Alice Frazier, Vice Chairman of ICBA and President and CEO of Bank of Charles Town, Charles Town, West Virginia, brought the annual meeting to a close with an industry update and an ICBA brief. Two general sessions rounded out the morning events: “Keep Your Eye on the Ball” presented by Christian Otteson, Otteson Shapiro, and Adam Keefer, Piper Sandler, and “Fintech Engagement — Why It’s Important for Community Banks” presented by Charles Potts, ICBA. During lunch, we awarded the four Graduate School of Banking at Colorado scholarship recipients: • Maranda Blake, FirstBank, Lakewood • Karena Downey, Farmers Bank, Ault • Bentley King, Alpine Bank, Basalt • Sylvia Veltri, High Country Bank, Salida These $2,000 scholarships are given annually to the four top-performing Colorado-based ICBC member bank students and are applied to their tuition for their final year at GSBC. In addition, our five high school scholarship recipients were recognized: • Avery Goddard • Gwyneth Jamison • Mila Koeva • Brentley Lening • Sam Meyer Each student received a $1,750 one-year scholarship. We are excited to follow these young people on their individual journeys of academic success. INDEPENDENT REPORT | 13
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