2021 ABA ANNUAL CONVENTION

photography by Michael Pirnique

PHOTOS: (this page, left to right from top) ABA CEO Lorrie Trogden addresses the crowd at the Little Rock Marriott; ABA's Anna Squire jokes with Dave Dickson, Union Bank & Trust Company, during the opening reception raffle drawing; from left: ABA CEO Lorrie Trogden, Jessica Sahene, Carla Brinkley, Kami Coleman, Anna Squire, and Peggy Cecere; Commissioner Susannah Marshall and Stanhope Wilkinson; Rob Robinson pins Past Chairman Jon Harrell; Past Chairman Jon Harrell talks with Laurie Stewart, President and CEO, Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.

AFTER A YEAR OF ZOOM MEETINGS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING, OVER 200 BANKERS RE-CONNECTED IN PERSON AT THE 2021 ARKANSAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION IN DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK. WHILE THINGS WEREN’T 100 PERCENT BACK TO NORMAL, WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE SOME OF THE STAPLES BANKERS HAVE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE!

PHOTOS: (this page, left to right from top) Steve Ragland, Stone Bank, Chuck Hunt, First Horizon Correspondent Division, Marnie Oldner, Stone Bank, and Trey Deupree, NFP; ABA's Jessica Sahene and Kami Coleman; Bankers enjoy breakfast sponsored by FHLB; Governor Asa Hutchinson addresses Arkansas bankers; ABA Chairman Jim Cargill gets a good laugh; Past Chairman Jon Harrell pins incoming Chairman Jim Cargill; Guitarist Jason Burnett provided entertainment during the Dinner and Celebration sponsored by SHAZAM; Simmons Bank employees kick off the annual Simmons Bank Strawberry Breakfast.

FROM PANEL DISCUSSIONS FEATURING DIVERSITY, EQUALITY, AND INCLUSION AND SEVERAL ARKANSAS CEOS TO THE ANNUAL DAY WITH COMMISSIONER, THIS YEAR’S CONVENTION WAS FILLED WITH MOTIVATIONAL, TIMELY, AND INFORMATIVE CONTENT THAT IMPACT EVERYONE’S BANK.

PHOTOS: (this page, left to right from top) A Convention staple, Simmons Bank Strawberry Breakfast; Dan Kramer and Cristy Karr with SHAZAM, Shannon Riordan with AAMSCO, and ABA's Anna Squire; Bank members enjoy socializing after a year of Zoom meetings; Holly Fish with EGP, PLLC gives a brief introduction; Mary Hargraves, Simmons Bank, catches up with fellow bankers; Matt Reddin, Reggie Rose, Simmons Bank, and Adam Mitchell, Citizens Bank; Troy Wells, Baptist Health, Gerald Alley, Con-Real, LP, and Danny Kennedy, Riceland Foods answer questions during the CEO Panel.

PHOTOS: (this page, left to right from top) Bankers enjoy the Annual Day with Commissioner; Commissioner Susannah Marshall kicks off her first Day with Commissioner; Sonny Delgado and Nathan Gairhan, United Bank, Joseph Ruddell, Generations Bank, and Bryan Pinnell, Southern Pioneer; Tom Grumbles gives the treasurer's report; Jason Culpepper, Simmons Bank, Courtney Menefee, Armor Bank, and Amy Pierce, Bank Strategic Solutions; Sheila Harrell, Commissioner Susannah Marshall, Josie Harrell, and Kathleen Cargill; Speaker John Ryan with Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Delvan Irwin and Herbert Thomas draw for the winner of a new Apple watch; Mark Wilson with wife Rebel and Larry Wilson with wife Wendy.