2025 Community Impact Award Recipient We extend our sincere thanks to every institution that submitted a nomination for the 2025 Forvis Mazars Community Impact Award, proudly presented by MIBA. Now in its 19th year, this award honors institutions that exemplify excellence across three pillars of impact: employee involvement, community engagement and financial contribution. Earlier this summer, our dedicated panel of judges — Doug Fish (BTC Bank), Kristie Stuewe (Verimore Bank), Jennifer Smithson (F&C Bank) and Tom Klebba (Legends Bank) — gathered to thoughtfully review each inspiring nomination. This year’s winner stood out for their remarkable commitment to community and creativity in fundraising. Through their BOOM Music Trivia initiative, they successfully engaged both staff and community members, raising over $20,000 to support local causes. We are thrilled to announce The Bank of Old Monroe as the 2025 Forvis Mazars Community Impact Award Winner. Congratulations on your outstanding achievement, and thank you for making a lasting difference! Welcome to the 2025‑2026 MIBA Officers Matthew S. Ruge, Executive Director of the Missouri Independent Bankers Association, the state’s premier banking association, exclusively representing over 130 independently owned community banks statewide, announced the election of the group’s new officers for the 2025-2026 term of office. Chairman of the Board Matthew Laumann Farmers & Merchants Bank, St. Clair President Curt Brumley Community Point Bank, Russellville President-Elect Chuck Gnuse United State Bank, Lewistown Vice President Kim Reigelsberger Preferred Bank, Rothville Secretary-Treasurer Dale McDonald Bank of Old Monroe The Association’s elections were held at its 48th Annual Convention & Expo, Sept. 8-10, 2025, at The Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Missouri. The Missouri Independent Bankers Association, which exclusively represents the interests of Missouri’s independently owned community financial institutions, was the first state independent bankers association to be formed in the country and was chartered in 1959. The association serves community banks throughout Missouri, providing legislative representation, education and seminar programs, and other services designed exclusively for community banks. The Show-Me Banker Magazine | 7
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