2014 Vol. 98 No. 1

18 HќќѠіђџȱ юћјђџ юћѢюџѦȱ2014 Ž ŠŸŽ—ȱ™›ŽŸ’˜žœ•¢ȱœŽ›ŸŽȱ ȱ as president and CEO from 1990 through the 2006 merger. He has prior experience as an executive ofꌎ›ȱ˜ȱ Ž›Œ‘Š—œȱ Š’˜—Š•ȱ Š—”ȱ˜ȱ Muncie - now First Merchants Bank. He currently serves as vice chairman and trustee of the Graduate School of Banking, Wisconsin; as a board mem- ‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ —’Š—Šȱ ŠŽ ’Žȱ Ž›’ꮍȱ ŽŸŽ•˜™–Ž—ȱ ˜›™ǯDzȱŠœȱŠȱ–Ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ the New Markets Tax Credit Advisory Board of the Great Lakes Capital Fund for Housing; and as assistant treasurer and board member of the —’Š—Šȱ ŽŠ•ȱ ˜ž—Š’˜—ǯȱ Ž ŠŸŽ—ȱ has served as chairman of the Council of Community Banker Associations, as a board member of the Independent Community Bankers of America, on the American Bankers œœ˜Œ’Š’˜—ȱ ˜ŸŽ›—–Ž—ȱ Ž•Š’˜—œȱ Administrative Council and as past president of the board of directors of Š–’•¢ȱ Ž›Ÿ’ŒŽœȱ˜ȱ Ž•Š Š›Žȱ ˜ž—¢ǯȱ He also is a member of the Indiana Society of Association Executives, the American Society of Association ¡ŽŒž’ŸŽœǰȱ‘Žȱ ˜ŸŽ›—–Ž—Š•ȱ 슒›œȱ Society of Indiana and the IBA Forty ŽŠ›ȱ •ž‹ǯȱ Ž ŠŸŽ—ȱ Šœȱ—Š–Žȱ 2010 Association Executive of the Year by the Indiana Society of Association Executives. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University and completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. &RQVWLWXHQW 'LUHFWRUV David M. Geis, ICBA state director, is president of Bancorp. of Southern Indiana and president and chief Ž¡ŽŒž’ŸŽȱ˜ĜŒŽ›ȱ˜ȱ ŠŒ”œ˜—ȱ ˜ž—¢ȱ Bank, Seymour. He has been serving in his current leadership positions with Bancorp. of Southern Indiana and Jackson County Bank since 1980. Geis began his banking career in 1974 as a credit analyst with Indiana National Bank and later worked with ‘Žȱ —’Š—Šȱ Ž™Š›–Ž—ȱ˜ȱ ’—Š—Œ’Š•ȱ Institutions as a senior bank examiner, and then with Jackson County Š—”ȱŠœȱŠȱŒ˜––Ž›Œ’Š•ȱ•˜Š—ȱ˜ĜŒŽ›ȱ and executive vice president. Community activities include involvement as director and president of Seymour Industrial Corp., as director of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Š—ȱ–Ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ’œȱꗊ—ŒŽȱŠ—ȱŠž’ȱ Œ˜––’ĴŽŽǰȱŠœȱ™Šœȱ’›ŽŒ˜›ȱŠ—ȱ‹˜Š›ȱ chairman of the Greater Seymour Chamber of Commerce, as an appointee to the Seymour Economic ŽŸŽ•˜™–Ž—ȱ ˜––’œœ’˜—ǰȱŠ—ȱŠœȱŠȱ board member and president of the St. Ambrose Parish Council. He is a graduate of Indiana University, of the National Commercial Lending School at the University of Oklahoma and of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. Geis is a member of the IBA Government Ž•Š’˜—œȱ ˜––’ĴŽŽDzȱ‘Žȱ™›ŽŸ’˜žœ•¢ȱ served as chairman of the IBA board Š—ȱŠœȱꛜǰȱœŽŒ˜—ǰȱ‘’›ȱŠ—ȱ˜ž›‘ȱ vice chairman. Michael K. Bauer, ABA Membership Council, is executive Ÿ’ŒŽȱ™›Žœ’Ž—ȱŠ—ȱŒ‘’ŽȱŒ›Ž’ȱ˜ĜŒŽ›ȱ with Community Bank Shares of Indiana, New Albany. He previously served as executive vice president commercial lending for MainSource Bank, Greensburg. Bauer joined MainSource Financial Group in 1995 as president and CEO of a former ŠĜ•’ŠŽǰȱ Ž’˜—Š•ȱ Š—”ǰȱ Ž ȱ •‹Š—¢ǯȱ Prior to that experience, he was president and CEO of Harris Bank Š›•ŽĴǰȱ ••ǯȱ Žȱ’œȱŠȱ™Šœȱ–Ž–‹Ž›ȱ of the Independent Community Š—”Ž›œȱ˜ȱ –Ž›’ŒŠȬ Žž•Š˜›¢ȱ ŽŸ’Ž ȱ ˜––’ĴŽŽǰȱŠȱ™Šœȱ–Ž–‹Ž›ȱ of the American Bankers Association Community Bankers Council, and has served as a board member of the Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce, of the Economic ŽŸŽ•˜™–Ž—ȱ ˜ž—Œ’•ȱ˜ȱ ˜ž‘Ž›—ȱ Indiana and of the Arts Council of Southern Indiana. Bauer is a member ˜ȱ‘Žȱ ȱ ˜ŸŽ›—–Ž—ȱ Ž•Š’˜—œȱ ˜––’ĴŽŽȱŠ—ȱœŽ›ŸŽȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Š›ȱ ŠœȱœŽŒ˜—ȱŸ’ŒŽȱŒ‘Š’›–Š—ǰȱꛜȱŸ’ŒŽȱ chairman and 2010 chairman; he also served on the board of the Community Bankers Association of Indiana. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois —’ŸŽ›œ’¢ȱŠ—ȱŠ—ȱ ȱ›˜–ȱ Ž Šž•ȱ University. Lucas White, Future Leadership ’Ÿ’œ’˜—ȱ™›Žœ’Ž—ǰȱ’œȱŠȱŸ’ŒŽȱ™›Žœ’- dent and director of The Fountain Trust Company, Covington. He is the fourth generation of his family to be involved with the bank, which he joined part-time in 1995 during his freshman year of high school. White Š•œ˜ȱ’œȱŠȱ˜ž›‘ȬŽ—Ž›Š’˜—ȱŠĴ˜›—Ž¢ǰȱ practicing law with his father and brother. He serves as vice chairman of Independent Community Bankers ˜ȱ –Ž›’ŒŠȂœȱ Ž—’—ȱ ˜––’ĴŽŽǯȱ White earned a bachelor’s degree ›˜–ȱ —’Š—Šȱ —’ŸŽ›œ’¢ǰȱŠȱ ȱ›˜–ȱ the I.U. School of Law and has completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. 1RUWKHDVW 5HJLRQ 'LUHFWRUV ȱ Š–Žœȱ ǯȱ ’ŠĴ is president and Œ‘’ŽȱŽ¡ŽŒž’ŸŽȱ˜ĜŒŽ›ȱ˜ȱ ’›œȱ ŠŽȱ Bank of Middlebury. He began his banking career in 1970 and joined First State Bank as president and ‹˜Š›ȱ–Ž–‹Ž›ȱ’—ȱŗşŞŘǯȱ ’ŠĴȱ’œȱ past chairman and remains on the ‹˜Š›ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ Œ˜—˜–’Œȱ ŽŸŽ•˜™–Ž—ȱ Corporation of Elkhart County and Œ‘Š’›–Š—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ ’•Ž‹ž›¢ȱ ŽŽŸŽ•- opment Commission. He serves on the board of directors of the Beacon Health Ventures, a subsidiary of the Beacon Health System. Past community involvement includes Elkhart General Hospital, the Greencroft Foundation, Middlebury Salvation ›–¢ȱ Ž›Ÿ’ŒŽȱ —’ǰȱ ˜›‘›’Žȱ ˜•- lars for Scholars, Michiana Public Broadcasting, Junior Achievement of Elkhart County, Middlebury United Way, Ball State University Alumni Council, Miss Elkhart County Scholarship Pageant, Northridge Athletic Booster Club, Elkhart County Horizon Project and Middlebury ’œ’˜—ȱ ›˜“ŽŒǯȱ ȱ™Šœȱ ȱ Ž’˜—ȱŗȱ ™›Žœ’Ž—ǰȱ ’ŠĴȱ’œȱŠȱ›ŠžŠŽȱ˜ȱ Š••ȱ State University and of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of the IBA Forty Year Club. Michael D. Cahill has been serving as president and chief executive ˜ĜŒŽ›ȱ˜ȱ ˜ Ž›ȱ ’—Š—Œ’Š•ȱ ˜›™ǯǰȱ ˜›ȱ Wayne, since 2008 and as president and CEO of Tower’s main operatContinued from page 17.

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