Dax joined the IBA in 2008 and, as of April 2023, also serves as executive director for the Indiana Mortgage Bankers Association. Away from the office, he serves on the Boy Scouts Crossroads of America Council Board. Dax graduated from Indiana University, the IBA Leadership Development Program and the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin.

Karen Von Guten retired as United Bankers’ Bank’s vice president-HR consulting services in March.

The annual drive is a joint effort between the North Salem State Bank Community Fund and the Robert G. Porter Thank You Fund.

The awards were presented at the Indiana Small Business Lenders Symposium on Feb. 24.

Employees volunteered at the Humanitarian Distribution Center in Francesville as part of the bank’s annual bank-wide meeting on Presidents Day.