April 29, 2021 – Kansas – Jim Bob Morris, owner of flexible packaging products enterprise – Morris Packaging reiterates his steadfast commitment to fostering diversity and multiculturalism. The former professional football player has dedicated his life to the advocacy of equality – an essential value that also resonates well with his organization, which creates opportunities for people of all cultures, backgrounds, and identities.
Jim Bob Morris’s dedication to the vision of promoting an inclusive culture at all levels of life is exemplified by ‘The Morris Family Multicultural Center – a gift to Kansas State University, which Morris was the major donor for. Also, Morris’s multi-million dollar company ‘Morris Packaging’ is built on an organizational culture that has diversity, equity, and inclusion as its fundamental values of operation.
With Morris’s leading, Morris Packaging gets involved in exciting corporate social responsibilities that are community-focused and support the inclusive vision of the owner especially in four key areas – education, health, sports, and environment. Discussing this, the company’s spokesperson – John Mulvenna explained that Morris Packaging demonstrates this vision and its responsibility through recruitment, operations, philanthropy, and community engagement.
“Morris Packaging under Jim Bob Morris is committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. Respect for each individual and respect for the value of their contributions is a core value at Morris Packaging. We are one of the top 10 minority business employers in Illinois and the largest minority-owned business in our core sectors of Packaging and Food Ingredient Distribution.” – John Mulvenna
Growing up as a kid from a broken home and losing his parents at a young age, Morris didn’t allow all the obvious challenges to pull him down. Rather, he turned his life around maximizing the opportunities he received. Now, he is dedicated to building bridges and helping others attain their hopes and dreams by promoting inclusion and creating diverse companies.
Touching on Morris’s life and career, his dedication to equity, and his contribution in form of The Morris Family Multicultural Center, John Mulvenna showered praises on Jim Bob Morris stating that his overall dedication to the promotion of diversity and multiculturalism is worthy of emulation. The KSU spokesperson for the Multicultural Center mentioned that they have begun hosting events to the joy of the students. Currently, the Morris Family Multicultural Center has already hosted 130 programs – an impressive figure having only been opened to students in the second week of February.
About Jim Bob Morris
Jim Bob Morris is the owner and proprietor of Morris Packaging. He is a Native American and a former professional football player who grew up in Virgil, Kansas. He started Morris Packaging with a strong vision of creating opportunities for people of all cultures, backgrounds, and identities. Morris Packaging is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) through the National Minority Supplier Business Council. The company has quickly grown into a multi-million dollar entity that is dedicated to creating sustainable and eco-friendly packaging solutions.
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