The Marymount University Ethics Award recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the pursuit and support of ethics in their fields. Recipients are publicly recognized and invited to speak about the importance they attach to fostering ethical value systems.<\/p>\n
Correspondent for CNN and Pulitzer Prize Winner (2012)<\/em> Executive Director of NETWORK, a Catholic lobby organization, which, in accordance with the Catholic Social Justice\u00a0tradition, acts to create a society that promotes justice and the dignity of all in the shared abundance of God\u2019s creation.<\/em> The Ellacuria Professor of Catholic Social Thought in the Department of Theology at Georgetown University.<\/em> Executive director and CEO of Polaris Project, an organization that combats human trafficking<\/em> MD, professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Case Western Reserve University Medical School, Cleveland, OH.<\/em> CSJ, anti-death penalty activist and author, Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account <\/em>of the Death Penalty in the United States<\/p>\n RN, MSN, PhD, director of the Georgetown University Center for Clinical Bioethics<\/em> Vice president at large for The Washington Post<\/em> Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa; 1984 Nobel Peace Prize recipient<\/em> MD, chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Howard University College of Medicine for 24 years<\/em> Noted bioethicist and professor emeritus of Medicine and Medical Ethics at Georgetown University Medical Center<\/em>
\nHonored for her courageous work in reporting difficult and unpopular stories in advocacy of the truth.<\/p>\n2015<\/h2>\n
Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS<\/h3>\n
\nHonored for all her work on behalf of the marginalized and oppressed.<\/p>\n2014<\/h2>\n
Peter Phan, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n
\nHonored for his service to the church and the academy in crossing borders of race, religion, and immigration status.<\/p>\n2013<\/h2>\n
Bradley Myles<\/h3>\n
\nHonored for his work to bring modern slavery into the light, where it can be eradicated, and survivors can reclaim their lives<\/p>\n2011<\/h2>\n
Richard E. Grant<\/h3>\n
\nHonored for his uncompromising commitment to the ethical practice of medicine, his compassionate service to those in need, and his groundbreaking leadership that has opened doors for underrepresented minorities to pursue careers in orthopaedic surgery.<\/p>\n2008<\/h2>\n
Sr. Helen Prejean<\/h3>\n
2006<\/h2>\n
Carol R. Taylor<\/h3>\n
\nHonored for her leadership in health care ethics and her passion to \u201cmake health care work.\u201d<\/p>\n2005<\/h2>\n
Ben Bradlee<\/h3>\n
\nHonored for his distinguished career of journalistic accomplishment and his commitment to the profession\u2019s highest ethical standards. Throughout his career, Mr. Bradlee has been willing to make tough decisions, based on his conviction that journalists have a duty to find the truth and keep the public informed.<\/p>\n2004<\/h2>\n
The Most Reverend Desmond Mpilo Tutu<\/h3>\n
\nHonored for his lifelong dedication to human rights and human dignity and his efforts to promote understanding and reconciliation in South Africa and around the world.<\/p>\n2003<\/h2>\n
Charles H. Epps, Jr.<\/h3>\n
\nHonored for his uncompromising commitment to the ethical practice of medicine, his compassionate service to those in need, and his ground-breaking leadership that opened doors for African-American physicians<\/p>\n2002<\/h2>\n
Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino<\/h3>\n
\nHonored for his vision and leadership in fostering medical ethics<\/p>\n2000<\/h2>\n
Sir John M. Templeton<\/h3>\n