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Mission Through the efforts of passionate, committed members, the support to the Oklahoma business community so that ethical Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium strives to establish standards and integrity in the workplace can be discussed, Oklahoma as a state known for high personal and corporate defined and reinforced. ethical standards. The Consortium provides a forum of The 2018-2019 Vision To be recognized as a statewide and national forum for promoting business ethics. Guiding Principles OK Ethics I. Responsibility to Self and Others: recognizing and respecting the Honor: Member Guide e orts made toward achieving Service: • Members are asked to honor the ethical behavior. In that vein, public Consortium through the practice of • Passion for promoting ethics and disclosure of this information is integrity and ethical behavior in their integrity discouraged. business dealings. • Encouraging the promotion of ethical • We respect other members and the • We express gratefulness to our hosts, behavior through personal actions process by: sponsors, speakers and to those and sharing ideas and resources • Exhibiting listening skills and whose volunteer service makes OK • Responsibility and accountability actively listening to discussions Ethics a stronger organization. for ful lling the mission of the • Being open to other points of • Realizing that each of us is in a Consortium. view and outcomes mode of continual learning, we Collaboration: • We are an inclusive organization demonstrate humility, care and • Achievement of common goals and demonstrate this by welcoming compassion when sharing our through the promotion of ethical, members who are in di erent stages thoughts and knowledge. mutually bene cial relationships of learning as applied to ethical Courage: behavior. • Service to the Consortium over • Speak the truth with con dence and promotion of self-interest encourage others to do the same. • Cooperation emphasized over II. Lead with Integrity competition in promoting ethical Dependability: III. Inspire Trust business conduct • Members are asked to demonstrate • We serve and promote the cause of • Members collaborate by being their support of this initiative by truth with integrity, objectivity and constructively engaged in discussions consistently attending meetings. fairness to all persons. regarding ethics Initiative: • We hold ourselves accountable by consistently honoring our word. • Seeking consensus in interactive • Recruiting other members who discussions regarding ethical matters. have demonstrated a desire to • We extend trust abundantly to those Respect: promote ethical behavior in their who have earned it. • Members may become aware of organizations. • Trust, once earned, will not be taken con dential information shared • Recognizing what needs to be done for granted, manipulated or abused. by others in an e ort to determine to help promote the Mission of the These principles were inspired by lessons an ethical course of action. We ask Consortium and taking action to from Character First, as well as author members to be sensitive in assist in that e ort. Stephen M. R. Covey. Be the di erence — Join Now www.OKEthics.org Each company’s award application may be found on our website. Program Design Provided by: Promoting Integrity at Work www.OKEthics.org Pinnacle Members Board of Directors OK Ethics is guided by these dedicated and conscientious leaders who graciously serve the business communities in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Navigator Members Shannon Warren Lynda Mobley Shannon Hiebert Myrna Schack Latham Founder/CEO Vice President, Membership Vice President, Mentoring & Education Founding Member Warren Consulting LLC ONE Gas Enterprise Holdings McAfee & Taft Law Firm Citizen Potawatomi Nation Star Members Travis Jones Daniel Yunker Bob Byrne Jim Priest Tulsa Chapter Leader Vice President, Public Relations Chief Diplomat Director Career Development Partners Kimray, Inc. USAF, Boeing (Retired) Sunbeam Family Services David May eld Brandon Peck Sherry Nelson Oscar Womack Treasurer Vice President, Risk Management Vice President, Compliance Director David May eld, CPA, PLLC Devon Energy Corporation WPX Energy Coherent Contracts Horizon Members Hall of Fame Director Emeritus Members We honor these individuals who have contributed so much to the success of OK Ethics. As non-voting emeritus members, we still rely on their wisdom, organizational knowledge, commitment to OK Ethics Guiding Principles and historical perspectives. Janice Dobbs Rob Martinek Garyl Geist Director Emeritus, Founding Member Director Emeritus Director Emeritus; Past President Devon Energy Corporation (Retired) The Bama Companies (Retired) The Dean McGee Eye Institute Lynn Flinn Valerie Fried Kellian Schneider Founder, Tulsa Chapter Director Emeritus, Founding Member Director Emeritus The Rowland Group Chicago Title Junior League of Oklahoma City PROMOTING INTEGRITY AT WORK 11 “Live so that when your children think of fairness, Leading Members caring and integrity, they think of you.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr., Author of Life’s Little Instruction Book TULSA From the beginning, OK Ethics has made mentoring an important part of its mission. Continuing that legacy, corporate donors often provide seats for students to attend OK Ethics’ luncheons. EHI HOLDINGS Early on, OK Ethics established a separate foundation as outreach to school campuses. anks to the e orts of dedicated volunteers, e S.E.E.D. Foundation continues to ourish as an independent organization. Tr ailblazer Members D. R. Payne & Associates, Inc. 119 North Robinson, Suite 400 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Phone: (405) 272-0511 Fax: (405) 272-0501 www.drpayne.com OCU Warren Equipment HIGHLIGHTS & MILESTONES Company UNIVERSITY ETHICS BOWLS Frontier Members • Nearly 800 students have participated in the • Beginning in 2011, Oklahoma schools have • During that period, Oklahoma schools have Statewide Student Ethics Bowl for university dominated the Texas Regional Ethics Bowl, fi nished in the top fi ve places nationally at students since its inception. qualifying 17 of 24 possible teams to progress least three times. to the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. HIGH SCHOOL ETHICS BOWLS Supported by the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, this newest initiative is thriving! • Oklahoma hosted its fi rst high school ethics • Norman North and Dove Science Academy • e S.E.E.D. Foundation anticipates they will bowl in 2016. became the fi rst schools to qualify for the host about 30 schools with 40 teams in 2019. • In 2018, the Oklahoma region was national competition. e competition is recognized as the largest in the nation. open to all high schools, public and private, as Non-Profit Frontier Members well as home school co-ops. Christian Serving Central Heritage VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Oklahoma Academy We are deeply grateful for the teachers and professors who have If you are willing and available to serve as a judge or invested their time to develop our future leaders. Valuable skills such scorekeeper, please contact either Colin Schoonover at as identifying, prioritizing and articulating ethical issues are key in [email protected] or Shannon Hiebert at Stratford preparing for life’s ethical challenges. [email protected] Public High School Over 500 volunteers from the business, education and nonpro t For more information, visit the S.E.E.D. sector have helped propel e S.E.E.D. Foundation forward. As the initiative grows, more are needed. website at www.okethicsbowl.com Membership as of 9/25/2018. The OK Ethics Story Almost 50,000 registrants have attended OK Ethics events since 2004. The Impetus: anks to the generous support of the members listed on Community: Government: Education: In the fall of 2003, a small group of business leaders, these pages, OK Ethics continues to feature high-quality, Building Community Current & Former University of Oklahoma thought-provoking presentations. Ratings for these events educators and attorneys gathered to discuss the Institute Lieutenant Governors Joe Castiglione misconduct that lead to the downfall of industry giants are consistently favorable; 98% of feedback indicates Clifton Taulbert Mary Fallin Coach Sherri Coale like WorldCom, Enron and Arthur Anderson. Consumer guests would “recommend participation in OK Ethics to a friend or coworker.” e organization is still run almost Jari Askins confidence and Wall Street were shaken. At the time, Oklahoma Medical Oklahoma State University few companies had ethics hotlines or intentional entirely by volunteers who generously donate their time. Todd Lamb Research Foundation Burns Hargis conversations within their organizations promoting George Nigh The Purpose: Dr. Stephen Prescott integrity in the workplace. Something had to change… Oklahoma City University In a nutshell, OK Ethics’ intention is to continually Attorneys General encourage, inspire and equip leaders in their endeavors INTEGRIS Health Tom McDaniel The Impact: Mike Turpen The group began meeting monthly, with attendance to foster a culture of ethical behavior. Bruce Lawrence Dr. Vince Orza Larry Derryberry doubling nearly every time! The grassroots effort in To that end, OK Ethics has hosted The OK Ethics Beth Pauchnik University of Central OKC reached high velocity during the summer of 2004, Awards since 2006, in order to share best practices Susan Loving when Tulsa joined in OCAST Oklahoma for a strategic planning session in among businesses, nonpro ts and educational institutions. Tulsa Mayors Stroud. ey decided to formalize
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