50-Year Club Awards Frank Carson III, Carson Bank in Mulvane Frank L. Carson III began his banking career in the summer of 1970 in the bookkeeping department of Mulvane State Bank. After graduating from Wichita State University, he joined his father at the bank and was promoted to President in 1990. Upon the death of Frank L. Carson Jr., he became Chairman, President and CEO. When his son, Frank L. Carson IV, was promoted to President and CEO in January 2016, Frank maintained his office as Chairman. Frank’s civic involvement includes serving as a Director and Treasurer of the Kansas Society for Children with Challenges, Director and Treasurer of Sedgwick County Rural Water District #3, Chairman of the Mulvane Downtown Revitalization Committee, President of the Kansas All-Star Scholars Fund, Honorary Commander at McConnell Air Force Base, and past Chairman of Mulvane Education Foundation Inc. Professionally, Frank has chaired the State and Federal Affairs Committees, as well as the Board of Directors of the Kansas Bankers Association (KBA). He is on KBA’s Board of the Kansas Bankers Education Foundation (KBEF) and the Kansas Bank Services Inc. (KBSI). He has also served on the Community Bankers Council, the Government Relations Administrative Council of the American Bankers Association (ABA), and the Board of Directors of the Office of the State Bank Commissioner. Frank and his wife Kris, a retired English Teacher and member of the Boards of Carson Bank and Mulvane Bankshares Inc., have four married children, 13 grandchildren and their pal, Ollie. At this year’s annual meeting, honorees who have dedicated 50 years to the banking industry were celebrated and awarded for reaching this remarkable milestone. Those who could not attend received their awards throughout the year. 22
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