O.C. executives receive business ethics award

April 22nd, 2009, 1:30 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Jan Norman, small-business columnist

Two Orange County business owners will receive Business Ethics Awards at the 7th Annual Orange Catholic Foundation Conference on Business and Ethics 7 a.m. Thursday April 23 at the Doubletree Hotel in Santa Ana.

Theresa Morrison

Theresa Morrison, founder of Cagney Enterprises real estate management in Dana Point, and Timothy Busch, founder of Pacific Hospitality Group LLC, which owns five hotels in California, will be honored for business accomplishments and personal dedication to ethical business practices.

“The importance of ethical business practices has been on dramatic display this year as our collective economic future has been placed in jeopardy by the actions of a self-interested few,” said Bishop of Orange Tod D. Brown.

“Theresa Morrison and Timothy Busch have risen to prominence in their respective fields without cost to their Catholic faith or personal integrity. They have demonstrated that holding true to values of fairness and integrity can be the gateway to success and not a hindrance, and they serve as an inspiration for others.”

Morrison worked for her uncle Bill Cagney (brother of late actor James Cagney), whose William J. Cagney Trust in Newport Beach owns, develops and operates shopping centers and commercial real estate in California.Among the holdings is Monarch Bay Plaza at Crown Valley Parkway and Pacific Coast Highway.

After his death, she became sole trustee and still runs the company.

Tim Busch

Busch is both an attorney and certified public accountant. His Irvine law firm specializes in tax, high net-worth estate planning and real estate and business transactions.

His hotels include the Doubletree Hotel Santa Ana and Irvine Spectrum and Crowne Plaza Resort in Garden Grove.

He co-founded St. Anne School in Laguna Niguel, JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano and Magis Institute that sponsors spiritual ministries.

He was born in Michigan, where his first business was a 15-store specialty grocery store chain in Ann Arbor.

The Conference on Business Ethics will feature keynote speakers Michael Josephson, founder of the Josephson Institute of Ethics, and Mike LeBlanc, senior vice president at The Irvine Co.

A panel of public and private business leaders will discuss ethics questions.

More than 300 people are expected to attend. Click here for more information.

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