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CONTACT: A. Hope Williams, President
Sandy M. Briscar, PIO
williams@ncicu.org
briscar@ncicu.org
PHONE: (919) 832-5817
FAX: (919) 833-0794
BARTON COLLEGE WINS NCICU ETHICS BOWL
Raleigh, NC, February 9, 2016
- Barton College won North Carolina Independent Colleges and
Universities’ fifth annual Ethics Bowl held February 5 and 6 on Meredith College’s campus.
Methodist University earned second place in the competition. Twenty-two colleges and
universities from throughout North Carolina participated in the event which focused on the
theme of Ethics in Technology.
Montreat College and Salem College also competed in the semi-final round. The teams made
the semi-finals after having accumulated the most wins in four rounds of competition. The topic
for the semifinal case was "Civil Disobedience, Free Speech, & Technological Protest against
Questionable Practices." The teams responded to the question: "Is it ethical to hack & publish
documents deemed by the hacker to reveal immoral, unethical or illegal activity?”
The topic for the final round was "Artificial Intelligence, Military Intelligence, and Robotic
Warfare." The question posed to the teams was: “Is remote-controlled warfare more ethical than
conventional warfare?”
The judges, who were made up of business and community leaders, praised the teams for their
thoughtful arguments and broad knowledge of the topics which they demonstrated by using
relevant historical facts to state their case.
“The Ethics Bowl participants get stronger every year,” said Hope Williams, president of
NCICU. “This is such a valuable experience for these students – not only does it increase
awareness and discourse among students and business and community leaders, but the months
of preparation strengthen all the students’ academic endeavors.”
Barton College team members included Allison Dumas Dellinger, a senior Theatre
Performance and Management major from Durham, NC, Hannah Finkelstein, a senior Middle
School Education major from Washington, NJ, Joshua Seth Russ, a sophomore Mathematics
and Business Administration major from Beulaville, NC, and Marcus Strath, a junior Business
Administration major from Norrkoping, Sweden. The team’s coordinator was Dr. Rena
Corbett, professor of Accounting in the School of Business at Barton College.
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The Methodist University team members were, Kayla McLoughlin, a sophomore Justice/Legal Studies
from Vanceboro, NC, Shaden Omar, a sophomore Biology major from Amman, Jordan, Narissa Rivera, a
sophomore Chemistry major from Fayetteville, NC, and Beth Wash, a senior Social Work major from
West Berlin, NJ. The team’s coordinator was Dr. J.R. Hustwit, associate professor of Philosophy and
Religion and dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at Methodist University.
The Ethics Bowl is made possible by more than 30 corporate and individual sponsors. “We are so grateful
to all our sponsors for making this event possible,” said Dr. Williams, “and especially to Duke Energy
and Wells Fargo, our presenting sponsors.”
A banquet for team members, coordinators, judges, moderators and sponsors was held Friday evening at
the North Carolina Museum of History. Aaron Keane of Trailblazer Studios was the keynote speaker.
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About North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities
North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (NCICU) is a 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation that
represents North Carolina’s 36 private colleges and universities. The mission of NCICU is to support,
represent, and advocate for North Carolina independent higher education. NCICU represents independent
higher education in the areas of state and federal public policy and on education issues with the other sectors
of education in the state. It also raises funds for student scholarships and enrichment experiences, provides
research and information to and about private colleges and universities, conducts staff development
opportunities and coordinates collaborative programs. For more information about NCICU, visit
www.ncicu.org.
2016 NCICU Ethics Bowl Participating Colleges
Barton College
Chowan University
Johnson C. Smith University
Mars Hill University
Montreat College
Queens University of Charlotte
Salem College
Campbell University
Gardner-Webb University
Livingstone College
Meredith College
NC Wesleyan College
St. Andrews University
University of Mount Olive
Wingate University
Catawba College
High Point University
Louisburg College
Methodist University
Pfeiffer University
Saint Augustine's University
Wake Forest University
2016 NCICU Ethics Bowl Sponsors
Cornerstone/Presenting
Duke Energy
Wells Fargo
Benefactor
BB&T
Associate
AT&T
Dominion NC Power
International Textiles Group
Martin Marietta Materials
McMillan Pazdan Smith
SunTrust Bank
TIAA CREF
Time Warner Cable Business Class
Contributor
Adirondack Solutions
BCWH Architects
CBIZ
CRI CPAs
Deloitte
Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP
Fidelity Investments
KPMG
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Oracle
PWC
Verity Investments
Friend
Ads Infinitum
Jim Brown
Catering Works
Duke Endowment
The News & Observer
Piedmont Natural Gas
Liz and Stephen Riley
Theo Davis Printing
Tom West
Hope Williams