12-01-08 King honored with 2008 F. Jay Nimtz Public Service Award (2)

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Page 2. Born on December 15, 1942, Karl King attended John Adams High School in South Bend. He received a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Notre Dame, earning the distinction of Magna Cum Laude. Mr. King then went on to the University of Michigan where he received his M.B.A. with a Cum Laude honor. Karl was first employed by Crowe, Chizek and Company in 1966. He served many roles in the company as a member of Crowe Chizek’s Executive Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, and as a member of the Management Advisory Services Group from 1966 through 1990. After becoming a partner in 1974, he served as Managing Partner of the Management Advisory Services Group until 1990. Following that, he was Managing Partner of Crowe Chizek’s Software Products Group until his retirement in 1999. During his time spent as a CPA at Crowe, Chizek and Company, his excellence in the field was recognized by appointments to various committees within the American Institute of CPAs such as Chairman of the Computer Services Division Executive Committee and the Information Technology Research Subcommittee. His numerous other memberships within the Institute include Member of the Editorial Review Board of The Journal of Accountancy and of the Special Advisory Committee on Internal Controls in the Federal Government. He presently serves as President of King Research, a company he founded in 2004, which performs commissioned public policy research projects. Upon accepting the award, Karl stated, “I can't think of a better way to honor the memory of Jay Nimtz than to follow his example and dedicate ourselves to doing things that will make our community a better place. Doing things that count, things that make a difference, things that have a lasting impact-- makes our community a better place.” Karl’s personal commitment to public service in the community began well over 35 years ago with countless invaluable contributions throughout the community. A few of his past career highlights include twenty-six years on the Board of Directors of the Family and Children’s Center, eight years on the Board of Trustees of the Child Welfare League of America, a member of the Strategic Planning Committee for the United Way of St. Joseph County, the South Bend Common Council from 1998 to 2003, representing th the city’s 4 District, and three years on the Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County Technology Task Force which produced a study leading to initiatives to develop a fiber optic network—now known as St. Joe Valley Metronet—and a technology park—now known as the Innovation Park at Notre Dame. -more- Page 3.