O'Bannon Institute for Community Service History
In 2003 Ivy Tech State College – Bloomington (now Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington) developed a strategic plan for the region that includes the goal “embrace and promote community service that involves our students, faculty, staff, and facilities.” That goal created the concept of a “Center for Civic Engagement” through which we are developing and incorporating opportunities for community service in our curriculum for students as well as in professional development activities for faculty and staff.
The Highlight of each academic year is an event focused on the broad issue of community service. The event, modeled after the Bowen Institute for Political Participation at Ball State University, draws speakers to share insights with students, employees and community members on the value to local communities of community service, volunteerism, and active political participation.
After the death of Governor Frank O’Bannon in 2003, the regional campus decided to name our annual event for him to commemorate his years of public service, his dedication to education, and particularly his legacy of Indiana’s community college system. The O’Bannon Institute for Community Service engages panelists and presenters in the areas of community service, volunteerism, and political participation. The event is incorporated in student assignment activity, and is open to public participation as well.
2004 O'Bannon Institute for Community Service (April 30, 2004)
Judy O'Bannon - O'Bannon Conversation Keynote
Debby Knox - O'Bannon Conversation Moderator
Julio Alonso - Panelist
Barry Lessow, Indiana Association of United Ways - Panelist
Charlotte Zietlow, Economic Development Coordinator, Middle Way House - Panelist
Steve Howard, President, Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce - Panelist
Susan Rinne Executive Director, Options for Better Living - Panelist
Dorothy Granger, Executive Director, Girls, Inc. - Panelist
Leslie Green, President, Stonebelt - Panelist
John Fernandez - Panel Facilitator
State Senator Robert Garton - Panelist
Bloomington City Councilman David Sabbagh - Panelist
Monroe County Commissioner Joyce Poling - Panelist
State Senator Vi Simpson - Panelist
State Senator Becky Skillman - Panelist
Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan - Panelist
Ron Powell, Ivy Tech State Trustee - Panel Facilitator
Chuck Carney, News Director WTIU T.V. - Lunch Discussion Facilitator
Claire King, Instructional Consultant, Advocates for Community Engagement (IU) - Panelist
Helen Ingersoll, Director of Civic Leadership Development, IU Kelley School - Panelist
John Whikehart, Chancellor, Ivy Tech State College – Region 14 - Panelist
Dr. Lou Jensen, Executive Director, Center for Public Service - Indiana State Univ. - Panelist
Cathy Hamilton, Director, Hartman Center for Civic Education - DePauw Univ. - Panelist
Sue Talbot, Indiana University Trustee - Panel Facilitator
2005 O'Bannon Institute for Community Service (April 28 & 29, 2005)
Engage. Serve. Lead: Leadership in an Involved Community
Judy O'Bannon - Annual Dinner Keynote
Birch Bayh - O'Bannon Conversation Keynote
Ken Bode - O'Bannon Conversation Moderator
Roger Frick, President, Indiana Association of United Ways - Panelist
Beverly Calendar-Anderson, Executive Director, Girl Scouts - Panelist
Dennis Morrison, CEO, Center for Behavioral Health - Panelist
Judy Bucci, Executive Director, Martinsville YMCA - Panelist
Bob Zaltsberg, Editor, The Herald-Times - Panel Facilitator - Panelist
Claire King, IU Community Outreach & Partnerships in Service Learning (IU) - Panelist
Julie Hatcher, Associate Director, Center for Service & Learning (IUPUI) - Panelist
Kimberly Martin, Director, The Boiler Volunteer Network (Purdue) - Panelist
Patti Lippert, Assistant to the President (Univ. of Evansville) - Panelist
John Fernandez, Senior Vice President, Finelight - Panel Facilitator
Chris Gallaway, President, National Young Democrats - Panelist
Julia Vaughn, Statewide Policy Director, Common Cause of Indiana - Panelist
Jeff Issac, Dept. Chair for Political Science, Indiana University - Panelist
Margaret Fette, Chair of the Monroe County Libertarian Party - Panelist
Andrew Hahn, Field Director, Indiana Republican - Panelist
Don Pratt, Program Manger, A.M. 1370 WGCL - Panel Facilitator
2005 Sponsors: Bloomington Hospital, Cinergy PSI, Lloyd Law and Ivy Tech - Bloomington Student Government Association
2006 O'Bannon Institute for Community Service (April 27 & 28, 2006)
If Not Government, Who?
Alan Simpson - Annual Dinner Keynote
Joe and Maggie Kernan - O'Bannon Conversation Keynote
Bob Zaltsberg - O'Bannon Conversation Moderator
Julio Alonso, Executive Director, Hoosier Hills Food Bank - Panelist
Ellen Annala, President & CEO, United Way of Central Indiana - Panelist
Dr. Thayr Richey, President, Strategic Development Group - Panelist
Dr. Michael Twyman, Director of Indiana Grant Programs, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust - Panelist
Mark Kruzan, Mayor, City of Bloomington - Panelist
Dr. Jim Perry, Chancellor’s Professor of Public & Environmental Affairs, IUPUI - Panel Facilitator
Dr. Leslie Lenkowsky, Professor of Public Affairs and Philanthropic Studies at SPEA and the Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University - Panelist
Dr. George Purnell, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church of Bloomington - Panelist
Dr. David Smith, Professor Emeritus, Department of Religious Studies, Indiana University - Panelist
Paula Parker Sawyers, Executive Director, IN Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives - Panel Facilitator
Kelly Kleiman, Chair, Midwest US Fund for UNICEF Speakers’ Bureau - Panelist
Joe A. Lambright, Service Area Executive, Great Lakes Service Area, American Red Cross - Panelist
Wes Rush, Past District Governor (Illinois - 6490), Rotary International - Panelist
Dr. Barry Lessow, Executive Director, United Way of Monroe County - Panel Facilitator
2006 Sponsors: City of Bloomington, Jefferson Shreve, Duke Energy and John & Linda Whikehart
2007 O'Bannon Institute for Community Service (April 26 & 27, 2007)
Stepping Beyond Citizenship
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend - Annual Dinner Keynote
George McGovern - O'Bannon Conversation Keynote
Bob Zaltsberg - O'Bannon Conversation Moderator
Mark Bradford, President and Chief Executive Officer, Monroe Bank - Panelist
Dr. Rajih Haddawi, Chairman, Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe County - Panelist
Peg Howard, President, Jill’s House - Panelist
Charlotte Zietlow, Economic Development Coordinator, Middle Way House - Panelist
Mark Kruzan, Mayor, City of Bloomington, Indiana - Panel Facilitator
Beverly Calendar-Anderson, Director, Safe and Civil City Program, City of Bloomington, Indiana - Breakout Facilitator
Jim Smith, Dean of Academic Affairs, Ivy Tech - Bloomington - Breakout Facilitator
Dr. Rob Stone, Emergency Room Physician, Bloomington Hospital - Breakout Facilitator
Jim Kennedy, Sheriff, Monroe County, Indiana - Breakout Facilitator
Ron Thompson, Executive Director, Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County - Breakout Facilitator
Lynn Coyne, Assistant Vice President for Real Estate and Economic Development, Indiana University - Panelist
Morton Marcus, Director Emeritus, Indiana Business Research Center, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University - Panelist
Chris Sturbaum, City Common Council Representative for District 1, City of Bloomington, Indiana - Panelist
Ron Walker, President, Bloomington Economic Development Corporation - Panelist
John Fernandez, Senior Vice President and Partner, First Capital Group - Panel Facilitator
2007 Sponsors: City of Bloomington, Cook, Crider & Crider, French Lick Resort – Casino, Jefferson Shreve, John & Linda Whikehart, IU Credit Union and WinWinSuccess.com
