Pub. 6 2016-2017 Issue 6

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G C O L O R A D A N S R E A L I Z E D R E A M S May • June 2017 23 Four Bankers Lauded for Commitment to Community during CBA Legislative Luncheon T he Colorado Bankers Association inMarch recognized four bankers for their commitment to community. The group received the awards during CBA’s annual legislative luncheon, an event intended to provide bankers with opportunities to educate themselves on key issues and to interface directly with lawmakers. The association on an annual basis awards the Banker of Distinction award to representatives of the industry who embody the importance of the community banking spirit by being involved in and dedicated to activities vital to the health of local institutions and people. The awardees are nominated by their peers. The 2017 Bankers of Distinction are: Karrie Fletcher, Alpine Bank Hassan Salem, US Bank John Montoya, ANB Bank Jim Basey, Centennial Bank and Trust Lastly, during CBA’s luncheon, Rep. Larry Liston won a $1,000 prize – which comes in the form of a charitable contribution – for answering the most questions correctly during a drawing as part of the organization’s annual legis- lative event. CBA has awarded a prize to public officials in this manner since 2007. The contest works this way: 1. Legislators/public officials answer a series of multiple choice questions on a topic of interest to banking. 2. The response card with the most correct answers is named the winner. 3. If there is more than one card with the top number of correct answers, those cards are entered into a drawing, and the winner is randomly selected. 4. CBA makes the donation directly to the winner’s desired charity; he or she never has access to those winnings. Previous winners of the contest include: Former State Senator Mark Scheffel – Colorado chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association State Representative Dan Nordberg – Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado State Representative Perry Buck – PartnersMentoring Youth State Representative DianeMitsch-Busch –Advocates Build- ing Peaceful Communities, Youth Foundation in Eagle Valley Former state Rep. Joe Rice – Colorado Veteran’s Monument Trust Susan Kirkpatrick (DOLA) – Habitat for Humanity Former Rep Mike Merrifield – The Colorado Department of Education Former state Rep. Laura Bradford – The House Sen. Nancy Todd – Aurora Youth 4 Success n