Hoosier Banker 43 tions came to more than $46,000 through the bank’s corporate pledge, employee contributions and in-house fundraisers. First Bank Richmond also received the Community Partner of the Year award from the Richmond Rotary Club at the club’s Centennial Celebration. Additionally First Bank Richmond received a platinum-level Lifesavings Ambassadors Club award, recognizing successful blood drive efforts. Congratulations to the IBA-member banks named to the Best Banks to Work For list in the Aug. 27 American Banker: No. 10 – First Internet Bank of Indiana, Fishers No. 51 – Centier Bank, Merrillville No. 55 – Peoples Bank, Munster No. 62 – Old National Bank, Evansville No. 67 – First Busey Corp. (Busey Bank) Kris Gill, loan servicing specialist of Home Bank, Martinsville, has been recognized for her 20+ years of fundraising service to the American Cancer Society through the establishment of a leadership award in her name. In 2018, Home Bank is to present the inaugural Kris Gill Servant Leadership Award to an individual who demonstrates the tenets of service to others. Gill has served as captain of the bank’s Relay for Life team since 1998, helping to raise more than $122,000 in donations for the American Cancer Society. The bank also is donating $10,000 to the Morgan County Relay for Life in Gill’s honor. Several IBA-member banks and holding companies were included in the April American Banker ranking of the top 200 publicly traded community banks, based on return on average equity over the past three years. In the case of holding companies ranking, the list below indicates the Indiana bank affiliated with the company: No. 1 - Fidelity Federal Bancorp (United Bank), Evansville No. 13 - First Farmers Financial Corp. (First Farmers Bank & Trust Company), Converse No. 48 - Farmers Bancorp (The Farmers Bank), Frankfort No. 58 - F.S. Bancorp (Farmers State Bank), LaGrange No. 69 - Northeast Indiana Bancorp (First Federal Savings Bank), Huntington No. 71 - FFW Corp. (Crossroads Bank), Wabash No. 73 - Community First Bank of Indiana, Kokomo Accepting the United Way Shining Star award for First Bank Richmond are Traci Trotter (left) and Brandy Lakes. No. 96 - Crystal Valley Financial Corp. (First State Bank of Middlebury No. 106 - NorthWest Indiana Bancorp (Peoples Bank), Munster No. 146 – The National Bank of Indianapolis No. 161- MutualFirst Financial (MutualBank), Muncie No. 165 - First Capital (First Harrison Bank), Corydon No. 184 - Logansport Financial Corp. (Logansport Savings Bank) No. 189 - Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (Farmers & Merchants State Bank), Archbold, Ohio In an article in September on the most innovative CEOs in banking, Bank Innovation named leaders of two IBA-member banks: No. 5 - Andrew Cecere and Richard Davis, U.S. Bank No. 11 - Jamie Dimon, Chase Bank HB DEPARTMENTS
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