16 Hoosier Banker July 2015 Lucas White, vice president and director of The Fountain Trust Company, Covington, and a partner in the law firm of White & White Attorneys LLP, has been named a Rising Star in Banking by the NorthWestern Financial Review. He serves on the Indiana Bankers Association board of directors as president of the IBA Future Leadership Division. White began his career with the bank in 1995. He is a graduate of Indiana University, Indiana University Maurer School of Law and the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. Scottsburg Building and Loan Association was chosen as one of seven Indiana companies to receive the Governor’s Century or Half Century Business Award during a ceremony at the Indiana Statehouse. The bank has been in operation for 125 years. The award honors businesses for their longevity and commitment to community service. Michael C. Marhenke, president and chief executive officer, iAB Financial Bank, Fort Wayne, was named among the Top 50 Alumni of the Doermer School of Business at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. The recognition was given to alumni who have made a difference throughout their careers with community involvement and commitment to the public sector or in non-for-profit fields. Two IBA-member institutions were highlighted in the June issue of Independent Banker. MainSource Bank, Greensburg, was featured in an article discussing the bank’s two-part formula for retail growth, finding the right community to grow in while hiring the right people to represent the bank in that community. German American, Jasper, was featured in an article discussing the bank’s approach to growing thoughtfully, while maintaining a bottom-up approach by keeping consistency on the bank’s front lines. Nearly 20 member institutions of the Indiana Bankers Association were honored in May as “Top 200 Community Banks” in the country by American Bank magazine. A total of 750 institutions nationwide qualified for consideration, from which 200 banks were chosen by posting a three-year average return on equity of 8.76 percent or higher. IBAmember institutions included in the listing were ranked as follows: No. 4 – First Farmers Bank and Trust Company, Converse 51 – United Bank, Evansville 58 – Farmers State Bank, LaGrange 59 – River Valley Financial Bank, Madison 83 – The Farmers Bank, Frankfort 88 – First Robinson Savings Bank, Robinson, Illinois 96 – Community First Bank of Indiana, Kokomo 104 – Peoples Bank, Munster 118 – First Federal Savings Bank, Huntington 120 – First State Bank of Middlebury 144 – Community Bank Shares of Indiana, New Albany 157 – Fowler State Bank 175 – First Harrison Bank, Corydon 183 – National Bank of Indianapolis 188 – The Peoples Bank, Brownstown 190 – Jackson County Bank, Seymour Five member institutions of the Indiana Bankers Association were honored in May as “The Best of the Best” in the country by Independent Banker magazine. The rankings, based on year-end FDIC call report earnings data, determined the top 25 community banks in six assetsize categories, both for Subchapter C corporation and Subchapter S corporation banks. Independent Community Bankers of America member banks were measured on return on average assets (ROA) and return on average equity (ROE) ratios for 2014. IBA-member institutions included in the listing were ranked as follows: Community State Bank, Brook – ranked 17 for ROA Subchapter C banks with $75 million in assets or less; Crossroads Bank, Wabash – ranked 25 for ROA Subchapter C banks with $300-$500 million in assets; First Bank of Berne – ranked 11 for ROA Subchapter S banks with $500 million to $1 billion in assets and ranked 6 for ROE Subchapter S banks with $500 million to $1 billion in assets; German American, Jasper – ranked 16 in ROA Subchapter C banks with more than $1 billion in assets and ranked 10 for ROE Subchapter C banks with more than $1 billion in assets; First Farmers Bank and Trust Company, Converse – ranked 20 in ROA Subchapter C banks with more than $1 billion in assets and ranked 18 for ROE Subchapter C banks with more than $1 billion in assets. t honoraBle mentions Scottsburg Building and Loan Association receives the Governor’s Century Business Award. Pictured on bottom row (left to right) are bank employees: Greg Inman; Diana Sebastian; and Jenny Richey. Pictured on top row are Wayne Deveary, president of Scottsburg Building and Loan Association, (left) with Gov. Mike Pence.
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