with initiating the Dibble Professorship in Management and Reporting in the School of Business and received an honorary Doctor of Commerce degree from Washburn in 2010 as well as the Garvey Trustee Award in 2011. Jere’s commitment to his community is exemplary. He has served as the President of the Kansas Society of CPAs and the Northeast Kansas Chapter of CPAs. He served on the board of directors for Family Service and Guidance Center, and the Topeka Civitan Club. He also spent 10 years as the president of the Carbondale Rural High School Board of Education prior to moving to Topeka in 1970. “Jere Noe has been an instrumental member of Kaw Valley Bank’s Board of Directors for over three decades”, said Craig Heideman, the bank’s President. “He was actively involved, always providing guidance and direction in his characteristically discerning, conventional manner. We wish Jere the continued best.” CONGRATULATIONS Jere Noe! Kaw Valley Bank would like to congratulate Jere Noe on his retirement from the Kaw Valley Bank Board of Directors. Jere Noe began his relationship with Kaw Valley Bank in the 1960s as an auditor and has spent over 30 years as member of the Kaw Valley Bank Board, also serving several years on the loan, trust and audit committees. Jere had an illustrious 60‑year career as a CPA, retiring in 2019 as a partner at Wendling, Noe, Nelson and Johnson. Jere served in the U.S. Army from 1953‑1955 and is a Korean War Veteran. Upon his return, he attended Washburn University where he was a MacVicar Scholar, inducted into Sagamore Men’s Honor Society and named to Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu. He graduated in 1959 magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Washburn University. Jere and his wife of 66 years, Carol, have supported Washburn University with gifts to the School of Business, the baseball and golf teams, and other areas. He and his wife are members of the Lincoln Society and the Whiting Society. He serves on the Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation Board of Trustees, where he has served on the development, nominating, compensation, audit and executive committees. He has been an active member of the Washburn Alumni Association since 1991. He was involved
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