MICHIGAN CITY — Horizon Bank’s Chairman and CEO Craig M. Dwight was named a Sagamore of the Wabash for his civic leadership and significant contributions to his community.
It was presented by state Sen. Mike Bohacek and state Rep. Jim Pressel and is considered the highest distinction in Indiana for those who have rendered a distinguished service to the state.
Dwight has been active in United Way of LaPorte, the local hospital board and the local economic development corporation. He has chaired fundraising campaigns including the United Way, Salvation Army, Boys and Girls Club, The Martin Luther King Center, Michigan City area schools and the LaPorte County YMCA.
He has served on the Michigan City Aviation Commission, the Michigan City Economic Development Commission, Purdue North Central Advisory Board and the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank’s Community Financial Institutions Counsel and One Region Board of Directors.
He was named one of Northwest Indiana’s Top CEOs by Northwest Indiana’s Business Quarterly and was inducted into Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame, awarded Leaders in Banking Economic Development Lifetime Achievement Award and was received the Most Influential People Award from the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Horizon Bancorp is an independent commerical bank holding company serving Indiana and Michigan through Horizon Bank, which has a location in Columbus. For more, visit horizonbank.com.
