Whitworth students pick up first at Ethics Bowl

Students from Whitworth University were recently awarded first place at the seventh annual Northwest Regional Ethics Bowl in Seattle. This is the sixth year that the Whitworth team has placed in the semifinals or finals out of the seven years the competition has been held.

Whitworth defeated teams from Central Washington University, Montana State University and the University of British Columbia.

Members of the Whitworth team include communications major Chris Caldwell; philosophy and theology majors Dan Herve and Heather Stevens; philosophy and English double-major Kelly Vincent; and political science and psychology double-major Nicole Holland. The team was coached by Mike Ingram, professor of communication studies and associate dean for faculty development and scholarship, and Keith Wyma, associate professor of philosophy.

The Whitworth team will join the winners from 10 regional competitions in Cincinnati in March 2009 to compete for the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl championship, at the annual meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.