HR 1552 Summary

• Indiana House of Representatives honors Gene Miles, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Farmers Bank and Trust Company in Converse, for receiving the Bruning Award from the American Bankers Association on November 15, 2016.

• Gene Miles earned a degree in industrial management from Purdue University and completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin; has served 38 years as an agricultural banker in various roles including commercial loan officer, compliance officer, investment officer, marketing officer, and accounting officer.

• Under Gene Miles' leadership, First Farmers Bank and Trust Company expanded through acquisitions into Illinois and grew to employ nearly 400 banking professionals across Indiana and Illinois.

• Gene Miles serves in multiple community leadership positions including head of finance committee and executive board member of St. Vincent Hospital; president and board co-chair of Miami County Community Foundation; and treasurer and board member of Northern Indiana Community Foundation.

• The Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Gene Miles and his family.