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鈥淩emember, the exercise in good ethical judgment isn鈥檛 about large, high-stakes, newsworthy matters,鈥� she told the crowd at James Madison University鈥檚 Festival Conference and Student Center. 鈥淚t鈥檚 about simple, mundane ordinary matters, like how you treat the pizza delivery driver.鈥�

Each year, the city鈥檚 Rotary Club recognizes students from Harrisonburg and Rockingham County who demonstrate ethical behavior in and beyond the classroom.

Rotary President Andy Vanhook said the program has been part of the club鈥檚 history 鈥渇or as long as anyone can remember.鈥�

This year, 73 students from 36 schools were chosen by their teachers and administrators. Each school, except the Dayton Learning Center, selected a boy and girl for the school award. The names and photos of all the winners were published in today鈥檚 Daily News-Record.

Huxman was the keynote speaker for the luncheon and her talk, 鈥淭he Ethics of Leadership: A Lost Art,鈥� focused on ethical behavior.

鈥淏e a good Samaritan,鈥� she said. 鈥淩emember, it鈥檚 not your physical size. It鈥檚 not your fancy title. It鈥檚 not your income level that makes a difference in terms of ethical leadership. It鈥檚 the size of your heart.鈥�

The culmination of her address centered on an essay published by NPR titled 鈥淏e Cool To The Pizza Delivery Dude.鈥� The essay lays out several reasons to be kind to the person who delivers your pizza.

鈥淓thical leadership requires you to be passionate above all else; to look out for others, not yourself. And not to expect anyone to know of your good deeds,鈥� Huxman said. 鈥淲ho knew there could be a memorable ethical lesson in how to treat pizza delivery people?鈥�

Laura Toni-Holsinger, executive director of the United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, told the students to remain a beacon of ethical behavior. She said the business leaders gathered in the room will take notice.

鈥淚f you hear nothing else today, it is us telling you to keep being you,鈥� she said. 鈥淵ou are the people that they want to hire.鈥�