UW Hosts Ethics Discussion Sept. 17

The University of Wyoming is among 10 universities to take part in a series of public ethics discussions sponsored by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy Center for Public Trust (CPT).

Kelly Richmond Pope will discuss her documentary, “All the Queen’s Horses,” Thursday, Sept. 17, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Room 123 of the UW College of Business Building.

“All the Queen’s Horses” chronicles the story of Rita Crundwell, former city comptroller of Dixon, Ill., whose embezzlement of $53 million went undetected for more than 20 years. Clips from the documentary will be used to spark student discussion and educate the community about public corruption.

A question-and-answer session will be held after the discussion, followed by a networking reception.

The event will count toward 1.5 continuing professional education credits for Wyoming certified public accountants.

The CPT has collaborated with Pope, chief content officer of Helios Digital Learning, and the Daniels Fund in an effort to educate the public about white-collar crime and the importance of ethical decision making in society.

Several other universities in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah host similar events.

For more information, contact Tim Mazur, UW’s Bill Daniels Chair in Business Ethics, at tmazur@uwyo.edu.