Recognizing Ethical Excellence in Our Community
The Rotary Club of Harrisonburg celebrates ethical integrity through its Annual Ethics Awards Program, honoring exceptional elementary, middle, and high school students in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Schools select two students from the highest grade at each school, showcasing their commitment to ethical behavior. At the awards ceremony, honorees receive plaques and are guided by Rotary’s Four-Way Test as a lifelong ethical framework. This inspiring event unites students, families, and educators in a shared commitment to principled leadership.
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2024
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Highlighting the theme "Our Credibility is Our Currency," the 2024 Code of Ethics Award Program, hosted on May 13 at JMU, featured Dr. Geary Cox, II, Foreign Affairs Officer at the United States Department of State, inspiring attendees with a message on the importance of building trust.
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2023
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Raquain Thomas, JMU alumni, from Durham, NC, led the 2023 Code of Ethics Program on May 15 at JMU with his powerful personal story underscoring the importance of choices, purpose, risk, and perseverance.
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2022
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The 2022 Ethics Awards, held at JMU on May 9, focused on "Ethics & Good Deeds" with Travis Vance, a partner and Workplace Safety attorney at Fisher-Phillips in Charlotte, NC, delivering a powerful address on the significance of doing good deeds and spreading good deeds.
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2021
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On May 10, 2021, the Code of Ethics Award Program took place on Zoom highlighting the theme "Is Doing the Right Thing All That Matters?" Keynote speaker, Chiedo John, encouraged attendees to consider why you're doing the right thing. We heard from a 2009 Ethics Award winner, Miguel Wells, as well.
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2020
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The 2020 Code of Ethics Award Program, hosted on May 11 via Zoom, featured the theme "Becoming a Leader." Aubrey Urbanowicz, Chief Meteorologist at WHSV delivered an inspiring presentation emphasizing how leadership is a journey. We also heard from Kelsey and Cody Hartman, winners of Ethics Awards in 2003, who are now married.
