Thomas Ray Crowel
8244 Kennedy Avenue
Highland, IN 46322
(219) 923-2131 office
e-mail: thomas@simpleselling.net

BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised in Hammond, Indiana.

PROFESSIONAL/CAREER

President and CEO, Crowel Agency, Inc.
Independent insurance agency established in 1964. Executive office located in Highland, Indiana with branch offices in Merrillville and Michigan City, Indiana. Employs 30+ individuals.

CEO, Capco Premium Finance Company, Inc.

President, Cool Springs Ltd., Inc.
Self-service car wash established in 1988. Located in Michigan City, Indiana.

Founder/Minister, Faith Ministries Worldwide, Inc.
A 501(c)3 non-profit corporation established in 2005. Operated as a prison ministry.

EDUCATION

MALS Valparaiso University, Valparaiso
Theology, 2005

BA Purdue University Calumet, Hammond
Clinical Psychology, May 1981

University of Chicago
Graduate Studies, 1981

Lavalle University, Quebec
Foreign Languages – French, 1980

AWARDS/HONORS

Sagamore of the Wabash Award
Awarded in 1995 by Governor Evan Bayh for humanity, wisdom, and
leadership

Distinguished Corporate Community Service Award, 2003
Awarded by Purdue Alumni Association – Calumet

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS

Life Underwriters Training Council
LUTC designee

American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists
Life Member since 1984

The American Psychotherapy Association
Life Member since 1999

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Purdue University Calumet – Chancellor’s Advisory Board, 2004 – present

Purdue University – Life Member, President’s Council, 2003

Purdue University Calumet – Chancellor’s Council, 1998, 2003

Indiana Political Risk Management Subdivision, 1988 – 1996

Lake County Mental Health Board, 1981 – 1985
Board Member

Lake County Board of Health, 1977 – 1984
Chairman

Indiana State Senate, 1984
Democratic Candidate, 1st District

Town of Highland, 1970 – 1974
Councilman

Town of Highland Plan Commission, 1970 – 1974
Board Member

Town of Highland Board of Zoning Appeals, 1970 – 1974

Republican Party Chairman – Town of Highland

Veteran, United States Armed Forces

PUBLISHED WORKS/BOOKS AUTHORED

The Passerby (a novel)
Inspired by true events of a cold case murder investigation
Success Press, 2008

Scattered Harvest (a novel)
Inspired by a true story, set in the early 1900’s Hoosier heartland
Success Press, 2006

Simple Selling: Common Sense That Guarantees Your Success
Success Press, 1997; Revised Edition, 2006

Ventas Sencillas: Sentido común que garantiza su éxito
Success Press, 2006 (the Spanish translation of Simple Selling)   

Dirty Little Tricks: How Salespeople Are Robbing You Blind
Success Press, 2000

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Public Speaker (Nationwide)
Various motivational and sales seminars

Veteran Talk Radio/Television Guest
Guest on hundreds of stations across the United States and Canada

PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET

The Thomas Ray Crowel Professorship in Science and Technology Education
Established in 2005 to improve science and mathematics learning among at-risk students in preschool through high school                                                                                    

University Village at Purdue University Calumet
Student Housing Donor, 2005

The Thomas Ray Crowel Scholarship in Education
Established in 2004

The Thomas Ray Crowel Scholarship in Construction Management and Engineering Technologies
Established in 2004

The Thomas Ray Crowel Scholarship in Business
Established in 2003

The Thomas Ray Crowel Scholarship in Professional Writing
Established in 2003