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“He leads by example and pushes everyone he comes in contact with to be

the best version of themselves and to give unselfishly to their community and

their team.”

“Of all of the 'official' job titles he has had over the years, the one that brings

him the most joy and seems to give him the most energy is that of 'mentor.'"

P R E S E N T I N G

2017 INSPIRE AWARDSINTRODUCTION

Josh Brown, Board Chair, College Mentors for Kids

THE POWER OF MENTORINGDoug Gebhardt, F.A. Wilhelm Construction Company

Alyssha, University of Indianapolis MentorEzekiel, IPS 114 Little Buddy

LUNCH

AWARDS PRESENTATION

Accounting, Legal & FinancePresented by Carole Veatch, The National Bank of Indianapolis

Business, Retail & ServicesPresented by Darren Page, Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.

Construction, Engineering & TechnologyPresented by Jason Myers, BKD

Education, Government & NonprofitPresented by Keira Amstutz, Indiana Humanities

Health & Health SciencesPresented by Christia Hicks, Eskenazi Health

Marketing, Media & AthleticsPresented by Bill Benner, Pacers Sports & Entertainment

Youth MentoringPresented by Janet Wakefield and Tom Plake, The Journey

MENTORING: A LASTING IMPACTSydney Twiggs, College Mentors for Kids Chapter President at Indiana University

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN MENTORINGHonoring Allison Melangton, Senior Vice President, Hulman Motorsports Corporation

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• Lumina Foundation

• Mark and Karen Hill

• Sherck, Hussey, Johnson & McNaughton, LLC

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Undergraduate Sponsors

• BKD

• Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

• Community Health Network

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• Eskenazi Health

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• Indianapolis Colts

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• Lacy Foundation

• Markey’s Rental & Staging

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• The National Bank of Indianapolis

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SPONSORS

"There is a misconception that a mentor

is someone who tells you how to live

your life by giving you advice. A true

mentor… is someone who listens to what

you're saying, shares with you his own

dreams and ambitions, and challenges

your decisions to make sure that you're

not staying stagnant with your choices."

In addition to the generous sponsors of the Inspire Awards, we are pleased to recognize those making gifts of $5,000 and greater since July 2015:

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OUR COMMUNITY INVESTORS

• Alcoa Warrick

• Andy and Jennifer Medley

• Apex Benefits

• Ball Brothers Foundation

• CareSource Foundation

• CJ McClanahan

• Community Foundation of Muncie &

Delaware County, Inc.

• Dekko Foundation

• F.A. Wilhelm Construction Company

• Fifth Third Bank Foundation

• Garrett-Stotz Company

• George and Frances Ball Foundation

• Harry C. Moores Foundation

• Honda Manufacturing of Indiana

• Hoover Family Foundation

• Joe Cathcart

• Josh and Becca Brown

• Lacy Foundation

• Lilly Endowment, Inc.

• Lynne and Steven Cosler

• Ohio Community Connectors

• Old National Bank

• Pacers Foundation, Inc.

• Paul and Martha Schmidt

• Reis-Nichols

• Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc.

• Robert and Mary Ellen Ballard

• Sally and Robert McGuffey

• Sigma Pi Educational Foundation

• Starbucks Foundation

• State Farm

• Steve and Donna Jones

• The Ackerman Foundation

• The Columbus Foundation

• The Indianapolis Foundation

• The Seabury Foundation

• Tiffany and J.R. Sauder

• Timothy and Laura Sands

• Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.

• Triad Foundation

• Vectren Corporation

• Veronica Scotto

• Wabash National Corporation

• Wells Fargo Foundation

• U.S. Department of Justice - Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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If a picture isworth 1,000

words,imagine howmuch a video

would say.

Education, Government & Nonprofit• Doreen Fatula, Social Health Association of Indiana

• Greg Fennig, Indianapolis Power & Light Company

• Jonathan Baker, Indianapolis Metropolitan

Police Department

• Patrick Lynch, The Ohio State University • Timothy Bass, Arlington High School Alumni

Association

Health & Health Sciences• Dawn Moore, Indiana University Health

• Debra Luffer-Atlas, Eli Lilly & Company

• Keith Veal, Sustainable Solutions

• Matthew Gutwein, The Health and Hospital

Corporation of Marion County

• Sara Barnett, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana

University Health

Marketing, Media & Athletics• Ott Hurrle, Scecina Memorial High School

• Rachel Saltsgaver, Forum Credit Union

• Sonya Hopkins, Butler University

• Stacie Feltz, St. Vincent Sports Performance,

Westfield Washington Schools, and Westfield Youth

Sports Inc.

• Susan Marshall, Torchlite Marketing

Youth Mentoring • Angela Parks, Y.E.S. We Can, Inc., recognized for

mentoring through Project Leadership

• Brian Hairston, Virginia Cooperative Extension

• Devina Jani, DJ Center for Youth

• Robert Kizer, Starfish Initiative

• Scott Noel, Sagamore Ready Mix, recognized for

mentoring through Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

2017 FINALISTSAccounting, Legal & Finance• Alex Anglin, Eli Lilly & Company

• Eddie Rivers, Kids’ Voice of Indiana

• Jason Reese, Wagner Reese • Judy Okenfuss, Ice Miller LLP

• Nancy Martin, BMO Harris Bank

Business, Retail & Services• Bryan Brenner, FirstPerson Advisors

• Don Kinsey, Caterpillar

• Jeffrey Love, Purdue Federal Credit Union

• Mike Wells, Hylant

• Scott Lacy, Defenders

Construction, Engineering & Technology• Angela Erwin, Ontario Systems

• David Pilkington, Ontario Systems

• Janet South, DECO Coatings

• Jim Wiesler, Eli Lilly & Company

• Mike Langellier, TechPoint

supports

College Mentors for Kids

on a college campus

posit

ive mentoring

hands-on brighter futureschildren with

relationships

activities

IS CHANGING THE STORY...

COLLEGE MENTORS

... AND MAKING LASTING CHANGE.College Mentors for Kids found former little buddies who are now old enough to have graduated from high school

about the impact College Mentors for Kids had on their lives and learn about where they are now.

100% said their mentor was a role model for themROLE

MODEL

98% said their mentors inspired them to succeed

graduated high school; 85% did so in 4 years

810

The national graduation rate for low-income youth is 73.3% and for all students is 81.4% (Building a Grad Nation Report, 2015).

reported volunteering for their communities

23

The volunteer rate among 20- to 24-year-olds is 18.7% (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014).

4followed the path to post- secondary education

3In 2012, only 50.9% of recent low- income high school completers were enrolled in a 2- or 4-year college (National Center for Education Statistics).

“I loved the College Mentors program when I was enrolled in

it as a student, but now that I am a mentor, it is very sentimental to me. I want the best for my little buddy and hope to see her grow as a student and become very successful.

It is very rewarding.”

“I can remember how much I liked my mentor and how much I enjoyed going...

it’s an amazing program to help kids learn how important

it is to set goals for life and go to college.”

95% successfully avoided the justice system

The US Department of Health and Human Services reports that 20% of youth from low-income families are charged with an adult crime by the age of 24, higher than the number of youth from middle-and high-income families—

16% and 12% respectively (2009).

Anderson UniversityArizona State UniversityBall State UniversityButler UniversityColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityDePauw UniversityFordham University Franklin CollegeGrace CollegeHanover CollegeIllinois State University

Indiana UniversityIndiana University- Purdue University IndianapolisJames Madison University Marian UniversityNorth Carolina State University Northwestern UniversityPurdue UniversityRadford UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of Dayton

University of EvansvilleUniversity of IndianapolisUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of LouisvilleUniversity of MarylandUniversity of MissouriUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of Southern IndianaUniversity of VirginiaValparaiso UniversityVirginia Tech UniversityWabash College

Our campuses

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

2017 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERAllison Melangton

I will be forever grateful to the many women and men who

invested their time in me over my lifetime, and I believe strongly

in paying that forward and investing my time in our future

generations and leaders. - Allison Melangton

Allison Melangton, Senior Vice President of Events at Hulman Motorsports Corporation, is a corporate and philanthropic leader. She has given her time and talents to mentor youth and business leaders alike so that their futures and the future of our community can be brighter.

Originally a Maine native, Allison came to Indianapolis after graduating from Colorado State University. It was her love of gymnastics that originally brought her to Indianapolis; it’s her love for the city that kept her here.

Melangton’s contributions to the community since arriving in 1983 are numerous. Before joining Hulman Motorsports, Allison served on the Executive Leadership team of Indiana

Sports Corporation for twenty years, serving the last two years as President, from September 2012 until October 2014. Four of those years were serving as CEO and President of the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee, from 2008 through 2012. Super Bowl XLVI was widely regarded as the most engaging and successful ly organized Super Bowl in history. In addition, Allison has worked as an Executive Producer for NBC Sports for five Olympic Games.

But perhaps her greatest contribution to the community has been through her vast mentoring efforts. Throughout her career, Melangton has engaged in both formal and informal mentoring in the workplace and through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Through this program, she and her husband Tom were matched with little brother Mitchell for 10 years and have remained a part of his life even after the formal match concluded.

Melangton indicates she has benefited from mentors in her life,

too, “I will be forever grateful to the many women and men who invested their time in me over my lifetime, and I believe strongly in paying that forward and investing my time in our future generations and leaders.”

In addition to being recognized as the Lifetime Achievement Award in Mentoring recipient this year, Allison has received numerous other distinguished honors. She received a Sagamore of the Wabash from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels in 2012, and was recognized as a “Living Legend” by the Indiana Historical Society in 2014. Sports Business Journal, the nation’s industry-leading publication, named Melangton as a recipient of its “Game Changer” Award in 2012. Melangton also serves on the Board of Directors for OneAmerica Financia l Partners, Inc.

Allison lives in Carmel, Indiana with her husband of nearly 30 years, Tom. They have one son, Cameron, a recent Ball State University graduate.

They work better together.

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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

2017 NOMINEES

Chris Wolking Old National Bank

Greg Guevara Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

Jim Keller Keller & Keller

Michael Barton Petrow Leemhuis Vincent & Kane

Dave Richter United Consulting

James B. Luther, Ph.D. Luther Consulting, LLC

John Roach KSM Consulting

Tracy Kemp Allegion

Barbara Wylie Ivy Tech Community College

Craig Neef Trusted Mentors

Emily Pelino KIPP

Kimberly Simmons Indianapolis Urban League

Laura Pickett Methodist Health Foundation

Mike Hall Monon Trail Elementary School

Shawn Bennett Brilliance Within

Douglas Morris Indiana Wesleyan University

Evelyn Alwine Indiana University Health

Gloria King Eskenazi Health

Sigfrido Pagan Indiana University Health

Fatima Zeba Humayun

Gary Hutchcraft Resources Global Professionals

Kayla Clunie Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrison-Crawford Counties

Mary Collyer Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville

Micah Simpson Indianapolis Power & Light Company

Rileigh Wolpert Grace College

Sarah Heath Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrison-Crawford Counties

Lisa Laliberty Virginia Cooperative Extension

S P E C I A L T H A N K S

AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERSHealth & Health Sciences Committee• Christia Hicks, Eskenazi Health, Committee Chair

• Daniel Krajnovich, UnitedHealthcare

• Laura McMichael, Community Health Network

• Pat Cassidy, Franciscan St. Francis

• Rene Wyatt-Foston, Eskenazi Health

Marketing, Media & Athletics Committee• Bill Benner, Pacers Sports & Entertainment,

Committee Chair

• Chris Gahl, Visit Indy

• John Dedman, Butler University

• Kim Howell, Indianapolis Business Journal

• Quinn Buckner, Pacers Sports & Entertainment

Youth Mentoring Committee• Janet Wakefield, The Journey, Committee Co-Chair

• Tom Plake, The Journey, Committee Co-Chair

• David Westenberger, Indiana Youth Services

Association

• Darcey Palmer-Shultz, Big Brothers Big Sisters of

Central Indiana

• Jessica McKinley, Indiana Alliance of Boys &

Girls Clubs

• Madeline Zielinski, Mental Health Association of

Indiana – Youth MOVE

Accounting, Legal & Finance Committee• Carole Veatch, The National Bank of Indianapolis,

Committee Chair

• Beth White, Attorney

• Lisa Adler, Harrison & Moberly LLP

• Meg Christensen, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP

• Melissa Oliver, The National Bank of Indianapolis

Business, Retail & Services Committee• Darren Page, Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Committee Chair

• Alison Martin-Books, Diverse Talent Strategies

• Anthony Bova, Spot Freight Inc.

• Elizabeth Nelson, JW Marriott

• Jana Fuelberth, Analytic.li

• Tony Vance, Koorsen Fire & Security

Construction, Engineering & Technology Committee• Dawn Howard, BKD, Committee Co-Chair

• Jason Myers, BKD, Committee Co-Chair

• Bob Baird, Inverse-Square

• Clayton Force, Force Construction

• Doug Gebhardt, F.A. Wilhelm Construction Company

• Jennifer Pyrz, HNTB Corporation

Education, Government & Nonprofit Committee• Keira Amstutz, Indiana Humanities,

Committee Chair

• Kenda Resler-Friend, Dow AgroSciences LLC

• Kristen Moreland, Ivy Tech Community College

• Kristin Hess, FlashpointHR

• Marquisha Bridgeman, The MindTrust

• Stephanie Laskey, Susan G. Komen Central Indiana

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Old National congratulates the 2017 Inspire Award Finalists

As much as we are a financial

institution, Old National is a

group of parents, volunteers,

artists, athletes, neighbors

and friends. By making

investments of our time,

talent and treasure, we work

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Lifetime AchievementAward Recipient

Congratulations

Lifetime Achievement Award Video Interviewees• Lauren George, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

• McKenze Rogers, Cook Regentec

• Mel Raines, Pacers Sports & Entertainment

• Mitchell Aulds-Steir, former mentee

• Susan Baughman, Indiana Sports Corporation

• Tony Mason, Indianapolis Urban League

Thank you to the following companies who purchased a table:• 500 Festival

• Butler University

• Capital Improvement Board

• Caterpillar

• Eli Lilly & Company

• Hylant

• The Journey

• Ice Miller LLP

• Inverse-Square

• Indiana Sports Corporation

• Katz Sapper & Miller

• Law Office of Josh F Brown, LLC

• Lewis Wagner

• Scott Long

• TechPoint

• ThriveMap University

• Valeo

• Wagner Reese

• Will Turner

• Willow Marketing

Also, Special Thanks to:• Allegra

• CBS4

• Hope Gamble

• JW Marriott

• Inspire volunteers

• Alyssha, University of Indianapolis Mentor

• Ezekiel, IPS 114 Little Buddy

• Eric Scott Miller Photography

Board of Directors • Josh Brown (Chair)

• Sheila Seedhouse Dollaske (Vice Chair)

• Maya Huss, college student representative

• Gabby Ingram, college student representative

• Scott Long

• Kelly Merryman

• Bryant Pottmeyer

• Brian Pyne

• Kurt Rasmussen, Ph.D.

• Paul Schmidt, MD

• Nikki Shoultz (Vice Chair)

• David Staley

• Jayme Stemle (Treasurer)

• Veronica Scotto

• Rebecca Thompson Boyle

• Will Turner

• Nikki Watson (Secretary)

• Nichole Wilson

Directors Emeriti• Heidi Schmidt,

College Mentors

Co-Founder

• Kristin Huang, College Mentors

Co-Founder

• David Norris

• Jack Burns

• Levester Johnson

• Lilya Wagner

• Michael Rodman

• Randy Keeling

• Andy Medley

• Dennis Trinkle

Honorary Directors• Erin Slater

• James Wind

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“When I think of mentorship, the image that resonates with me is

that of a lighthouse: something to guide you, something to warn

you of danger, but something that ultimately lets the captain of

the ship steer it in the path most fit. [My mentor] certainly serves

as that guiding light for me, and my life, as well as the lives of

many other people, would be much darker without her.”