Gov. Mike Braun recently reappointed Bill Hanna, executive director of the Dean and Barbara White Foundation, to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
Hanna’s term expires June 30, 2029.
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One of 14 members, Hanna, of Valparaiso, will be involved in the appointment of a new higher education commissioner following the retirement of Chris Lowery who is leaving in October.
Braun announced a wave of appointments earlier this week.
Hanna, an attorney, is the former president and CEO of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority.
He’s also been city manager and deputy mayor in Valparaiso.
Braun also named Lake Station native Robert Ordway, a Braun senior policy adviser, to the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission.
Braun appointed former Valparaiso mayor Matt Murphy to the new Indiana-Ireland Trade Commission, established earlier this year by the General Assembly.
It aims to strengthen economic ties with Ireland, Indiana’s largest importing partner. Indiana is home to 52 Irish-based companies in 24 counties.
All nine of the commission’s voting members are appointed by the governor.
Braun reappointed Raymond Lopez, of East Chicago, to the East Chicago Waterway Management District and Malcolm Dekryger, of DeMotte, to the Purdue University Board of Trustees. Dekryger is president of Belstra Milling Co. in DeMotte.
Braun named Jay Wilkinson of St. Joseph County to the new Northwest Indiana Professional Sports Development Commission. His term expires in 2027.
Carole Carlson is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.