WSU Ethics Bowl Team:

2008 National Intercollegiate

Ethics Bowl National Runner-Up Champions

• WSU is National Runner-Up Champion : Out of over 200 universities competing nationally, Wright State University earns the rank of being second in the nation in this leadership ethics development competition.
  

• The U.S. National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl : is a timed, critical reasoning and oral argumentation competition that consists of 15 randomly selected, complex ethics cases requiring in-depth moral analysis, persuasive oral presentation of resolutions, and effective oral rebuttals to challenges from opposing teams and evaluating judges.
  

• Student Team Members : Daniel Furman, (Team Captain) a senior financial services/accountancy dual major from Bethesda, Maryland; Riku Laitasalo, a junior financial services and pre-law major from Viiala, Finland; Dana Fleetham, a senior anthropology major from Dayton; Christopher Young, a senior exercise biology major from Springfield; Josh Shearer, a senior materials science engineering major from Dayton; and Tara Thurman, a junior organizational leadership major from Clayton.
  
  
• Team Faculty Coaches : Dr. Joseph A. Petrick, Professor of Management and Executive Director of the Institute for Business Integrity at the WSU Raj Soin College of Business, and Ms. Andrea D. Harris, WSU Instructor in English and Women’s Studies.
  
  
• Participating University Finalists : Dartmouth University, Indiana University, University of Florida, University of Kentucky, California State University, Clemson University, Texas A&M University, University of British Columbia, University of Colorado, University of North Carolina, San Jose State University, University of South Florida, University of Washington, & U.S. Military Academy (West Point) among others.
  
  
  
  

  WSU 2008 ETHICS BOWL TEAM IS NATIONAL RUNNER-UP CHAMPION

  Wright State University’s undergraduate Ethics Bowl Team has been designated the 2008 National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Runner-Up ( Second Place) Champion on the basis of its performance in the national competition that develops undergraduate ethical leadership skills. Wright State University was among 32 universities competing in the final rounds of the Fourteenth National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Championship that took place in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics in San Antonio, Texas on February 21, 2008 at the Windham St. Anthony Historic Hotel. Only the top three university teams from each of the ten regional competitions were extended a bid to the national finals. With approximately 20 teams competing in ten different regions, the Wright State team ended up number two out of over 200 universities.

  The Wright State University Ethics Bowl Team consisted of Daniel Furman, (Team Captain) a senior financial services/accountancy dual major from Bethesda, Maryland; Riku Laitasalo, a junior financial services and pre-law major from Viiala, Finland; Dana Fleetham, a senior anthropology major from Dayton; Christopher Young, a senior biological sciences major from Springfield; Josh Shearer, a senior materials science engineering major from Dayton; and Tara Thurman, a junior organizational leadership major from Clayton.
  
  The Wright State University team was coached by Dr. Joseph A. Petrick, Professor of Management and Executive Director of the Institute for Business Integrity at the Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business, and Ms. Andrea D. Harris, WSU Instructor in English and Women’s Studies.

  “The competitive elements of the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Championships develop student leadership ethics skills in the analysis and resolution of complex moral cases and hone oral argumentation skills required of responsible, professional leaders in a democratic society,” Petrick said.

  The format for the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Championships begins with a moderator who randomly selects one of fifteen ethics cases to be debated. Then, the presenting team has 60 seconds to confer before stating its analysis and resolution in ten minutes. This is followed by five minutes of rebuttal from an opposing team, five minutes of counter-rebuttal by the presenting team, and then ten minutes of follow-up questions from a panel of judges who are experts in the field. Next, another random case is selected and the presenting team and the rebuttal team roles are reversed. Finally, the judges evaluate each team’s responses on a scale of zero to forty in terms of the following four criteria: systematic clarity of presentation, thoroughness of moral analysis and resolution, avoidance of ethical irrelevancies, and thoughtful consideration of different viewpoints.

  Other participating university finalists included: Dartmouth University, Indiana University, University of Florida, University of Kentucky, California State University, Clemson University, Texas A&M University, University of British Columbia, University of Colorado, University of North Carolina, San Jose State University, University of South Florida, University of Washington, & U.S. Military Academy ( West Point) among others.

  “The hard work and cooperative support that lead to Wright State University's outstanding performances in the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl year after year are a source of shared pride and institutional tradition both on-campus and in the Dayton region. The Ethics Bowl participation brings out the best in people in our academic community and serves as another source of local Dayton community pride,” said Petrick.

Wright State University

2008 National Ethics Bowl Coaches/Team

Coaches:

Dr. Joseph A. Petrick
Professor of Management
Executive Director, Institute for Business Integrity
Wright State University
Dayton , Ohio 45435

Professor Andrea D. Harris
Instructor in English and Women’s Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Wright State University
Dayton , Ohio 45435

Wright State University National Team Members and Information

Team Captain**

Daniel Furman - Financial Services/Accounting (C) (937) 207-9351
Furman.6@wright.edu (Junior)
2310 Duncan Dr .
Fairborn , OH 45324

Christopher Young - Exercise Biology (C) (937) 631-2082
Young.113@wright.edu (Senior)
2438 Roseanne Ct.
Fairborn , OH 45324

 Dana Fleetham - Anthropology (C) (937) 259-0156
Fleetham.2@wright.edu (Junior)
1237 Carlisle Ave.
Dayton , OH 45420

 Riku Laitasalo - Finance/Pre-Law (C) (937) 360-6573
Laitasalo.2@wright.edu (Junior)
1833 Walnut Terrace
Springfield , OH 45504

 Josh Shearer - Materials Engineering (C) (937) 776-0929
Shearer.10@wright.edu (Junior)
2145 Beaver Valley Rd.
Fairborn , OH 45324

 Tara Thurman - Organizational Leadership (C) (937) 902-5607
Thurman.16@wright.edu (Junior)
6300 Rangeview Dr .
Clayton , OH 45415