FL. (Jan. 15, 2007) —
In recognition of the critical importance of ethical
leadership in today's businesses and organizations, the Uncommon
Friends Foundation announces the call for entries for its second
annual Business Ethics Award. The award will be presented to a
Southwest Florida business that exemplifies the highest
standards of ethical behavior at an awards program and dinner
Thursday, June 7 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort.
Uncommon Friends Foundation, established in Southwest Florida in
1993, is a character education foundation whose mission is to
instill ethics, moral values and a sense of purpose in
tomorrow's leaders. The presenting sponsors for the Business
Ethics Award are Oswald Trippe and Company Inc. and St. Paul
Travelers Insurance Company.
During
January, business, political, community and religious leaders
from the five county area will be asked to nominate companies
and organizations that consistently demonstrate a system-wide
commitment to business ethics. Businesses are also invited to
self nominate. All nominated companies will be invited to
complete an application that is due by Feb. 28. Applications are
currently available at
www.uncommonfriends.org. The nominations will be evaluated
by a distinguished group of national ethics experts.
The Uncommon
Friends Foundation Business Ethics Award was first presented in
2006 honoring HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation. The four other
finalists for the award were American Red Cross/Lee County
Chapter, Bonita Bay Group, Colonial Bank and Salvation Army.
"We have
enlisted the support of a team of nationally respected ethics
professionals to select this year's honoree," said Arlene Roth,
executive director of Uncommon Friends Foundation. She explained
that the Business Ethics Award judging panel includes: Gerald
Cavanagh, S.J., Ph.D., Chair of Business Ethics, University of
Detroit Mercy and author of "American Business Values: With
International Perspectives"; Charles Fornaciari, Ph.D., Uncommon
Friends Chair of Ethics, College of Business, Florida Gulf Coast
University; Annette Jacobs, chair and CEO, SafeHarbor Technology
Corporation, Seattle, Wash.; and Thomas J. Flood, senior vice
president, Sales, HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation, Atlanta, Ga.
"The goal for
all organizations should be to create a culture that develops,
encourages and rewards the highest standard of ethical behavior
at all levels of the organization," said Roth. "This program
will provide regional business leaders with outstanding examples
of system-wide business ethics programs that they can use as
models for their own companies."
Sponsorships
are available for the Uncommon Friends Foundation Business
Ethics Award event. For information on sponsorships, ticket
sales or the award application, contact the Uncommon Friends
Foundation at (239) 337-9505, or on the Web at
www.uncommonfriends.org. |
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