Beacon of Ethics® Award

Bestowed in Omaha, Nebraska upon individuals who have exhibited a lifelong dedication to ethics, integrity, and civic responsibility, while guiding others toward ethical excellence.

2025 Beacon of Ethics Recipients

The Business Ethics Alliance is proud to announce that Dr. Anthony Hendrickson and Jim Hegarty have been selected as recipients of the 2025 award. These leaders were honored during the EthicSpace luncheon on March 13, 2025.

photo of ​Dr. Anthony Hendrickson

Dr. Anthony Hendrickson

Dean of Creighton University's Heider College of Business

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Jim ​Hegarty

President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau

MUHAMMED YUNUS
MARCH 2010
ROBERT BATES
NOVEMBER 2011
​CHUCK HAGEL
FEBRUARY 2016
VICENTE FOX
APRIL 2010
ROBERT DANZIG
OCTOBER 2012
DAVID BARRETT
OCTOBER 2016
HOLLY PETRAEUS
OCTOBER 2010
JAMES YOUNG
MARCH 2013
BENNETT OMALU
NOVEMBER 2016
CONDOLEEZZA RICE
OCTOBER 2010
SIR JAMES A. MIRRLEES, PH.D.
JIM MACKEY
OCTOBER 2013
JOHN C. MAXWELL
JANUARY 2018
MARSHALL CARTER
NOVEMBER 2010
ROBERT PUTNAM
OCTOBER 2013
DR. BEVERLY KRACHER 
OCTOBER 2020
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
DECEMBER 2010
JERRY GREENFIELD
OCTOBER 2014
DAVID G. BROWN 
MARCH 2022
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
DECEMBER 2010
JERRY GREENFIELD
OCTOBER 2014
ANTHONY HENDRICKSON
MARCH 2025
MARY ROBINSON
PARICIA WERHANE, PH.D.
APRIL 2011
DOUG OBERHELMAN
OCTOBER 2014
JIM HEGARTY
MARCH 2025
REUBEN MARK
MAY 2011
BILLIE JEAN KING
SEPTEMBER 2015
JONATHAN HAIDT, PH.D.
OCTOBER 2015

Legacy Spotlight

William Bennett: October 2009

William J. Bennett is an American conservative politician and political commentator who served as the third U.S. Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan. He later held the position of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George H. W. Bush.

Historical Recipient

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