Marshall County Clerk Elected President of AIC, Marshall County Student Named AIC Essay Winner

Deb VanDeMark, Marshall County Clerk of Circuit Court and Kim Grow, Jasper County Recorder. Photo provided

Marshall County Clerk Deb VanDeMark was recently elected president of the Association of Indiana Counties Northwest District during a district meeting in Newton County in March. 

As district president, VanDeMark represents the elected county officials in the Northwest District of the state, which includes the following counties: Carroll, Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke and White. The AIC is represented by six districts in the state. VanDeMark serves on the AIC’s board of directors, which determines policies and legislative goals for the Association.

Jasper County Recorder, Kim Grow was also elected district vice president during the district meeting. The meeting also included a synopsis of the 2022 Indiana Legislative Session by AIC legislative staff.

Essay winner, Lillian Bullock. Photo provided

Additionally, the Association of Indiana Counties (AIC) and Constellation named Lillian Bullock as the National County Government Week essay contest winner for the AIC’s Northwest District.  Bullock attends Washington Discovery Academy in Plymouth. 

Her essay was chosen over entries from other fourth graders across the district. Bullock received $100 for winning the contest. Winners were chosen in each of the AIC’s six districts.

This year’s theme was “Celebrate your County’s History.” Essays were judged on how well students focused on a person, event or thing that is related to their county’s history.