WSU Ethics Bowl Team:

2009 National Intercollegiate

July 15, 2009
Wright State 2009 Ethics Bowl Teams Places Fourth
Competing against students from more than 200 universities, one of Wright State University’s two Ethic’s Bowl teams placed fourth at the 2009 Midwest Regional Competition.

ethicsblow Wright State’s undergraduates, from diverse academic areas including International Business, Liberal Arts, Biology, Organizational Leadership and Accountancy were evaluated on their answers to complex ethical topics that were as wide-ranging in background as the team itself. Areas the team explored included: political, business and social ethics relating to immigration policy, pharmaceutical advertising, and cross-cultural adoption issues, professional ethics impacting areas such as law, medicine and engineering.

The competitors were judged on how well they stated and defended their position, whether they addressed the most relevant ethical factors of the case presented, and how well they justified their case resolutions on ethics theories and sound moral arguments.

Wright State University National Team Members, and academic areas of study:

Derick Whitt, Team Wilbur Captain- International Business
Danielle Tarbert, Team Orville Captain – Anthropology
Tara Thurman- Organizational Leadership
Nichole Wise- International Studies
Nia Bass- Organizational Leadership
Whitney Park- English Literature
Michael E. Ohlson- Liberal Arts/ Religion
Heather Hughes- Biology (Pre-med)
Manal Al-Hasawi- Accounting
Zachary Henderson- International Business

Coaches:

Professor Andrea D. Harris, Instructor in English and Women’s Studies
Dr. Joseph A. Petrick, Professor of Management and Executive Director, Institute for Business Integrity