Pub. 10 2021 Issue 4

Pub. 10 2021 Issue 4 37 award based on data produced in collaboration with the market research firm Statista. Cooper Celebrates 70 Years in Banking KBA President Doug Wareham joined by Jim Cooper, Chairman of Patriots Bank, and State Senator Caryn Tyson at Mr. Cooper’s 70-Years in Banking Celebration held on July 1st in Garnett. Joining Jim Cooper for his 70-year banking career celebration are members of the Cooper family. From left to right: Katelin Shane (Cooper), daughter Iris, Matthew Murray, Jill Murray, Karen Rumble, Jim Cooper, Scott Cooper, Hattie Shane, Cameron Cooper, Terri Cooper, Warren Shane, Kelsey Cooper, Carston Cooper. Taylor Hight, President and CEO of American Bank of Baxter Springs, Nominated to State Banking Board Taylor Hight, President and CEO of American Bank of Baxter Springs, was nominated to the State Banking Board. He will replace Casey Lair, President for First Neodesha Bank, who has served his full term. Born and raised in southeast Kansas, Hight completed his undergraduate and master’s degrees at Pittsburg State University and earned his J.D. from Washburn University School of Law. Hight started with the bank in 2012, and he worked as an in-chamber research attorney at the Kansas Court of Appeals. Hight is an active member of the Kansas Bankers Association and has served as a KBA Employee Benefits Committee member. Rod George Retires from BSB The Bennington State Bank announces that Rod George, loan officer, senior vice-president, retired June 30 after 29 years of dedicated service. George began his career at BSB in 1992 as a loan officer. During his tenure, George served in several capacities in Minneapolis, Wamego and Bennington. “Rod’s talents have served BSB and our customers extremely well over the years. His contributions to the bank have made an indelible impact on generations of employees and customers,” stated BSB President/CEO Darren Gragg. “Words cannot express our gratitude to Rod,” said BSB President Emeritus Burke Matthews.