Former mayor earns Cornerstone Award

Ernie Angino is CornerBank’s Community Cornerstone Award recipient for October. A reception in his honor is planned for 4:30 p.m today in the lobby of the bank, 4621 W. Sixth St.

Angino has been active in many civic and community endeavors in Lawrence since the 1960s. From 1983 to 1987, he served on the City Commission, which included a one-year term as mayor.

He worked for the Kansas Geological Survey and then became a professor of geology and civil engineering at Kansas University, serving as chairman of the geology department.

Angino was a member of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission and the Plan 95 and Horizon 2020 planning committees. He also was a Republican precinct chairman.

CornerBank will donate $135 to Health Care Access on behalf of Angino. To make a nomination for the award, contact Jana Dobbs at 838-9400 or janad@cornerbanks.com.