Tuesday, March 24
Annual Kirk R. Englehardt Business Ethics Award and Address:
Orin Richards Woodbury, Former President and CEO of Woodbury Corporation
Public Reception for Mr. Woodbury:
11-11:30 a.m., Center Stage
Keynote Address by Mr. Woodbury:
11:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m., Center Stage
Presentation of Award by Elizabeth J. Hitch, Interim President, UVU
(Cosponsored with the Woodbury School of Business)
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Orin Woodbury has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Kirk Englehardt
Business Ethics award - an award given by the Utah Valley University Center
for the Study of Ethics and its advisory boards. Woodbury will receive the
award on March 24 at 11:30 a.m. in the UVU Center Stage. He will address the
audience on ³Life lessons and Ethical Business Practices.² At 11 a.m. a
reception will be held to personally introduce and honor Mr. Woodbury to
members of the student body and community.
As the fifth recipient of the award, Woodbury joins past awardees: Professor
Patricia Werhane, endowed chair at University of Virginia and DePaul
University; President of BYU Idaho Kim Clark; international corporate
business developer Joel Peterson, and local business leader Jeanette Lynton.
Orin Richards Woodbury was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, the
second of four children and oldest son of F. Orin and Nina Richards
Woodbury. He graduated from East High School and studied Engineering at the
University of Utah. Following a mission for the LDS Church, Orin enlisted in
the Navy and trained as a Naval Aviator. He married Imogene Randall, in 1945
and they located in Pensacola, Florida where Orin was a Naval Flight
Instructor for the remainder of his term of active duty.
Upon his return to civilian life in Salt Lake, Orin worked as a loan officer
for Home Benefit Building Society, obtained his Real Estate license, worked
for Woodbury Corporation and founded Practical Building Company, a
residential construction business.
He also returned to the University of Utah for a Bachelor of Science degree
in Business Management. In 1954, Orin, along with his father, brother and
the Franklin D. Richards family, founded Richards Woodbury Mortgage
Corporation. Orin served there for over thirty years, finally serving as
President and as Chairman of the Board. Throughout those years he maintained
his relationship with Woodbury Corporation, serving as Vice President and
Treasurer.
Orin has served extensively for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, including serving on Real Estate Investment Committee for the Church
and as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Deseret Trust Company. He
served as Vice President for Support Services in the Great Salt Lake
Council, Boy Scouts of America and was awarded the Silver Beaver.
He was awarded an honorary Doctorate degree from Utah Valley University in
2004. Currently, Orin is Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of Woodbury
Corporation. Orin and Imogene are the proud parents of six children,
twenty-five grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.
The Excellence in Business Ethics award is annually presented by the UVU
President and Board of the Center for the Study of Ethics to an individual
who displays exemplary ethics in their life, both professionally and
personally. ³Exemplary ethics demonstrates a sustained commitment to
understanding the necessity of integrity and humanity in business pursuits.
This individual demonstrates strengthening business ethics through fiscal
responsibility, leadership, civic activity, and personal example,² said
David Keller, Director for the Center for the Study of Ethics. ³We believe
that Orin Woodbury exemplifies the necessary traits of Excellence in
Business Ethics award,² he added.
The lecture is named after local businessman Kirk R. Englehardt who died of
cancer in 2003. An astute businessman, he was president of Businessman
Planning and Investment Research, Inc. for 24 years, specializing in
securities and retirement investing. He also served during that time as a
lobbyist and spokesperson for the investment industry and testified before
the U.S. Congress. Throughout his life he was known for his integrity,
wisdom, intellect, and commitment to honesty. His wife Elaine, children Rich
and Kellie, and mother Gloria help the Center for the Study of Ethics
sponsor this annual lecture in an effort to promote and strengthen awareness
in business ethics.
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David R. Keller, Ph.D.
Director, Center for the Study of Ethics
Utah Valley University
801.863.6363
http://ethicscenter.info/
