Calvin E. Bellamy

Cal Bellamy, former CEO and Chairman of Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., is a Partner within Krieg DeVault's Financial Institutions, Estate Planning and Business Practice Groups.  Mr. Bellamy received a Bachelor of Arts degree with highest distinction from Indiana University and received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif.  Mr. Bellamy is one of Northwest Indiana’s most active leaders and is involved in numerous community organizations.  He has also written numerous articles on constitutional law, business succession planning and banking issues.

Representative Experience

• Represents Illinois-based regional bank on trust and estate administrative issues
• Counsel individuals and both Indiana and Illinois financial institutions in connection with probate, trust reformation and other issues involving individual fiduciary accounts

Education

• University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (J.D., with honors, 1967)
  • Order of the Coif
• Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (B.A., Highest Distinction, 1964)
  • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
• University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (1986)
  • Stonier Graduate School of Banking

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1969
• Indiana, 1972

Professional Associations

• American Heart Association of Northwest Indiana (Board of Directors and 2008 Gala Chairman)
• Ancilla Systems Inc. (Board of Directors)
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana Capital Campaign
• Calumet College of St. Joseph (Co-Chair, Capital Campaign)
• Calumet Council Boy Scouts of America (Finance Committee, Past Council President)
• Catholic Charities, Diocese of Gary (Board of Directors)
• Catholic Foundation for Diocese of Gary (Founding Board of Trustees)
• Franciscan Alliance Healthcare - Northern Region (Board of Directors)
• First District Pro Bono Committee (legal services for low income individuals) (Board of Directors)
• Hammond Education Foundation (Past President, Founding Director)
• Indiana Board For Depositories (Past Board of Directors)
• Indiana University Northwest (Chancellor's Society)
• Lake County Advancement Committee (Co-founder and Chairman of predecessor organization)
• Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors and Chair Education Committee)
• Lakeshore Public Television (Board of Directors)
• Legacy Foundation of Lake County (Founding Board Member)
• Northwest Indiana Forum (Executive Committee, Past Chairman)
• Purdue University Calumet (Chancellor's Council)
• Quality of Life Council of Northwest Indiana (Council Member)
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary (Finance Committee)
• St. Thomas More Church (Finance Committee)
• Shared Ethics Advisory Commission (President)
• South Shore Arts Endowment (Secretary)

Awards and Recognitions

• The TIMES Business and Industrial Hall of Fame, 2009
• Quality of Life Council Lifetime Achievement  Award, 2008
• Doctor of Humanities (honorary), Calumet College, 2006
• Fair Housing Achievement Award, South Suburban Housing Center, 2006
• Purdue Calumet Alumni Association Distinguished Corporate/Community Service Award, 2006
• J.B. Smith Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by Neighborhoods, Inc.), 2006
• Calumet Region Sportsmanship Committee Humanitarian Award, 2005
• City of Hammond Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003
• Calumet Council Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizens Award, 2003
• Munster Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, 2003
• Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Purdue University, 1999
• Hammond Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Person, 1996
• B'nai B'rith Northwest Indiana Humanitarian of the Year, 1995
• Distinguished Alumnus Award, Hammond Public Schools, 1993
• St. Joseph the Worker Award (presented by Calumet College for community service), 1990
• Lake County Citizen of the Year (awarded by Lake County Chapter of American Red Cross), 1989

Seminars and Presentations

• Former Faculty Member, National Graduate Trust School sponsored by the American Bankers Association at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL)
• Former Lecturer in Law (Estate Planning), DePaul University College of Law (Chicago, IL)
• Former Instructor, Department of Management (Corporate Governance), Purdue University Calumet (Hammond, IN)
• Annual presenter at South Suburban Estate Planning Council (IL)

Publications

• "Banking: Dreams, Pipedreams and the Morning After," IN Business,  Spring 2009
• "Are You a Firefighter or a Business Owner?"  Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly, Spring 2009
• "Serving the Under-Served:  Banking for the Undocumented Immigrants," Perspectives on Immigration, March 2007 (Internet publication of the American Immigration Law Foundation)
• "Presidential Disability: The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Still An Untried Tool", Boston University Public Interest Law Journal, Spring 2000
• "We're Losing the Human Touch", The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 1998
• "Item Veto: Dangerous Constitutional Tinkering" (Awarded Louis Brownlow Award by American Society For Public Administration for best article in 1989), Public Administration Review, January/February, 1989
• "History of Line Item Veto", The Wall Street Journal, May 2, 1988
• "Item Veto: Shield Against Deficits or Weapon of Presidential Power?", Valparaiso University Law Review, Spring 1988
• "Impeachment: The Historical Perspective", Res Gestae (prepared for and published by the Indiana State Bar Association), June, 1974
• "The Growing Potential of the Pocket Veto: Another Area of Increasing Presidential Power" (Lincoln Essay Writing Contest award winner), Illinois Bar Journal, October, 1972