34 Hoosier Banker January 2016 EDUCATION ROUNDUP Enrollment at the 43rd session of the Midwest Agricultural Banking School was 58 students. The students came from five states: 43 from Indiana, nine from Illinois, four from Ohio and one each from Kansas and Michigan. The school is co-sponsored by the Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Michigan bankers associations; the Ohio Bankers League; and the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University. The school consists of two full days of classroom instruction and, on the third day, students attend the Indiana Bankers Agricultural Clinic. The curriculum provides needed instruction, while minimizing time spent away from the bank. An optional introductory session was provided on the afternoon prior to the start of the school for those students with limited backgrounds in production agriculture. In 2015, 23 students attended that session. The school is designed to help further the education of bankers and others involved in the field of agricultural finance. Classwork features the practical aspects of agricultural credit and finance. The curriculum includes the six core modules developed in cooperation with the Kansas and Nebraska Bankers Associations’ schools of IBA Co-Hosts Midwest Agricultural Banking School Participants of the 43rd annual Midwest Agricultural Banking School were (row 1, left to right): Freddie Barnard, Cody Akers,Vicky Miller,Troy Briggs, Charles Gearhart, Selina Skinner, Kala Nicholson-Cline, Dave Kindell, Steve Mortensen,Annette Scholz and Cynthia Shoaf; (row 2, left to right): Kimberly Wurtsbaugh, Frank Whelan, Rae Misiora, Zach Allen and Chad White; (row 3, left to right): Jennifer Reed, Jim Rife, Mike Yovanoff and Kendra Hedge; (row 4, left to right): Kevin Miller, Steph Fuchs, Michael Young, Eric Baird, Andy Rummel and Tyler Phillips; (row 5, left to right): Zach Chenoweth, Joel Firkins,Tyler Fischer and Julie Huelsmann; (row 6, left to right):Todd Landrum, Matt Perkins,Travis Schaffer, Brian Simpson and Jennifer Pearson; (row 7, left to right): Jonathan Leslie, Jared Stahl, Richard Blankenship,Vince Von Der Vellen and Jon Pittington; (row 8, left to right): Cody Reichart, Marlon Ricketts, Cole Ging, Zach Patrizio, Idona Newhart; (row 9, left to right): Patrick Spence,April Ellermann, Emily Beutter,Andrew Cler and Cody Kietzman; (row 10, left to right): Daniel Vollmer, Dave Humphrey, Michael DeVoy and Mark Winans; and (row 11, left to right): Matt Blaufuss, Steve Spicer, Jake Schoon, Ben Jenness and TJ Mattick. banking; plus sessions on the FSA loan program, the commodity price support program, environmental audits, marketing alternatives used by producers, land acquisition and rental arrangements, crop insurance and building customer relationships. About the Author Laurie A. Rees is vice president-education & training of the Indiana Bankers Association. She can be reached at 317-387-9380, email: lrees@indianabankers. org. Faculty members include academicians, bankers and other agricultural professionals. Each instructor is selected carefully, with the selection based on knowledge and presentation skills. Purdue Agricultural Economist Freddie Barnard serves as director of the school. Laurie Rees, vice presidenteducation & training for the Indiana Bankers Association, serves as registrar. Dates for the 2016 school are tentatively set for Nov. 14-17. The IBA will be distributing information about the 2016 school in the fall. For more information, contact Freddie Barnard at 765-494-4242, barnardf@purdue. edu, or Laurie Rees at 317-387-9380, lrees@indianabankers.org. t
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