Phoenix, AZ - January 15, 2020 - Better Business Bureau Serving Pacific Southwest (BBB), together with the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA), have selected eight Arizona high school student-athletes as BBB Ethical Athlete scholarship winners for the time period running from September/December 2019.  

Each month, students were nominated for their outstanding ethical compass, both on and off the field, even in the most difficult situations. After a panel of judges screen and score the nominations, the Ethical Athlete Scholarship awards eight students, four male and four female, with a $1,000 scholarship.

“Being an ethical athlete is more than doing the right thing, it’s also about being honorable, dedicated, compassionate, trustworthy and reliable,” said BBB Pacific Southwest President/CEO Matthew Fehling. “These winners were selected because of their character and ability to inspire not only their teammates, but also coaches and teachers.”

BBB Ethical Athlete Winners September/ December 2019

 
Female winners:

• Mary Westervelt, Sedona Red Rock Jr/Sr High School, Senior
• Jill Gross, Horizon High School, Senior
• Gianna Grijalva, Seton Catholic High School, Senior
• Jamie Craig, Paradise Honors High School, Senior

Male winners:

• Carson Mott, Cienega High School, Senior
• Edmundo Pena, Sunnyside High School, Senior
• Chaz Wyllie, Casa Grande Union High School, Senior
• Samuel Zegler-Evans, River Valley High School, Senior

The second period for nominations has already begun and runs through April 17, 2020. Eight additional Ethical Athlete students will be awarded, totalling $16,000 in scholarships by the end of the school year. BBB Pacific Southwest is calling on coaches, teachers, parents and fans to nominate their favorite ethical athletes by sharing their compelling story in the face of ethical challenges.

At the end of the school year, all winning Ethical Athletes are considered for the Ethical Champion scholarship. Two Ethical Champions receive an additional $2,500 scholarship along with a trophy. Each school year, 16 Ethical Athletes and two Ethical Champions are recognized.

To help BBB Pacific Southwest select Arizona student athletes with integrity and sportsmanship, visit athlete.bbbcommunity.org.

About Better Business Bureau Serving Pacific Southwest.
For more than 100 years, Better Business Bureau (BBB) has been helping people find businesses and charities they can trust. In 2017, people turned to BBB more than 167 million times by checking more than 5.2 million Business Profiles and on 11,000 charities on Charity Reports - all available to the public for free at bbb.org. Incorporated locally in 1938, BBB Serving Pacific Southwest merged on April 1, 2018 and now covers key campuses in Maricopa, San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Yavapai, Yuma and Mohave counties. BBB PSW is supported by over 19,000 BBB Accredited Businesses, making it one of the largest BBB’s nationwide. Businesses that earn BBB Accreditation contractually agree and adhere to high standards of ethical business practices in the marketplace. BBB provides objective expertise and educational programs on topics affecting marketplace trust.