John Hopkins of Rocky Mountain Health Plans of Grand Junction claimed the individual award and four enterprises won honors sponsored by the Colorado Ethics in Business Alliance, which celebrates ethical role models in for-profit and non-profit categories.
Hopkins won the Daniel L. Ritchie Award, while Kazoo & Company Toys of Denver, Otter Box Products of Fort Collins and Dairy Specialists of Evans took for-profit honors. The Family Tree of Wheat Ridge won the non-profit award.
The winners were chosen from among 13 companies, seven non-profits and seven individuals from a wide range of industries. Students from the University of Denver’s Daniels School of Business and the University of Colorado Denver researched the candidates, conducted interviews among the finalists and then passed its findings to a selection committee.
The awards will be presented on Thursday.
