Pub. 13 2024 Issue 3

Kansas Bankers Educational Foundation AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS CHILDREN OF KANSAS BANKERS SCHOLARSHIPS Anexi Gaucin Kansas State University Father: Noel Gaucin, Vice President at Fidelity State Bank and Trust Company, Dodge City Anexi graduated in May from Dodge City Community College with an associate degree in science. She will be studying business and accounting as a junior at K-State this fall. She is exploring career paths as a chief financial officer or a certified public accountant in western Kansas. Maecyn Gunn Kansas State University Mother: Emily Gunn, Information Technology Coordinator at First Commerce Bank, Marysville Maecyn is majoring in organizational management as a junior at K-State. She has worked part time at First Commerce Bank for two years, and she hopes to work her way up to a management/ officer position at a bank. Reid Hughes University of Kansas Father: Scott Hughes, Vice President at Silver Lake Bank, Topeka Reid will be a senior at KU this fall and is majoring in finance. Upon graduation, Reid is looking forward to a thriving career in wealth management after having completed an internship at Advisors Excel in Topeka. Halle Latham Kansas State University Mother: Amber McCauley, Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at Lyons Federal Bank, Lyons Halle will be a senior at K-State this fall majoring in finance with a certificate in investment management. She currently works as a finance co-op for Koch Industries. She is considering a career in banking after college. Keegan O’Shea Emporia State University Mother: Molly O’Shea, EVP at Citizens State Bank, Cheney Keegan plans to attend Emporia State University in the fall where he will pursue a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance. He plans to apply for an internship at Koch Industries. Eventually, he hopes to have a career in banking or the finance industry. Dawson Taylor Kansas State University Father: Scott Taylor, Vice President at Fidelity State Bank, Dodge City Dawson will graduate from Dodge City Community College this spring with an Associate of Arts degree. In the fall, he plans to attend K-State where he will pursue a finance degree. With a passion for financial advising and strategic decision making, he is looking forward to a career in the financial industry. BANKER REFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS Maeve McGrath University of Kansas Banker Reference: Dan Bolen, President and CEO at Bank of Prairie Village, Prairie Village Maeve will be a junior at KU this fall, majoring in finance. She participated in the Jennett Finance Scholars Program while at KU, and she will be interning at R.W. Baird in Chicago this summer. Her goal is to raise her family in Kansas while having a career as a professional banker. 12

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