WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 20 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:

In a historic first, William & Mary's Ethics Club won the 30th Annual Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, besting 36 undergraduate teams from across the country.

The teams met in St. Louis, Missouri, March 7-8 for the event, in which they debated challenging ethical dilemmas. William & Mary beat Seattle University in the final round to be crowned as this year's champion.

The national competition is held in conjunction with the annual international conference of APPE, an international non-profit membership organization founded in 1991 dedicated to advancing scholarship, education and practice in practical and profe...