13 Hoosier Banker October 2016 dues low and keeping registration for the IBA Mega Conference and Annual Convention low. Mike Head referred earlier to the quality of our staff. I certainly agree with his assessment. Even with all of the success that the IBA has enjoyed the past several years, Amber is coming in with a goal to take the organization to a higher level. The board has approved a staff professional development program. That program has already begun and will continue well into next year. Because of this commitment by the board, the board postponed the strategic planning process that had been originally scheduled for 2016. That process will now be scheduled for the fall of 2017. I want to challenge you to think of how the IBA can help your institution deal with problems or create opportunities. The IBA is only as good as the input from members, so please help us out next fall with your great ideas, so that together we can make the IBA an When Annette M. Russell, president and chief executive officer of Security Federal Savings Bank, Logansport, takes office as chair of the Indiana Bankers Association in 2017, she will be the first female in the Association’s 120-year history to serve in the IBA’s top leadership position. even better organization than it is today. We will have a long general assembly session in 2017 that will, no doubt, bring some challenges to us as an industry. Legislative decisions coming from Washington, DC, continually bring challenges to your ability to serve your customers and communities. The IBA, working in conjunction with both the American Bankers Association and Independent Community Bankers of America, will be there for you. We will continue to need your support of grassroots efforts and for you to fund the PAC. You have done such a good job of that in the past several years. I ask that you continue to stand up for our important industry with your time and money. I assure you that I will lead the board of directors to the very best of my ability and accept that challenge for 2017. I am humbled and honored The following IBA members were presented with Forty Year Club lapel pins at the Annual Convention: Robert A. Buhle, Centier Bank, Northern Indiana Kay Caley, Bippus State Bank, Huntington Robert D. Heuchan, Mutual Savings Bank, Franklin Kirby King, First Federal Savings Bank, Evansville Robert A. Michael, iAB Financial Bank, Fort Wayne Barbara Peterson, MutualBank, Muncie Brian D. Sprunger, Garrett State Bank Marvin Vincent, MutualBank, Muncie IBA FortyYear Club Inductees Note:A full listing of all IBA Forty Year Club members is scheduled to appear in the December Hoosier Banker. to represent the banking industry in Indiana. I am excited to work with the outstanding board of directors that has been elected. Together, we can do amazing things. Thank you for this opportunity. t {CECL is coming.} Are you ready to implement FASB’s final standard relating to the financial instruments — impairment project (CECL)? CECL is arguably the largest change in accounting for financial institutions in the last 30 years and has widespread implications for the industry. Join us for a webinar, the first in a series, that will enable financial institution professionals to fully comprehend and adopt the new standard. September 14, 2016 | 2 p.m. EST This webinar is eligible for one CPE credit. A higher return on experience. Register now: webinars.plantemoran.com
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