Jana Miller, Assistant Vice President, Office Manager, received a Golden Achievement Award from Junior Achievement (JA) of Northern Indiana at the annual Business and Education Leadership Awards Celebration on May 26, 2016.

“We are very gratified that Jana has received this recognition from Junior Achievement,” said Kevin L. Deardorff, Executive Vice President, Retail Banking. “She has a passion for providing students with financial education and invests a lot of time and energy in the students of Noble County.”

The annual Golden Achievement Award was established to recognize volunteers, teachers and school administrators involved in Junior Achievement programs who inspire young people to dream big and reach their potential. Recipients are selected based on their innovation, outstanding dedication, past involvement, promotion of the programs, and excitement generated for work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

Miller is the Office Manager of Lake City Bank’s Ligonier South Office. She started her career in financial services when she joined the bank in 1994. Miller is an officer on the Noble County JA board as well as a JA classroom program and JA Biztown volunteer.

“I am very honored to receive this award,” said Miller. “I believe so much in JA programs and the topics we cover in the classroom. Business concepts are so important for students to learn and understand.”

JA of Northern Indiana annually serves 132,570 pre-kindergarten through high school young people across 30 counties in northern Indiana. It has achieved significant student learning outcomes and developed and sustained strong educator, volunteer and donor relationships since 1952.

Lake City Bank, a $3.8 billion bank headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, is the fourth largest bank headquartered in the state, and the largest bank 100% invested in Indiana. Lake City Bank operates 48 branch offices in northern and central Indiana, delivering technology-driven solutions in a client-centric way to individuals and businesses. The bank is the single bank subsidiary of Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN).