Brock C. Goggins, senior vice president, chief retail banking officer at German American Bank, Jasper, was recognized in July by BankBeat magazine as a 2024 Rising Star in Banking. Goggins is an advisory board member and immediate past president of the IBA Future Leadership Division, a member the American Bankers Association’s Emerging Leaders Council, volunteers in several capacities in his community and serves on the finance team at his church. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Hanover College, a diploma from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a certificate of executive leadership from the Wisconsin School of Business.
Thirty-one employees of IBA member institutions were recognized as part of the Indianapolis Business Journal’s “Indiana 250,” a list of the most influential business leaders in the state:
- Michael Ash, Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati
- David Becker, First Internet Bank of Indiana, Fishers
- Keith Bice, Dentons, Indianapolis
- Brian Bosma, Kroger, Gardis & Regas LLP, Indianapolis
- Bryan Brenner, NFP, Evansville
- Mark Bruin, The National Bank of Indianapolis
- Rich Carlton, Aunalytics, South Bend
- Meg Christensen, Dentons, Indianapolis
- Andrew Detherage, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis
- Trisha Dudlo-McCracken, Dentons, Indianapolis
- Michael Dury, Merchants Bank, Carmel
- Jason Eckerle, PNC Bank, NA, Wilmington, DE
- David Findlay, Lake City Bank, Warsaw
- Angela B. Freeman, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis
- Juan Gonzalez, KeyBank, NA, Cleveland
- Mark K. Hardwick, First Merchants Bank, Muncie
- Ann Lathrop, Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Indianapolis
- Lucia Mar, Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
- James C. Marcuccilli, STAR Bank, Fort Wayne
- Kristin Marcuccilli, STAR Bank, Fort Wayne
- Christina Moungey, Chase Bank, New York
- Christopher J. Murphy III, 1st Source Bank, South Bend
- Michael F. Petrie, Merchants Bank, Carmel
- Scott C. Ransburg, Huntington National Bank, Columbus
- Dawn Rosemond, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis
- David Rosenberg, Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Indianapolis
- James Ryan, Old National Bank, Evansville
- Rafael Sanchez, Old National Bank, Evansville
- Michael E. Schrage, Centier Bank, Merrillville
- Victor Smith, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Indianapolis
- Jean Wojtowicz, Cambridge Capital Management Corporation, Indianapolis
German American Bank, Jasper, was recognized by two national rankings over the summer. The bank was named to the Forbes America’s Best Banks list, ranking 19th among 200 eligible banks based on 10 metrics, including growth, credit quality and profitability for the 2023 calendar year, plus stock performance from mid-March 2023 through mid-March 2024. The bank also ranked 15th in the Raymond James Community Bankers Cup awards based on profitability, operational efficiency and balance sheet metrics.
Six members of the Indiana Bankers Association were recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 “Best Companies to Work For” in the Banking category:
- 1st Source Bank, South Bend
- Associated Bank, Chicago
- Bank of America, Charlotte
- KeyBank, N.A., Cleveland
- Old National Bank, Evansville
- Premier Bank, Defiance, OH
Associate Members BOK Financial Capital Markets, Jack Henry & Associates Inc., Moody’s Analytics, S&P Global Market Intelligence and Travelers were also recognized in their respective categories.
Forbes released its list of the top five banks in each state. Results were calculated based on a survey of customers ranking:
- customer service;
- quality of financial advice;
- fee structures;
- ease of navigating digital services and accessing help at branch locations; and
- the degree of trust the financial institutions inspired.
In addition to this survey’s results, responses from the past three years were also taken into consideration, as well as online text reviews and ratings from February 2021 – March 2024. Large nationwide banks with branches in more than 15 states were excluded. Based on those criteria, Indiana’s top five banks were:
- Centier Bank, Merrillville
- First Farmers Bank & Trust, Converse
- Alliance Bank, Francesville
- 1st Source Bank, South Bend
- Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH
Out-of-state IBA-member institutions that were recognized in other states include Associated Bank, Chicago (recognized in Wisconsin); Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati (Florida and North Carolina); First Financial Bank, Cincinnati (Ohio); Huntington National Bank, Columbus (Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia); and Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, Louisville (Kentucky).
Forbes also released its list of “Best Employers for New Grads.” For this list, surveyors spoke with more than 100,000 young professionals (less than 10 years of work experience) working for companies with at least 1,000 employees in the U.S. They were asked to rate companies on:
- compensation;
- benefits;
- advancement opportunities;
- working conditions;
- flexibility;
- company image; and
- inclusion.
Responses from the previous three years’ surveys were also considered, and the top 400 companies were released in May. Four IBA-member banks made the list for banking and financial services:
- Bank of America, Charlotte
- Chase Bank, New York
- U.S. Bank, NA, Minneapolis
- 1st Source Bank, South Bend
