Wendy Wayne Ethics Awards
This year's deadline to apply is Monday, December 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
The Kegley Institute of Ethics sponsors and organizes the Wendy Wayne Ethics Awards. Wendy Wayne was a dedicated volunteer and ethical leader in the Bakersfield community and beyond. The Wendy Wayne Ethics Awards were dedicated in her honor upon her death in 2012 and sustain her legacy and commitment to service and ethics by recognizing individuals whose behavior embodies these values. Each year, nominations are accepted by the Kegley Institute in a youth category and in an adult category recognizing a lifetime commitment to ethics.
Please submit a nomination for a Wendy Wayne awardee by clicking the appropriate tab above that corresponds with the nominee’s age. For the purposes of the Wendy Wayne Ethics Award we define Youths as 24 and younger and Adults as 25 and older. Candidates must be from the Kern County area. Adults may be awarded either for a lifetime’s achievement or to honor a specific set of actions over a relatively short period.
For additional information, or if you have any questions, please email ethics@csub.edu or call The Kegley Institute at 661-654-6263.
Application Forms
Wendy Wayne Ethics Awards Past Awardees
PAST ADULT AWARDEES:
- David Silva, 2025
- Ron White, 2024
- Martha Gonzalez, Honorable Mention, 2024
- Dani Munoz, Honorable Mention, 2024
- NaTesha Johnson, 2023
- Ellen Eggert, Honorable Mention, 2023
- Jayme Stuart, Co-Awardee, 2022
- Dixie King, Co-Awardee, 2022
- L. Dee Slade, 2021
PAST YOUTH AWARDEES:
- Carter Beardsley, Co-Awardee, 2025
- Jocelynn Landon, Co-Awardee, 2025
- Katie Johnson, Honorable Mention, 2025
- Abigial Rodela, 2024
- Claudio Zavala, Honorable Mention, 2024
- Erick Plata Torres, Honorable Mention, 2024
- Uchecki Okey-Dike, Co-Awardee, 2023
- Minaya Valentine, Co-Awardee, 2023
- Alex Fan, Co-Awardee, 2022
- Neftaly Gonzalez, Co-Awardee, 2022
- Natalie Velasco, Honorable Mention, 2022
- Samantha DeLaCruz, Co-Awardee, 2021
- Nikolas Lopez, Co-Awardee, 2021