Lori Murray of Inland Bank and Trust will receive the 2018 Chairman’s Award at the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 100th Annual Awards Gala in the main floor ballroom at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel in Oak Brook on Friday, January 25, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Traditionally, the annual award is given to a member of the Chamber’s Board of Directors for his/her outstanding service to the Board, Chairman and President/CEO or to a non-Director for praiseworthy contributions or performance.

“Lori is one of those quietly understated individuals who willingly steps up to the plate whenever asked and often in times of great need,” said John R. Quigley, ECCI President and CEO since 1999, and active in the Elmhurst Chamber since 1991.

Outgoing ECCI Board Chair Ken Bartels, Senior Vice President at Community Bank of Elmhurst and Principal at Ken Bartels Consulting will present the award to Murray.

Murray joined Inland in 2012 and has served as VP Regional Manager since 2015, managing the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of 10 branch locations.

In 2018, Murray completed an appointed term on ECCI’s Board of Directors dating back to 2016, served on the Executive Committee as Second Vice Chair and Chair of the Membership Committee, and was elected to her first three-year term as a Director.

During her term as Membership Committee Chair, ECCI changed its annual dues investment structure from employee-based to tiers and reported membership growth in 11 of 12 months despite the absence of a Director of Member Services for three months.

While elected to serve as First Vice Chair for 2019—instead of chairing the Marketing Committee—Murray will remain Membership Committee Chair to assist new Director of Member Services Mariella Mastromauro in implementing tiered dues.

Murray was first appointed to the Board in 2016 to serve out the three-year term of Chuck Thomas, who resigned as Inland’s Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending.

Prior to her election to the Executive Committee, Murray serves on the Board’s Marketing Committee and previously served on both the Membership and Ways and Means committees.  She also has served as a Chamber Ambassador since 2012.

Prior to Inland, Murray served in leadership roles at ANN Inc., Associated Bank, Great Western Bank and Citizens Banks.

Established in 1918, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a voluntary organization of business and professional men and women who have joined together to promote the civic and commercial progress of the community.

The Chamber’s mission is to promote an environment that creates success for local businesses and our community.

The Chamber also serves the needs of its members through services, programs and events that provide opportunities for networking and referral, business education, development and promotion, governmental representation and community involvement.