Pictured left to right are: Dr. Marty McMahone, Ray Wilson, Danny Jeanes, Lauren Graber, Elaine Lipscomb, Harry Sweet, Stan McCarthy (moderator and representative of Acme Brick – one of this year's major sponsors), and Dr. Marcia Hawkins (President of the Texas Independent College Foundation).
UNEDITED NEWS RELEASE — BELTON, Texas – Four students from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor won first place in their division in the third annual Ethics Match held recently in Dallas. The participants from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor included Lauren Graber, Round Rock; Danny Jeanes, Temple; Elaine Lipscomb, Kingwood; and Ray Wilson, Austin.
The competition consisted of five rounds in which two teams from 18 Texas colleges met before a moderator and three judges – all of whom are from the business community.
The teams were divided into two divisions. The team with the largest cumulative score in each division faced each other in the fifth and final round to determine the Ethics Match winner (1st place) and runner-up (2nd place). The UMHB team competed against Incarnate Word in their final round and won first place.
The two cases that determined the final round were about a CEO who lied on his resume about college degrees and outsourcing business and closing US facilities because of rising costs.
Student teams from 18 Texas independent colleges and universities competed in a day of lively debates during Ethics Match “Ethics in Business”, a program of the Texas Independent College Foundation (TICF). The program was designed to enrich educational opportunities for students by providing a forum for discussions of applied ethics with business leaders and professionals from across the state. Students from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, received the first place trophy and a $1,000 grant to continue discussions of ethics with business leaders in their local community. The University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, received the second place plaque and a $750 grant for the same purpose. Third and fourth places, along with $500 grants, were taken, respectively, by St. Edward's University, Austin, and Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene.
Since 1952, TICF has distributed over $28 million provided by corporate and philanthropic leaders who believe that a values-based education serving a racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse student population is good for Texas and for the world.
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