Carla Clark | For The Republic Dr. Jim Roberts gives the superintendent comments during the Columbus Signature Academy New Tech High School graduation held at Columbus East High School in Columbus, Ind., Friday, May 26, 2023.
INDIANAPOLIS — Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. Superintendent Jim Roberts was one of three who received the 2023 Samuel C. Schlosser Volunteers of the Year Award from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
The award was presented at a luncheon presented by Cummins, Inc.
Honored in addition to Roberts were Lori Danielson, president of leadership development consulting firm GoTime Coaching LLC in Terre Haute and Andy Bowman, partner with the Dentons Bingham Greenebaum law firm in Indianapolis.
“All of our volunteers are instrumental in carrying out the Indiana Chamber’s mission,” remarks president and CEO Kevin Brinegar. “We’re delighted to spotlight Lori, Jim and Andy in 2023 – all longtime partners of our organization. Whatever the project’s focus or magnitude – within the Indiana Chamber and their respective communities – they exhibit an indomitable spirit of giving back.”
Roberts brings his passion for mental health to the Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI), a subsidiary of the Indiana Chamber, where he’s served on its board of advisors for more than a decade. He weaves wellness into daily life for employees and students alike at BCSC, which is comprised of 17 schools. Among his contributions with the WCI is serving as a presenter at its annual Wellness Summit, a two-day event that brings together Hoosier health and wellness professionals offering best practices to enhance well-being for Indiana’s workplaces and communities.
“Businesses from across the state learn a variety of ways to take care of their staff,” Roberts said. “It’s always great to see the interaction and to believe that people are going back and making a difference in their worlds. If we’re able to all do that, we bring down costs of health insurance, cost of medical services, all those kinds of things because we become a healthier group of people.”
The 2023 Annual Volunteer of the Year Awards Luncheon was also sponsored by Dentons, The National Bank of Indianapolis and Ruoff Mortgage.
