Richard A. Steele (Dick)

Personal Information

Spouse: Jean (Porteous) Steele
Children: Richard A. Jr., William and Carol Elizabeth
Served in the U.S. Navy in the Philippines

Education

Emmerich Manual Training High School, 1944
B.S., cum laude, Business Administration, Butler University, 1950

Current Profession

Retired, 1990

Past Professional Activities

Citizens Gas & Coke Utility
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Assistant General Manager
- Controller
- Director of Systems and Audit
- Data Processing Manager
- Internal Auditor
- Accountant
Certified Public Accountant

Honors and Awards

Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 1977-81
Butler Medal
Sagamore of the Wabash
Who's Who in American Universities, 1950
Phi Kappa Phi, scholastic honorary
Phi Eta Sigma, scholastic honorary
Emmerich Manual High School Alumnus of the Year, 1983
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Butler University, 1985

Current Civic Activities

Butler University, Board of Trustees Emeritus
Board of Trustees - Honorary
- Benjamin Harrison Foundation

Past Civic Activities

Board of Directors
- Mayflower Group, Inc.
- Indiana Pro Health Network, Inc., President
- Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chairman
- Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association
- New Hope of Indiana, Inc.
- United Way, Campaign Chairman, President
- Arthur Jordan Foundation
- American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
- American Gas Association
- American Red Cross, Indianapolis Area Chapter, Chairman
- Better Business Bureau
- Catholic Social Services
- Central Indiana Council Boy Scouts of America
- Children's Bureau of Indianapolis
- Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central Indiana
- Corporate Community Council
- Day Nursery Foundation
- Fairbanks Broadcasting, Inc.
- Fairbanks Hospital, Vice Chairman
- 500 Festival
- Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee
- Indiana Gas Association, President
- Indiana National Corp.
- Indiana State Symphony Society, Inc.
- Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc.
- Lilly Industrial Coatings, Inc.
- Park Tudor School Foundation, Chairman
- INB National Bank
- Indiana National Neighborhood Revitalization Corp.
- Indianapolis Life Insurance Co.
- Community Hospital, Past Chairman
- Indiana Center for Advanced Research, Board of Trustees, Advisory Council
YMCA Foundation, Board of Trustees
Park Tudor Trust, President and Trustee
Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc., Past Presidents' Advisory Board
American Red Cross, Member, Midwestern Area Advisory Council
Christian Theological Seminary, Advisory Council
Community Development Task Force, Advisory Council
Concord Center, Treasurer and Board of Directors
County and Townships Subcommittee of the Revenue Study and Governmental Operations Committee
Financial Executives Institute
Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce, Board Member
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Executive Council, Chairman of Operating Campaign
Institute of Internal Auditors, Indianapolis Chapter, President
National Alliance of Businessmen, Indianapolis Area, Metro Chairman
St. Francis Hospital, Advisory Board
Statewide Council on Fiscal Affairs
Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc., Past Presidents' Advisory Board

Interests

Golf and bridge

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