Monthly Archives: February 2014
Alan R. Ziegler | 2012-2013
Alan R. Ziegler is a successful business leader who runs the Futures Funding Corporation in Rochester, New York. Additionally, over the past decade, he has volunteered countless hours to develop and manage the Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF) an organization which provides an avenue for formally recognizing and encouraging ethical practices in local businesses.…
Beth Bialy | 2012-2013
Beth Bialy is the firm leader of Plante & Moran’s Governmental Group in Southfield, Michigan. Ms. Bialy has 25 years of experience with the firm and specializes in local government auditing and consulting. Nominator Gordon Krater, also of Plante & Moran, explains, “…she is the last line of defense on any ethical issues that may…
James P. Owen | 2012-2013
In 2004, James (Jim) P. Owen, a 35-year veteran of the financial services industry, wrote Cowboy Ethics: What Wall Street Can Learn from the Code of the West, in response to the rise of corporate scandals surfacing across the country. He is also the author of TRY, which highlights the qualities of character necessary to…
Robert McChesney | 2012-2013
Robert C. McChesney, CPA is an owner and managing partner of McChesney Martin Saghorn, P.C., of North Platte, Nebraska. As a 40-plus year veteran of the accounting profession and former chair of both the Nebraska Society of CPAs and Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy, he came highly recommended due to his strong adherence to ethical principles,…
CPT Honors Jim Owen for Leading with Integrity
The CPT honored Jim Owen, a 35-year veteran of the financial services industry, with the Being a Difference Award on February 5, 2014…
Ethical Leaders Perform
Author: Alfonzo Alexander, CPT President
NASBA CPT Hosts Fifth Annual National Student Video Competition
“Ethics Gone Viral” Serves as Theme for Fifth Annual Competition Attracting College Students Across the U.S. NASHVILLE, Tenn., (February 27, 2014) – The NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) announces the launch of its Fifth Annual Ethics in Action Student Video Competition, sponsored by the Lipscomb University Dean Institute for Corporate Governance and Integrity.…
The Benefits of Sacrificial Leadership
Author: Alfonzo Alexander, CPT President
CPT Honors Jim Owen for Leading with Integrity
With Corporate Scandals on the Rise, There’s Always Another Story NASHVILLE, TENN., (February 5, 2014) – Too often, we hear about bad behavior in today’s business world. For example, last month, media reports noted that JP Morgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion in fines for failing to warn investors and…