In Groth’s professional capacity as Principal of the Porter County Career and Technical Education Center, he administers over 30 career and technical programs across Porter County that have an enrollment of over 950 students coming from ten different high schools. He is a past president of the Indiana Association of Area Career and Technical Districts and he has been a school administrator for 18 years.
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has awarded Jon Groth the Distinguished Hoosier Award, which is given to Indiana residents who have excelled in their fields. The award was presented to Groth by state Rep. Ed Soliday at a Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club meeting. Groth is an active member and past president of the Valparaiso Kiwanis Club.
In addition, Groth serves on the Boards of the following community organizations: Rebuilding Together, Valparaiso Family YMCA, Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club Foundation, and the Porter County Sheriff’s Department Merit Board and serves as trustee of the Sheriff’s Department Pension Plan.
He is married to Kathy, who is employed in the Office of Institutional Advancement at Valparaiso University and they have two daughters, Valerie LaMonica (school social worker, Chicago Public Schools) and Laura Groth (Graduate Admissions Counselor at Valparaiso University).