John Winthrop Wright Ethics in Action Award

Welcome to SEE's John Winthrop Wright Ethics in Action Award page.  With this award, SEE honors a leader who has authentically demonstrated ethical business or leadership practices. John Winthrop Wright founded SEE in 1995 and left a major donation from his estate to perpetuate SEE’s mission.  Mr. Wright desired to promote internationally respected values such as-- fairness, respect, responsibility, caring, justice, honesty, courtesy, citizenship, and the principles of the Golden Rule. The Ethics in Action award is given in his name to recognize a business or community leader that demonstrates a commitment to ethics and character.
2024 Ethics in Action Recipient 
Dr. Jim Loehr, retired Chair, CEO, and co-founder Human Performance Institute.
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Dr. Jim Loehr is recognized as the 2024 John Winthrop Wright Ethics in Action Award. Character.org presented this award to Dr. Loehr as sponsored by SEE's financial grant. 
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Dr. Jim Loehr is a world-renowned performance psychologist who believes the single most important factor in high achievement, personal fulfilment and life satisfaction is the strength of one’s character. Dr. Loehr is the retired chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the Human Performance Institute (HPI), prior to its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson. The Institute is widely known as the pioneer in training programs that apply the science of energy management to improve productivity and ensure high performance. 
Dr. Loehr strongly contends that character strength can be built in the same way that muscle strength is built through energy investment. He is the author or co-author of many books, including Leading with Character, The Power of Full Engagement, The Power of Story, The Only Way To Win, and Wise Decisions. He also co-wrote The Personal Credo Journal, a companion to Leading with Character.
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He has coached hundreds of world-class athletes as well as FBI Hostage Rescue Teams and military Special Forces. Dr. Loehr has also worked with many Fortune 500 companies, including Procter & Gamble, The Estée Lauder Companies, GlaxoSmithKline, PepsiCo, and Citigroup Smith Barney. 
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Contact Character.org to nominate a champion of character.


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Champions of Character​

Past Ethics in Action Award Recipients

2023 Jim Clark, President and CEO of Boys & Girls Club of America​

2022 Dan Houston, CEO, Principal Financial Group

2021 Jennifer Morgan DelMonico, Parner with Murtha Cullina

2019 Larry L. Bingaman, President and CEO of the South-Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority

2018 John R. Ciulla, President and CEO of Webster Bank

2017 Merle Berke-Schlessel, Past President and CEO of the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
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2016 Marna Borgstrom, CEO of Yale-New Haven Health System

2015: Oz Griebel, Past President and CEO of the Metro Hartford Alliance

2014: Cindi Bigelow, President and CEO of Bigelow Tea

2013: Mickey Herbert, Past
President & CEO of Bridgeport Regional Business Council, former CEO of ConnectiCare

2012:  Archbishop William E. Lori, former Bishop of Bridgeport

2011: Curtis R. Welling,  former CEO of AmeriCares

2010:  Dr. John J. Ramos, Sr., former Superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools

2009:  Dr. Susan Davis, President & CEO of St. Vincents Health Services

2007:  James C. Smith, Retired Chairman & CEO of Webster Financial Services
Ethics in action creates character