Pub. 16 2019 Issue 3

Issue 3 • 2019 17 O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G N E W M E X I C O R E A L I Z E D R E A M S NEW MEXICO BANKERS ASSOCIATION AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING AT COLORADO SEEK APPLICANTS FOR FUTURE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) is proud to partner with the New Mexico Bankers Association to offer the GSBC Future Leaders Scholarship. The scholarship, for $1,460, will be awarded to the scholarship recipient each year of their schooling. About the school: GSBC’s Annual School Session is a 25-month program hosted each July at the University of Colorado Boulder. For 70 years, banks have trusted GSBC to prepare the next gen- eration of community bank leaders. This legacy, combined with a cutting-edge curriculum, expert faculty and state-of-the-art facilities, makes GSBC’s program the premier bank management train- ing program for community banks nationwide. Enrollment for the school is open until April 2020. The scholarship winner must enroll for the 2020 session. Those who enroll for the 70th Annual School Session will attend the below session dates in Boulder: • July 19-31, 2020 • July 18-30, 2021 • July 17-29, 2022 How to apply: The scholarship application deadline is March 1, 2020, and candidates will be notified by March 31, 2020, of selection decisions. Visit the online application to submit. You can send supplementary materials (if applicable) to gsbc@gsbcolorado.org . Contact Blair Suddarth at 800-272-5138 with ques- tions. The scholarship will be awarded to one banker per state, per year, and the student must enroll as a first-year student. GSBC has three scholarship pro- grams; there is a maximum of one scholarship award per student, disqualifying recipients of another GSBC scholarship from the Future Leaders Scholarship. For more information, see the GSBC scholarship page. n