Eaton Senior Wins BBB/Rotary Scholarship
Reece Kothe, a senior at Eaton High School, is the 2014 recipient of the $5,000 BBB/Rotary Ethics Scholarship, presented April 30 at the Better Business Bureau® Torch Awards for Ethics in Fort Collins.
Kothe plans to major in pre-medicine at Montana State University in the fall. He is president of Key Club, vice president of National Honor Society and an editor for the Eaton Red Ink school newspaper. He also sits on the Rocky Mountain District Board for Key Club and is on the Breckenridge Ski Team.
The scholarship, funded by contributions from BBB Accredited Businesses, is a joint effort of the BBB Center for Character Ethics and Rotary Clubs in BBB’s service area that fall within Rotary Districts 5440, 5450 and 5470.
The BBB/Rotary Ethics Scholarship is intended for a college-bound high school student in his/her junior or senior year. The goal of the $5,000 scholarship is to reward a student who applies Rotary’s guiding principles of the Four-Way Test to his or her life and illustrates this effectively through a written essay.
To read Reece’s winning essay, visit go.bbb.org/Ofna3c
BBB Names 2014 Ethics Award Winners
Two businesses from Wyoming and two companies from Northern Colorado Colorado were named recipients of the 2014 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics at the 16th annual event presented April 30 at the Fort Collins Lincoln Center by the Better Business Bureau® Center for Character Ethics.
This year’s BBB Torch Awards for Ethics winners are:
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Businesses with 1-10 employees – Microbial Research Inc., Fort Collins, Colo.
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Businesses with 11-25 employees – SteamMaster Restoration and Cleaning, Minturn, Colo.
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Businesses with 26-50 employees – Capitol Roofing and Exteriors, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Businesses with 51-plus employees – Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., Laramie, Wyo.
BBB Torch Awards for Ethics promote the six TRUST! principles of EthicalEnterprising: Transformation at the Top, Reinforce and Build, Unite the Team, Steer Performance, Treasure People and !Enthusiastically Reinvest!
Peers, colleagues and customers nominate businesses for the award and business students at the University of Northern Colorado, Colorado State University and the University of Wyoming prepare entries. An independent panel of judges select winners.
Nominations are now open for the 2015 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics. Details are available at go.bbb.org/1nB9vnA
About Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust
Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust provides ethics-based assessment, training and recognition for businesses, consumers, nonprofits and students in Northern Colorado and Wyoming through three centers of excellence: BBB Center for Character Ethics, BBB Center for Fraud Prevention and BBB Center for Nonprofit Excellence. In 2013, the BBB Institute reached more than 4,900 people via outreach and educational programs.
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- Clyde Serna, left, Barb Spanjer and Michelle Bolkobatz of Warren Federal Credit Union
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- Amanda Helfer and Pam Tauman
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- David Bayless and Elle Sharf
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- Lynetta and Steve Fiscus of Dairy Specialists LLC
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- Sarah Nelson and Daniel Scheer
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- Joe Haralson, left, Brett Kuwitzy, Tad Borrett, Hannah Button, and Debi Bade
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- Sampling delicious hors d’ oeuvres
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- Checking in
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- Alicia Davis, left, Susan McClain, Sharon Graebl and Luanne Kadlub
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- Bryan Watkins, of First National, and Jeremy Mason of Microbial Research
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- Torch Awards at the Lincoln Center
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- Cheryl and Art Dillon, left, and Dr. Chris Becker
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- Monica Nelson, left, Sparky Turner, Michael Stanley and Rebecca Barlow
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- Pam King and Sparky Turner
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- Kaylynn Tate, left, Paul Paiz and Alyssa Bertron
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- Amanda Helfer, left, Pam Tauman and Jason Tacha of Kaiser
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- Damian Schlereth, left, Reed Miller, Leslie Miller, Elle Sharf and David Bayless
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- Ashleigh and Sam Rudkin and Don and Debi Bade
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- Megan Loberg, left, Ericka Wesselink, Kelley Robinson, Marissa Morrison and Allison Snatchko
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- Ron Rudkin and Don Bade
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- Brian Schiller, left, Charlie Tomlinson and John Hintzman
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- Chip Weiant and Shelley Polansky
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- Charley and Laurel Deringer of Centag, left, and Myles Johnson of Otis and Peters
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- Dennis and Charlene Humphrey, left, Jeanette and Cody Nusbaum, Roger Flack and Kurt Venekamp
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- Carrie Rossman and Steve Laine
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- Royal Lovell of F & P, and Dan Dennie of Banner
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- John Sneed, left, Patty Gates, Keith Marsden, Mistie Trefry, Karen Smith, Sharon Kauffman, Fred Ruff and Tracy Axton
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- Brittany Thomas and Michelle Kane
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- Dyan Vallino, left, Jeramie Holt, Sue Wagner, Cody Fullman and Christian Bordewick
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- Betti Seay of BBB, left, Wes Sargent and Steve Spanjer
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- Back row: Don Bade, left, Lynnette Henning and Tiffany Morine; Front row: Brett Kuwitzky, left, Debi Bade, Chandra Machin, Monica Nelson, Rebecca Barlow, Sarah Nelson and Daniel Scheer
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- Julie Stoxen, left, Raj Manickam, Keiko Krahnke and Sharon Clinebell
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- Back row: Megan Loberg, left, Ericka Wesselink, Marissa Morrison, Kelley Robinson, Julie Stoxen and Allison Snatchko; Front row: Raj Manickam, left, Keiko Krahnke
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- Chris Andrews and Annika
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- Socializing in the lobby
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- Ty and Katy Notestine
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- BBB Torch slide
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- Vanguard Jazz Combo playing original works
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- Neil Best demonstrating how to take a selfie
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- Audience taking selfies
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- Neil Best addressing the audience
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- Charley Tomlinson speaking
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- Centennial A G Supply Company–Jim Fargo
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- Theresa Wright–The Egg and I Restaurants
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- Chairman of the BBB Board of Directors 2012-2014–Ty Notestine
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- Reece Kothe accepting his award
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- Reece Kothe with Julie Phares, Rotary District Governor 5440
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- Best Student Paper Award: Megan Loberg, left, Alison Snatchko, Marissa Morrison, Kelley Robinson and Ericka Wesselink
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- Debi and Don Bade, Microbial Research
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- Microbial Research: Lynnette Henning, left, Sarah Nelson, Chandra Machin, Brett Kowitzky, Jeramy Mason, Monica Nelson, Tiffany Morine, Rebecca Barlow; Seated: Debi and Don Bade
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- Steam Master: Matt Monica, left, Raj Manickam and Julie Stoxen
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- Steam Master: back row: Leslie Monroe and Tim Herbst; front row: Matt Monica, left, Donna Albani, Raj Manickam, Roseanne Rodriguez and Julie Stoxen
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- Steam Master: back row: Megan Loberg, left, Marissa Morrison, Ericka Wesselink and Tim Herbst, middle row: Kelley Robinson, left, Donna Albani, Leslie Monroe,, Roseanne Rodriguez and Allison Snatchko; seated: Matt Monica, left, Raj Manickam and Julie Stoxen
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- Capitol Roofing: Dennis and Charlene Humphrey
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- Capitol Roofing: Roger Flack, left, Kurt Venekamp, Dennis and Charlene Humphrey, Jeanette and Cody Nusbaum
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- Capitol Roofing: back row: Roger Flack, left, Anne Burback, Jamie Talmadge and Aspen Ruane; front row: Roger Flack, Kurt Venekamp, Dennis and Charlene Humphrey and Jeanette and Cody Nusbaum
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- Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company: Tracy Wilson and Dan Bleak
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- Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company: back row: Tracy Wilson and Don Bleak; front row: Danielle Fisch, left, Jordan Scaman and Jordan Fowler
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- Reece Kothe with his parents Julia and David Kothe
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- Reece Kothe with judges Gene Haffner, left, Michael Martin, Connie Dohn, Betti Seay and Bob Brown
