Greater Teton Chapter Awards Granite Pillar
Posted on March 10, 2010
Filed Under Management Society News
The Greater Teton Chapter of the BYU Management Society awarded business owner Doug Andrus the first annual Granite Pillar Award on 8 January in Idaho Falls, Idaho. More than seventy people attended the dinner where Andrus was honored for his moral and ethical leadership.
“Doug has demonstrated a commitment to live moral and ethical standards in both his personal life as well as in his business associations,” says Arthur Rammell, chapter president. “He is the kind of leader this society is seeking to build.”
Andrus is a native of Idaho Falls. After graduating from BYU with a degree in business management in 1967, Andrus and his brother, Heber, purchased the family trucking business and have since grown it into several businesses that have supported nearly 350 families in southeastern Idaho.
In addition to his business ventures, Andrus has also been involved in service activities, providing equipment to transport sandbags during the Teton Dam disaster and loads of food, clothing, and other supplies to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Andrus received the Humanitarian Service Award from BYU–Idaho in 2001 and was recognized by the Utah Motor Carriers Association as the Idaho Carrier for Humanitarian Service in 2006.
Andrus and his wife, Deanna, have thirteen children, fifty-three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
During the award ceremony Andrus credited his father for teaching him ten ways to ensure moral and ethical leadership: trust others; work hard; keep your word; have compassion; honor your name; serve others; remember the people in your business; pray daily; express appreciation; and keep your priorities straight.
“I was honored to even be considered to receive the Granite Pillar Award,” Andrus says. “There are so many others who have done so much more than I have done. I can only say that I will continue to work hard to help the underprivileged and will strive to live the virtues and principles my father taught me.”
The Greater Teton Chapter was established in 2007 and covers southeast Idaho and western Wyoming.
Arthur Rammell presents the Granite Pillar Award to Doug Andrus.
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