The bank had seven employees and $6.75 million in total assets when he joined. Today, they have approximately 60 employees and $450 million in total assets. In addition to his serving as Director for 55 years, he served as President for 23 years and Chairman for 13 years, and was an integral part of four acquisitions resulting in offices in Lincoln counties: Lincoln, Ottawa, Saline and McPherson. He also served on the boards of two other banks. He served on three KBA committees: Bank Management, Federal Affairs and a special committee appointed to study, critique and make recommendations regarding the new Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Mark was active in Tescott organizations and served in Salina as Chairman of Finance for the Greater Salina Community Foundation and Salina Regional Health Foundation. He has enjoyed following his three children and six grandchildren in collegiate sports, playing in other activities and traveling with his wife, Jane, of 58 years. Serving customers and the community and training employees for both have been his primary goals throughout his career. The Bank of Tescott is one of four Berkley-family banks with 250 employees and assets totaling over $2 billion. Debbe Buseman Congratulations to Debbe Buseman, Cashier and Vice President at The Riley State Bank of Riley in Riley, Kansas, on her 50 years in banking! Debbe started her banking career on Aug. 6, 1973, after being approached by Harold Holmes, President at the time, to see if she would be interested in working at the bank when she was only a senior in high school. When Debbe started, the bank had 10 key-adding machines, electric typewriters and accounts identified by names, not account numbers. She had been accustomed to counting money from her grocery store days and most of the customers she’d known all her life. She remembered when the bank talked about electronic banking — Social Security checks — at a conference and said everything would be automatic by 2000. Riley State Bank got its first in-house computer in 1982. When Shirley Duensing retired in 1986, Jeff Holmes appointed Debbe as a bank cashier. Since then, she has added Vice President to her title and headed the bank’s Human Resources department. Even though learning to work with computers and keeping up with compliance and changing regulations in the banking industry was always a challenge, Debbe said the hardest thing to adjust to with all the new technology was the lack of actual contact with customers. Looking ahead, Debbe said she has no immediate plans to retire. Congrats, Debbe! James Hefley, Marion National Bank in Marion Congratulations to James R. Hefley on his 50th year in banking! James started his banking career as a management trainee on Jan. 21, 1974, at Commercial National Bank in Kansas City. After completing the training program, he joined the Correspondent Department as a Correspondent Bank Officer. He was eventually promoted to Vice President and left the bank in March 1980. James then joined the First National Bank (now Emprise Bank) in his hometown of Hillsboro, Kansas, in 1980, serving as a Vice President and on the Board of Directors. In April 1998, the bank’s ownership offered him the position of President of the Potwin State Bank (now Emprise Bank) in Potwin, Kansas. He served as President, CEO and Bank Director of Potwin State Bank until he left in 2003. In 2003, James assumed the role of President, CEO and Bank Director of Marion National Bank in Marion, Kansas. He served in that capacity until his retirement in 2016. After that date, he remained active in the bank, serving on the Board of Directors and as a lending and marketing resource. James continues to enjoy his role as a Kansas banker and serve the financial needs of his community. 24
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