Applied Ethics Bowl
Distinguished professionals serving as judges and moderators, faculty members, and students from across Virginia support the VFIC’s annual Applied Ethics Bowl testifying to the priority that each of these individuals places on personal ethics in the workplace, classroom, and all aspects of their lives.
The Applied Ethics Bowl program was conceptualized in 1997 by the VFIC Ethics Task Force, co-chaired by Roger Mudd, former History Channel – Journalist and VFIC trustee, and Phillip Stone, President of Bridgewater College (1994-2010). The mission of the task force was to explore opportunities to involve students at the VFIC colleges and universities in the lively debate and consideration of applied ethics—real world dilemmas that affect people’s lives in increasingly complex ways.
While each VFIC institution had woven ethics into the curriculum and culture of their campuses, the intent was to strengthen the focus already in place.
2027 Presenting Sponsor
2027 VFIC Applied Ethics Bowl
Hampton University will serve as the host campus, for the 2027 VFIC Applied Ethics Bowl on Friday, February 5, 2027.
Student teams from the VFIC’s member institutions will compete for the coveted Batten Trophy before an audience of distinguished business leaders from across the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Applied Ethics Bowl acknowledges the real-world implications of the ethical challenges that will be addressed. The 2027 topic is “Ethics and College Athletics.”
If you have any questions about the VFIC Applied Ethics Bowl, please contact Dawn Greggs.
2026 Champion Team
Bridgewater College
Mary Baldwin University
Historical List of Winners
2026 Bridgewater College
2025 University of Richmond
2024 Hollins University
2023 Randolph-Macon College
2022 University of Richmond
2021 Event Postponed Due to Covid-19
2020 Virginia Wesleyan University
2019 Washington and Lee University
2018 Hampden-Sydney College
2017 Hampden-Sydney College
2016 Hampden-Sydney College
2015 Washington and Lee University
2014 Hollins University
2013 Hampden-Sydney College
2012 Hampden-Sydney College
2011 Sweet Briar College
2010 Randolph-Macon College
2009 Washington and Lee University
2008 Mary Baldwin University
2007 University of Richmond
2006 Randolph-Macon College
2005 Washington and Lee University
2004 Washington and Lee University
2003 Bridgewater College
2002 Co-Champions: Marymount University and Washington and Lee University
2001 Washington and Lee University
2000 Virginia Wesleyan University