BEACON OF ETHICS award 

The Beacon of Ethics® Award is bestowed in Omaha, Nebraska upon individuals who have exhibited a lifelong dedication to ethics, integrity, and civic and social responsibility, while guiding others toward ethical excellence. The Beacon is a highly exclusive and coveted award, and as such, is only awarded to a few very special recipients each year.

MUHAMMED YUNUS
MARCH 2010

VICENTE FOX
APRIL 2010

HOLLY PETRAEUS
OCTOBER 2010

CONDOLEEZZA RICE
OCTOBER 2010

MARSHALL CARTER
NOVEMBER 2010

MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
DECEMBER 2010

MARY ROBINSON
PARICIA WERHANE, PH.D.
APRIL 2011

REUBEN MARK
MAY 2011
​​ROBERT BATES
NOVEMBER 2011

ROBERT DANZIG
OCTOBER 2012

JAMES YOUNG
MARCH 2013

SIR JAMES A. MIRRLEES, PH.D.
JIM MACKEY
OCTOBER 2013

​ROBERT PUTNAM
OCTOBER 2013

JERRY GREENFIELD
OCTOBER 2014

DOUG OBERHELMAN
OCTOBER 2014

BILLIE JEAN KING
SEPTEMBER 2015

JONATHAN HAIDT, PH.D.
OCTOBER 2015
​​CHUCK HAGEL
FEBRUARY 2016

DAVID BARRETT
OCTOBER 2016

BENNETT OMALU
NOVEMBER 2016

JOHN C. MAXWELL
JANUARY 2018

DR. BEVERLY KRACHER 
OCTOBER 2020

DAVID G. BROWN 
MARCH 2022

ANTHONY HENDRICKSON
MARCH 2025

JIM HEGARTY
MARCH 2025​

2025 Beacon of Ethics Award

The Business Ethics Alliance is proud to announce that Dr. Anthony Hendrickson, Dean of Creighton University’s Heider College of Business, and Jim Hegarty, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of the Midwest Plains, have been selected as recipients of the 2025 Beacon of Ethics Award. This prestigious award recognizes business and community leaders who exemplify integrity, ethical leadership, and a commitment to fostering a culture of trust. The Beacon of Ethics Awards were presented during the EthicSpace luncheon on March 13, 2025.

​Dr. Anthony Hendrickson

Jim
​Hegarty

WILLIAM BENNET: 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.