The Excellence through Ethics curriculum was evaluated by the Junior Achievement Blue Ribbon Panel on Ethics, an advisory board of noted business leaders, respected academics and recognized ethics authorities known for their knowledge of how ethics and commerce can and should intersect. 

In examining the curriculum, this esteemed group lent its knowledge and expertise to the crucial work of educating today’s youth that ethical behavior is essential to their future success. Addressing the topic from a business, academic and experiential point-of-view, the Panel collectively shared its experience and advice with Junior Achievement and in the end, it's the students who will reap the real benefit.

Blue Ribbon Panel members include:

• Charles E. Abbott, Director, Ethics and Compliance, Textron Inc.
• James D. Berg, Director, Ethics and Business Practice, International Paper
• Arthur P. Brief, Ph.D., Lawrence Martin Chair in Business, Director of Burkenroad Institute, A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University
• Frank Daly, Corporate Director of Ethics and Business Conduct, Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Gary L. Davis, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Administration Officer, J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
• Jacquelyn Gates, President and CEO of SOARing LLC
• Patrick J. Gnazzo, Vice President Business Practices, United Technologies Corporation
• Frances Hesselbein, Chairman, Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation)
• Evelyn Howell, Executive Director, Business Practices & Compliance, Sara Lee Corporation
• William A. McCollough, Ph.D., Director, Business Ethics Foundation and Research Center Administration, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida
• John H. O’Byrne, Vice President, New York Life Insurance Company
• John Pepper, Chairman, Executive Committee of the Board, The Procter & Gamble Company
• Eric Pressler, Director of Legal Compliance and Business Ethics, PG&E Corporation
• Jack Robertson, Ph.D., Charles T. Zlatkovich Centennial Professor in Accounting, Department of Accounting, University of Texas–Austin (retired)
• Harold Tinkler, Chief Ethics Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP

The endorsement of the curriculum by the Blue Ribbon Panel helped to establish it as “best in class.”  This will enhance Junior Achievement’s position as a leader in ethics education – providing millions of children with the lessons they need to be successful in life.