2025 Recipients

Small Business Category

Restoration Coffee

2025 Recipients

Medium Business Category

SS&L Architects

2025 Recipients

Large Business Category

Knox Kershaw Inc.

2025 Recipients

Non-Profit/Public Agency Category

Service Dogs of Alabama

2025 Recipients

The Maury D. Smith Award for Excellence in Professional Ethics

John Ed Mathison

The Mission

The mission of the River Region Ethics in Business and Public Service Awards (RREBPSA) is to promote ethical professional conduct for the benefit of the workplace, the marketplace, the environment,
and the community.

The awards are a program of The Samaritan Counseling Center, Inc. in collaboration with Auburn University Montgomery‘s School of Business and School of Sciences. The Samaritan Counseling Center presents these awards in order to:

  • Foster a climate of ethical integrity in the community by recognizing ethical practices of businesses, organizations, and individuals
  • Promote awareness and education concerning ethical business and public service behavior
  • Heighten awareness regarding programs and services of The Samaritan Counseling Center available to strengthen families and organizations
  • To support the healing work of The Samaritan Counseling Center, Inc. and to fund scholarships for AUM business and public administration students