PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Basic Lending School 2015
Congratulations to the graduates of the 2015 ABA Basic Lending School! Fifteen bankers participated in this five-day course, covering topics from credit to compliance, to risk management. Instructors included Dr. John Dominick, Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas; John Adams, First Security Bank; Heather Vaughan, Bankers Assurance, LLC; Rosalind Mouser, Simmons First National Bank; and Joe Wessell, BancorpSouth Bank.
La’Twan Cheathem, Arvest Bank, Little Rock; and Wes Womack, Simmons Bank, Little Rock, joined Dr. Dominick on a “banker loan committee panel” during the school.
Casey Patrick, Community First Bank, Harrison (left) was the Basic Lending School Honor Graduate; and Andrea Rounsavall, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Hazen, was the class valedictorian.
Graduates of the 2015 ABA Basic Lending School are, in back: Andrea Rounsavall, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Hazen; Kim Smith, First National Bank of Tom Bean, Lewisville; Bryan Dalton, RiverBank, Pocahontas; Casey Patrick, Community First Bank, Harrison; Leslie Hendricks, Relyance Bank, Pine Bluff; Harrison Young, Centennial Bank, Russellville; Corey Burns, Relyance Bank, Pine Bluff; Buddy Smith, First National Bank of Izard County, Horseshoe Bend; Bill Wilcoxson, First National Bank of Lawrence County At Walnut Ridge, Walnut Ridge; and Ed McKinley, Arkansas County Bank, Lockesburg. Seated: Shane Hampton, Signature Bank of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Katie Ratliff, Arvest Bank, Lead Hill; Pennie Lewis, Signature Bank of Arkansas, Brinkley; Sherrie Bogy, Bank of England, England; and Ethan Provost, Centennial Bank, Russellville.
Arkansans Complete GSB at Colorado The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) is pleased to announce the graduation of eight Arkansas banking professionals as a part of the class of 2015: Natalie Bartholomew, First National Bank of NWA, Rogers Drew Chandler, Farmers Bank & Trust, Magnolia Chris Davis, Arkansas State Bank Department, Little Rock William Elliott, Arkansas State Bank Department, Jonesboro Lance Nutt, Arkansas State Bank Department, Little Rock Erica Preston, Chambers Bank, Bentonville Eric Roberts, DD&F Consulting Group, Little Rock Scott Smith, Arkansas State Bank Department, Jonesboro
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GSBC awarded 157 total graduates from across the nation with a certificate in banking in a ceremony which took place Thursday, July 23 at the Folsom Field Skyboxes on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. A total of 21 Arkansas bankers attended the 65th Annual School Session, including the graduates above. GSBC is America’s Premier Community Banking School which prepares bankindustry professionals to take on senior management roles within their organizations. Each student has been recognized by his or her bank CEO, president and supervisor as a rising star within their organization. During the 25-month program, which meets two weeks each July for three consecutive years, students are required to complete
The Arkansas Banker | October 2015
Arkansas graduates, in front: Erica Preston and Natalie Bartholomew; second row: Chris Davis, Drew Chandler, Eric Roberts, and Lance Nutt; in back: William Elliott, and Scott Smith.
six intersession research projects, oncampus coursework, exams and a bank management simulation.
