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Graduate Schools of Banking: Programs & Scholarships
Graduate Schools of Banking
The ABA, and other state bankers associations, have teamed up with universities across the country to sponsor Graduate School of Banking programs. These programs provide career bankers with the skills needed to succeed in the ever-changing world of banking. The following regional and national banking schools provide an opportunity for advanced study and research in bank management, economics, and monetary issues.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING AT COLORADO Location: Boulder, Colorado Website: www.gsbcolorado.org Contact: Josie Bunch, Director of Marketing josie@gsbcolorado.org 800.272.5138 Today’s banking environment requires community banks to prepare their future leaders now in order to move successfully into the future. The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado is America’s Premier Community Banking School, which offers educational programs aimed at preparing the next generation of community bank leaders for success. Since 1950, banks have trusted in GSBC’s 25-month Annual
School Session to develop their leaders. GSBC is pleased to build upon this legacy by offering the one-of-a-kind Executive Development Institute, an advanced 19-month program which combines hands-on leadership coaching and mentoring with sophisticated bank management strategies, to prepare internal candidates for future roles in executive management. For more information, visit www.GSBColorado.org.
Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING AT LSU Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Website: www.gsblsu.org Contact: Don L. Woodland, Executive Vice President donw@gsblsu.org 255.766.8595 Completion of the GSB program at LSU has become a standard prerequisite to professional advancement in many banks. Bank officers at multi-billion dollar institutions, as well as small community bankers, find that the curriculum addresses their educational needs. The course of study spans 25 months, with three two-week resident sessions. During these resident sessions, bankers/students receive more than 200 hours of classroom instruction. Organized evening study, written examinations and bank study projects between resident sessions are an integral part of the school’s comprehensive program. The 2016 program dates are May 22 – June 3, 2016.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Location: Madison, Wisconsin Website: www.gsb.org Contact: Kathleen Kienitz, AVP, Marketing & Banker Relations kkienitz@gsb.org 608.243.1945 Since 1945, the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been widely recognized as the most rigorous and progressive banking school in the country. Using feedback from its alumni, Banker Advisory Board and sponsoring state bankers associations, GSB continuously updates program offerings to meet current professional development needs in the financial services industry. Those who complete the 25-month Graduate School of Banking will receive a diploma in bank management as well as a Certificate of Executive Leadership from the Wisconsin School of Banking.
Additionally, GSB offers respected specialty schools—the Human Resource Management School, Bank Technology Management School, Bank Technology Security School, Financial Managers School and the GSB Online Seminar Series. More than 20,000 alumni have benefited personally and professionally from attending one of GSB’s programs. Graduate School of Banking at Wisconsin
SOUTHWEST GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING Location: Dallas, Texas Website: www.swgsb.org Contact: Scott MacDonald, Ph.D., President & CEO scott@swgsb.org 214.468.2991 The SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at the renowned Cox School of Business at SMU is the financial services industry’s best source for education, training and information – designed specifically for bank officers tapped for leadership roles. It is considered by many to be the nation’s top educational source for commercial and consumer lenders, loan and operations officers, bank regulators, as well as marketing and management professionals. SWGSB is an elite leadership development program: rigorous, challenging and life changing.
Southwest Graduate School of Banking
STONIER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Website: www.abastonier.org Contact: Perette Bonner, Stonier Program Director pboner@aba.com 800.bankers Stonier is the nation’s original graduate banking school — the school was founded in 1935 by Dr. Harold Stonier, a renowned educator and American Bankers Association executive, who was widely respected for his innovation and leadership. Stonier attracts students from across the nation and from over 20 international countries. In partnership with the Wharton School, Stonier has an even stronger focus on preparing our industry’s future leaders, and students graduate with both a Stonier Diploma and Wharton Leadership Certificate. In 2015, Stonier is celebrating 80 years of excellence in banking education.
Get a Head Start with a GSB Scholarship GSBC Future Leaders Scholarship Graduate School of Banking at Colorado - Boulder, CO 2016 Session to be held July 17-29 Deadline: March 1, 2016 Amount: $1,325 per year, for three consecutive years Eligibility: Must be a first year student Human Resource Management School Scholarship Graduate School of Banking at Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin 2016 Session to be held April 10-15 Deadline: January 29, 2016 Amount: $925
American Bankers Association & Arkansas Bankers Association Scholarship Stonier Graduate School of Banking - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2016 Session to be held June 2-9 Deadline: February 29, 2016 Amount: $1,265 (member) per year, for three years or $1,598 (non-member) per year, for three years Eligibility: Must be a first year student
SWGSB Millennium Scholarship SW Graduate School of Banking Foundation Southern Methodist University - Dallas, TX 2016 Session to be held May 30 - June 10 Deadline: February 29, 2016 Amount: $1,500 per year, for up to three years Eligibility: Must be a first year student
Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University Scholarship Graduate School of Banking at LSU - Baton Rouge, LA 2016 Session to be held May 22 - June 3 Deadline: April 1, 2016 Amount: $3,995, first year only Eligibility: Must be a first year student
Prochnow Educational Foundation & Arkansas Bankers Association Scholarship Graduate School of Banking at Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin 2016 Session to be held July 31 - August 12 Deadline: April 15, 2016 Amount: $1,300 per year for three years Eligibility: Must be a first year student Two Available!
Attending the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado was a great experience and I highly recommend that program for everyone seeking to obt ain a graduate banking degree. GSBC allowed me to analyze operations and issu es from management’s viewpoint. In working with Bank Simulation, I was able to see firsthand how decisions impacted the bank as a whole. I now have a better appreciation of the decisions that senior management must make on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, specifically as the decisions relate to interest margin, efficiency ratio, earnings, staffing, etc. The program is very well organized, with a variety of learning opportunities, as well as time for leisure activities with fellow students in the beautiful Boulder, Colorado area.
Lance Nutt Certified Senior Examiner Arkansas State Bank Department, Little Rock
