Integrity
August 2002 By David M. Abbott Jr.
Integrity is mentioned in some of the other contributions to this issue. I believe that a discussion of integrity is pertinent to this issue because I believe that integrity is where ethical rubber meets the road. If AAPG continues to state that it will enforce its Code of Ethics, then AAPG, acting through the Executive Committee and other designated bodies must demonstrate integrity in meeting the goal of ethical enforcement. Lack of integrity, more than lack of ethical understanding, has resulted in AAPG's lack of ethics enforcement in the past. So what is integrity?