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Class Notes:Duke Jones, Class 3,has been promotedto vice chairman ofthe board of 1stSource Bank.Becky Summers, Class30, is now the senior vicepresident for sales andmarketing for TCU.John Griffith, Class 31,has been namedexecutive vice presidentof administration for1st Source Bank.Tim Leman, Class 34,has been named chiefexecutive officer ofGibson Insurance.Amy Steketee, Class 34,an associate in Baker andDaniels law firm, wasnamed an Up and ComingLawyer by Indiana Lawyerfor her demonstratedleadership and ability tomake an impact.Tim Trippel, YL Class 17,was named Indiana’s 2011Top Young Scientist atthe Hoosier Science andEngineering Fair.CongratulationsForty Under40 honorees:Kimber Abair, Class 34Deidre Davis, Class 35Marcy Dean, Class 36Rob DeCleene, Class 37Distinguished AlumnusCarmi Murphy, Class VIICarmiMurphy hasmade ourcommunityher vocation. With hertremendous ability tomotivate others andget things done, Carmiuses her many talents,time and resources tohelp make our community a better place. Althoughher volunteer activities are wide ranging, Carmi hasdevoted much of her time to those activities that helpwomen and children. A former president and memberof Junior League, she served on the advisory councilof the Family and Children’s Center for 17 years andas a board member for the Boys and Girls Club ofSt. Joseph County. Most recently she has served onthe Indiana University South Bend Arts FoundationBoard, the Indiana University South Bend CampaignPast Distinguished AlumnusRecipients include:1996-Dr. Virginia Calvin, Class 11997-Patricia andDonald Cressy HonoraryClass 23 & Class 11998-Gladys Muhammad,Class 72003-Karl G. King III, Class 12004-Ed Henry, Class 162005-Luther Taylor, Class 292006-Claude D. Renshaw,Class 4Committee, the WNIT Public Television Board, theBoard of Trustees for Saint Mary’s College as wellas the College’s Campaign Steering Committee, theUnited Way Campaign Board, and the Snite Museumof Art Advisory Board.Her volunteer service and leadership have beenrecognized by Saint Mary’s College (2011 OutstandingCommunity Leader Award), the Chamber ofCommerce (2008 Athena Award), Hospice (2008Helping Hands Award), United Way (2007 Volunteer ofthe Year), WNIT (2007 PBS National Volunteer of theYear Award), Northern Indiana Historical Society (2006Person of the Year) and the Governor’s Sagamore ofthe Wabash award (2006). Carmi continues to makea measurable difference in the lives of those shetouches through her dedication and leadership.Carmi is a graduate of Vanderbuilt University. Sheand her husband, Chris, have six adult children andnine grandchildren.In MemoriamJohn Haferkamp, Class 37Brad Humphries, Class 33Pablo Rodriguez, Class 36Jamie Ruiz, Class 34Daniel Schmidtendorff,Class 371999-25th AnniversaryCelebrationHonoring All Alumni2000-Patrick M. McMahon,Class 42001-Sharon Scuzzo, Class 82002-Lou Nanni, Class 192007-Rex J. Rakow, Class 172008-Tim Sexton, Class 242009-Wellington (Duke)Jones, III, Class 32010-Kirby Falkenberg,Class 20MARY Ferlic, Class VIIThank you, Mary, for devotingyour life to serving others.You were not only a greatcommunity leader, but alsoa loyal friend and a powerfulspirit. You will be greatlymissed by us all!Leadership South Bend/Mishawaka | www.sjchamber/leadership | 23