Areas of Practice
Financial Institutions
Estate Planning
Business Law
Office
Schererville, Indiana
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia, 1968
Illinois, 1970
Indiana, 1972
Education
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D., 1967
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Indiana University
B.A. with Highest Distinction, 1964
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Stonier Graduate School of Banking - University of Delaware, 1986
Past Employment Positions
Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1982 - 2006
Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., President
Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., Executive Vice President
Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., Senior Vice President and Trust Officer
Calvin 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.
Published Works
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
Classes/Seminars Taught
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)
Honors and Awards
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
Quality of Life Council Award, 2002
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
Hammond, Indiana Young Man of the Year (awarded by Hammond Jaycees), 1977
Professional Associations and Memberships
Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc.
Board of Directors
Sisters of St. Francis Health Care System - Northern Region
Board of Directors
Indiana Board For Depositories
Board of Directors
First District Pro Bono Committee (legal services for low income individuals)
Board of Directors
Gary City-Wide Community Development Corporation
Board of Directors
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Gary
Board of Directors
WYIN Channel 56 (PBS)
Board of Directors
Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Calumet Council Boy Scouts of America
Board of Directors
Chicago Council, Boy Scouts of America
Executive Committee
Northwest Indiana World Trade Council
Board of Directors
Hammond Education Foundation
President, Founding Director
Prairie State College Foundation
Board of Directors, Chairman-Elect
Indiana University Northwest
Board of Advisors
Purdue University Calumet
Chancellor's Council
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
Finance Committee
St. Thomas More Church
Finance Committee
Purdue Technology Center Advisory Board
Chairman
Northwest Indiana Forum
Past Chairman
Lake County Community Development Committee
Chairman, Ethics in Government Task Force
South Shore Arts Endowment
Secretary
Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Education Committee
Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana Capital Campaign
City Co-Chair
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Co-Chair, Capital Campaign
Legacy Foundation of Lake County
Founding Board Member |