College Mentors for Kids will honor David Becker, Chairman & CEO, First
Internet Bancorp, at the 2015 Inspire Awards with the Lifetime
Achievement Award in Mentoring. Becker has been extremely influential in
the Indianapolis business community and has served as a mentor to
numerous entrepreneurs.
Kyle Salyers, one of Becker’s many mentees, stated, “At every major
career decision I have made, David Becker has provided critical input to
my decision-making process. He always instills confidence in you — maybe
even more than you have in yourself. We’re fortunate in this community
to have such an open culture of mentoring, and this culture and network
underpins much of our region’s recent economic success. David was a
primary catalyst of that culture, and those of us fortunate enough to
have him as a mentor also have a responsibility to carry it forward.”
“David Becker is not only a champion of mentoring in the business
community,” Amanda Koushyar, College Mentors for Kids’ Interim CEO,
noted, “He also believes in mentoring youth and has committed First
Internet Bank to enhancing local STEM mentoring programs for students.”
“It is an honor to receive an award from this organization, whose work I
so greatly admire,” said David Becker, First Internet Bancorp Chairman
and CEO. “Just as College Mentors for Kids cultivates a path to higher
education for those who may not have thought college was possible, I aim
to inspire others to set and achieve goals beyond their expectations.
Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to have received invaluable
advice from those who saw potential in me. I’ve always believed that
repaying good deeds by helping others has a multiplier effect in
strengthening our community.”
College Mentors for Kids will celebrate David Becker’s contributions to
mentoring and the community, alongside other outstanding mentors, at the
Inspire Awards, presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, held on
February 26, 2015, from 12:00 – 1:30 pm at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in
Indianapolis.
The Inspire Awards recognize and celebrate workplace and community
mentoring and are hosted by College Mentors for Kids. Nominations are
being accepted for six industry categories:
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Accounting, Legal & Finance
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Business, Retail & Services
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Education & Non-Profit
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Health & Health Services
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Marketing, Media & Athletics
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Technology, Engineering & Manufacturing
Nominations are also being accepted in a youth mentoring category to
celebrate mentors making a difference in the lives of young people in
their community.
Nominations will be accepted through February 1, 2015 at midnight. Five
finalists will be chosen and the Mentor of the Year from each category
will be announced at a luncheon. Please visit www.collegementors.org/inspire
to nominate a mentor or to purchase tickets.
Award winners will be chosen by selection committees chaired by the
following industry leaders: Carole Veatch, National Bank of Indianapolis
– Accounting, Legal & Finance; Laureen Budd, Starbucks – Business,
Retail & Services; Keira Amztutz, Indiana Humanities – Education &
Non-Profit; Dave Kelleher, Employers' Forum/ HealthCare Options – Health
& Health Sciences; Andy Huston, Willow Marketing – Marketing, Media &
Athletics; Skeets James, eGov Strategies – Technology, Engineering &
Manufacturing; and Debbie Zipes, Indiana Afterschool Network – Youth
Mentoring.
College Mentors for Kids is grateful to our many sponsors: Anthem Blue
Cross and Blue Shield; Fifth Third Bank; Lumina Foundation; PERQ; Purdue
University; Sherck, Hussey, Johnson, McNaughton, LLC; USA Funds; Element
Three; Indianapolis Business Journal, Towne Post Network, and Willow
Marketing.
About College Mentors for Kids, Inc:
College Mentors for Kids is an innovative nonprofit with a mission to
connect college students with the most to give to kids who need it most.
The organization operates 26 chapters in 22 communities across Indiana,
Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, New York, Virginia, and Missouri. For more
information, please visit www.collegementors.org.
About the Inspire Awards:
The Inspire Awards, presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, is
an annual event designed to celebrate mentoring in the workplace and
community. Nominations from around the country are accepted, and
selection committees choose the Mentors of the Year from each category
who are honored at the luncheon along with a Lifetime Achievement Award
Honoree. In 2014, the event was attended by over 400 community members.
All proceeds benefit College Mentors for Kids.
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