2026 ACNSL and Brigham Young University Seminar

On September 30th, ACNSL hosted the Fall 2025 ACNSL and University of Utah Seminar. The seminar included two panels on Alliances and Partnerships and Ethical Leadership and Decision Making.

Panel 1: Morals and Values as the Basis of Ethics

ACNSL panelists will discuss how morals and values form the basis of an individual’s ethical code, and share examples of when their ethical standards were tested.

Panelists

Lt Gen John D. Hopper Jr., Ret.

Moderator

MG Peter Cooke, Ret.

Panelist

VADM Lewis Crenshaw, Ret.

Panelist

RDML Todd Squire, Ret.

Panelist

Gallery

Panel 2: Ethical Leadership and Decision-Making

This panel discussed how military ethics can be applied to outside situations, with panelists sharing vignettes of when ethical decision-making was needed. The panel also explained the importance of military oversight organizations. Panelists answered questions posed by students on how to act ethically in their future careers and the importance of responsibility