2026 Robbins Banking Institute Lecture Series Highlights The annual Robbins Banking Institute Lecture Series was held on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Fort Hays State University (FHSU) Memorial Union. The event, attended by banking industry leaders stretching from Atchison to Syracuse, kicked off with a breakfast mixer hosted by the FHSU Foundation. The mixer provided an excellent opportunity for Kansas bankers and FHSU leaders to network and discuss shared objectives of the Robbins Banking Institute and the Kansas banking industry. Co-Hosted By • Fort Hays State University Robbins Banking Institute • Fort Hays State Alumni • Kansas Bankers Association (L-R) Kurt Knutson, Founder & CEO of Level 3 Freedom, Founder & CEO of Strategic Options, and Founder, former Chairman & CEO of Freedom Bank, Overland Park; Leonard Wolfe, Chairman, President and CEO of United Bank & Trust, Marysville, and Kansas State Banking Board Member; Earl McVicker, Chairman, President & CEO of Central Financial Corporation, Manhattan, Chairman of Community National Bank, Manhattan, and former Chairman, President & CEO of Central Bank & Trust Co., Hutchinson. W.R. Robbins, namesake of Robbins Banking Institute This year’s Lecture Series featured three prominent banking leaders — Earl McVicker, Leonard Wolfe and Kurt Knutson — each offering a unique perspective shaped by decades of experience in banking. With nearly 150 years of combined banking and leadership experience, these gentlemen provided attendees with a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges they each overcame as they advanced in careers leading prominent financial institutions that supported businesses and individuals in their respective communities. 14
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