6 SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2023 Don’t Miss Out! Midwest Agricultural Banking School Nov. 27-30 Learn the latest about ag credit and finance at Purdue University. Indiana Economic Outlook Luncheon Dec. 1 Listen and learn about what to expect in the economic landscape for 2024. BSA Graduate School Feb. 6-7 Learn about Bank Secrecy Act requirements, plus cybercrime and other related topics. For event updates, visit: indiana.bank/calendar Amber R. Van Til President and CEO Indiana Bankers Association AVanTil@indiana.bank VANTAGE VIEWPOINT Laura Wilson, retired IBA vice president of communications, accepted the Governor’s Century Business Award from Indiana Economic Development Corporation chief operating officer David Rosenberg, left, and Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, right, on behalf of the Association. Honorees were recognized at a reception Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at the Statehouse. The honor recognizes Hoosier companies and organizations that have remained in operation for at least 100 years. Wilson was integral in obtaining the recognition as part of the IBA’s year-long 125th anniversary celebration in 2022. Autumn is always a busy time in the Van Til household. We’ve traded summer baseball for fall soccer and, as hard as it is to believe, we’re already making plans for Christmas. We’re just as busy in the office between state and federal government relations tracking and advocacy, to putting on some of our biggest events of the year. As I write this, we just wrapped up our Annual Convention, which you can read more about on page 14 of this issue. I look forward to working with your newly elected 2024 chairman Ben Bochnowski of Peoples Bank, Munster, and the rest of the board. I also want to thank Jamie Shinabarger for his work as our chair so far this year. I know he will finish strong and ensure a seamless handoff into the new year. By the time you read this, we will also have put on our Security & Technology Conference, FLD Leadership Conference, Advanced Agricultural Bankers Conference and the IBA Annual Washington Trip. In August, we inducted our 2023 class of Leaders in Banking Excellence. Meet this year’s honorees in our cover story starting on page 10. The Aug. 4 event also marked the formal unveiling of our new Wall of Excellence permanently on display at IBA headquarters in Indianapolis, showcasing the 40 bankers who have been inducted since the program’s inception in 2018. Be sure to check it out the next time you attend one of the Association’s many professional development opportunities. It feels like just yesterday that we adopted the IBA’s current threeyear strategic plan, but we are halfway through its implementation. Your IBA staff is following a detailed grid of more than 100 action items to push the Association forward in government relations, banking talent, operational effectiveness, new ventures and future opportunities. You can see a copy of the plan at indiana.bank/strategicplan. As we head into Q4, be sure to reach out to the Association if there’s anything we can do to help you finish out the year strong and set you up for success in 2024. As always, it is a pleasure to serve each of our members. HB
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