Ten businesses, nonprofits and government agencies that embody the spirit of ethical leadership have been honored with the 2018 Utah Ethical Leadership Awards by the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, the Community Foundation of Utah, Utah Business magazine and the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the UofU.
The sponsors said the awards recognize organizations that embody the spirit of ethical leadership exhibited by Bill Daniels, a founder of the modern cable industry and former owner of the Utah Stars professional basketball team. Daniels believed deeply in ethics and integrity and the importance of absolute ethical principles, the group said. Daniels always based his decisions on what he believed was right, not just what he thought was best for himself or his company, according to a release from the Daniels Fund.
“The Utah Ethical Leadership Awards Program celebrates ethical leadership in the spirit of Bill Daniels. The competition within categories was fierce and all the organizations recognized today should be celebrated as great examples of ethical leadership in the state of Utah,” said Bo Peretto, Daniels Fund senior vice president of communications and operations.
The winners are YESCO and All West Communications (a tie in the business category), Children’s Service Society of Utah (nonprofit) and three Utah legislative offices (Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst and the Office of Legislative Auditor General) in the government category.
Finalists in the business category were Simplus and Brody Chemical. Nonprofit finalists were Project Read and Salt Lake Donated Dental Services, while the Salt Lake County Office for New Americans and Millcreek Municipal Corp. were finalists in the government division.
The winners were announced at a breakfast on Sept. 7 in the Bill and Pat Child Family Community Hall at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. All finalists were invited to attend the breakfast.