where he had previously served as a loan officer since 2000. He began his banking career at Commerce Bank in Kansas City, MO, in 1997. White served as a committee member of the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve in Kansas City from 2017 to 2019, a board member for Ascension Health from 2001-2018, and a board member of the Wamego Chamber of Commerce from 2003-2012. GSBWisconsin's Dunn Has a New Job Title First-year students attending the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have annually been greeted at check-in by Erin Dunn of the GSB staff. She makes a point each year of welcoming every incoming student when they arrive in Madison. Dunn, who joined GSB in June 2014 and works closely with incoming students ahead of the Graduate School of Banking program, also often serves as a first point of contact for bankers inquiring about GSB online seminars and other programs. She also works closely with GSB’s Vice President, marketing and communications, to assist with targeted marketing projects including database queries, proofing content and creative support. In keeping with the nature of her role, Dunn’s position title — formerly Administrative Assistant — was changed on Jan. 1, 2023, to Student Engagement and Outreach Coordinator. BankBeat Magazine Names Michael Felts Amazing Outside Director Michael Felts, a businessman who — until recently — operated a string of convenience stores across rural Kansas, had already served on the board of Citizens Bank of Kansas for a decade when the unthinkable happened: the man who’d recruited him, longtime owner and Board Chair Max Deterding, died unexpectedly. Deterding had been a larger-than-life figure in Kansas banking. Yet, as he built up his family’s community bank network, Deterding kept many of its most critical credit decisions on a “need-to-know basis,” explained his daughter, Jane Deterding, Chair and Chief Strategic Marketing Officer. Max Deterding was the “ultimate credit cop,” she explained. “Someone who regulators held in the highest regard.” But with Deterding suddenly gone, examiners from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency placed the institution under a memorandum, requiring it to formalize its credit policies. So while family members, leadership and rankand-file employees grieved, they also had to roll up their sleeves and write loan policies, develop lending structures, form committees and submit lengthy quarterly reports on their progress. Felts was an integral part of that process, and he has served on the bank’s loan committee ever since. For this and his other contributions to the board, he has been named a BankBeat magazine 2023 “Amazing Outside Director.” Citizens Bank of Kansas Receives Scholarship The 2023 Graduate School of Banking at Colorado + Kansas Bankers Association Bolder Banking Scholarship has been awarded to Citizens Bank of Kansas. They were specifically chosen for their innovative Derby High School Finance Project. CBK has selected the bank’s Chief Development Officer/SVP Stacy Gear to attend GSBC’s Annual School Session. Stacy Gear recently celebrated nine years with Citizens Bank of Kansas. As Chief Development Officer and member of the Executive Management Team, Stacy is responsible for the Human Resources department in the bank and serves as unofficial head cheerleader for all things at Team CBK! Kansas Emerging Leaders in Washington D.C. Deron O’Connor, Astra Bank in Hays, and Lindsey Snider, Central National Bank in Junction City, recently attended the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) Emerging Leaders Forum, held in conjunction with the ABA’s Washington Summit on March 20–22 in Washington D.C. The purpose of the Emerging Leaders Forum is to connect and develop the current and next generation of bankers to lead the industry. After the Forum, O’Connor and Snider were able to hear from national banking regulators, economists, and Congressional leaders speaking at the Washington Summit. On the final day of the event, they joined other Kansas bankers in making office visits with the Kansas Congressional delegation members. Farmers Bank & Trust has New President Brad Zimmerman, who has been working at Farmers Bank & Trust since 23
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