John A. Hillenbrand II      1949

John A. Hillenbrand II was born in Greensburg, Indiana (Decatur County) on October 31, 1931. He is the son of John W. and Mildred Johnson Hillenbrand of Batesville, Indiana.

Mr. Hillenbrand is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and is a U.S. Air Force Veteran. He married Joan G. Lally. They are the parents of six children-John A. III, Amy, Anne, Peter, Holly, and Daniel, and are the grandparents of eight grandchildren.

Mr. Hillenbrand is serving or has served as:

  • Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Glynnadam, Inc. (an investment management firm)
  • Officer of Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.
  • President and CEO of Heritage Acceptance Corporation
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. and its Executive Finance Committees
  • Chairman of the Board of Nambe Mills, Inc.
  • Chairman of the Board of Able Body Corporation. (Nambe and Able have both been grown to be recognized as leaders in their fields)
  • Vice-Chairman of the Board of Pri-Pak, Inc.
  • Member of the Board of Directors of National City Bank-Indiana
  • Member of the Board of Directors of National City Trust-Florida
  • Member of the Board of Directors of CINergy Corporation
  • Member of the Board of Directors of PSI Resources
  • Member of the Board of Directors of PSI Energy
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Benicorp
  • Member of the Board of Directors of PPM, Inc.
  • Vice-Chairman, Member of Executive Committee and Board of Southern Cross Club, Inc.

Mr. Hillenbrand has been active in business associations, having served or currently serving as:

  • Chairman, Member of the Executive Committee, and Board of Directors of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
  • Officer, Member of the Executive Committee, and Member of the Board of Directors of Health Industries Association
  • Officer, Member of the Executive Committee, and Member of the Board of Directors of Indiana Manufacturers' Association

Mr. Hillenbrand has served or is serving in several appointive governmental positions, including:

  • Member of the Indiana Conservative Committee
  • Chairman of the Commission of the Department of Natural Resources
  • Chairman of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Advisory Commission
  • Member of the Indiana Employment Development Commission
  • Vice-Chairman of the Indiana Economic Development Council
  • Co-Chairman of the Governor's Committee for Educational Excellence
  • Member of the Indiana Export Council Board of Advisors
  • Member of the Indiana Export Finance Authority
  • Member of Governor Bayh's Government Operations Committee
  • Chairman of the Department of Natural Resources Foundation
  • Chairman of the Tri-State Port Study Commission
  • Member of Governor-elect Evan Bayh's Transition Team
  • Member of Blue Ribbon Commission of the Indiana Department of Education's Values-Awareness Initiative

Mr. Hillenbrand also has served or is serving as:

  • Officer, Member of Executive Committee, and National Board of Governors of the Nature Conservancy
  • Member of the Board of Advisors of the Indiana Economic Development Council
  • Founder of the Indiana Business Credit Corporation
  • President of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
  • Member of the Alumni Board of Georgetown University
  • Member of the Board of Governors at Northwood Institute
  • Chairman of the Executive Planning Committee for Indiana's Strategic Economic Development Plan
  • Member of the Indiana Committee for the Humanities
  • Co-Chairman of the Patrons Committee for the Pan-American Games
  • Co-Chairman of the First Archdiocese of Indianapolis Annual Appeal
  • First Vice-Chairman and Founding Member of the Board of the Catholic Community Foundation, Inc. of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
  • Member of the President's Council, Purdue University
  • Member of Board and Chairman of Fundraising Committee for Rural Alliance for the Arts
  • Chairman, John W. Hillenbrand Foundation
  • Officer, Member of Board, John W. Hillenbrand Foundation
  • Member of Executive Committee and Board for "COMMIT", a business effort to restructure K-12 education in Indiana
  • Member of the Indiana Business/Higher Education Forum
  • Vice-Chairman of Indiana Business PAC
  • Democratic Candidate for Governor of Indiana-1980

Mr. Hillenbrand has received the following awards:

  • Gold Medal Award-Indian State Chamber of Commerce
  • Honorary Degree-Doctor of Business-Vincennes University
  • Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
  • Buffalo Riders-Award of Merit-Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  • Jefferson Award for Distinguished Public Service
  • Chase S. Osborn Award in Wildlife Conservation-Purdue University
  • Conservation Service Award-Ducks Unlimited
  • Distinguished Service Award-Indiana Chapter-The Nature Conservancy
  • Soil Conservation Society of America-Hoosier Chapter Award
  • Presidential Citation for Outstanding Contribution in the field of Conservation and Natural Resources from the Indiana Conservation Council
  • Distinguished Service Award from Archdiocese of Indianapolis
  • National Distinguished Service Award-The Nature Conservancy
  • Sagamore of the Wabash Award from six governors
  • Distinguished Service Award-Indiana Museum Society
  • Outstanding Service Award-Health Industries Association
  • Frank E. Fadner Citation-School of Foreign Service-Georgetown University
  • Distinguished Service Award-Georgetown University Alumni Association
  • Wildlife Society Award for Resource Management
  • Indiana Chamber of Commerce Businessperson of the Year-1995
  • Indiana Department of Natural Resources named a new property in 1994 as the John A. Hillenbrand II Wildlife Area