After dinner, six bankers were presented with 40 Year Service Awards (see below). UBA Chair Matt Bloye, Immediate Past Chair Eric Schmutz, UBA Board Member Brad Baldwin and Emerging Bank Leaders Chair Hannah Packard were also recognized for their service to the UBA and the industry. 40 Year Service Award Honorees • Dan Balls — Vice President, Cache Valley Bank • Roger Christensen — Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications & Business Development, Bank of Utah • Lew Goodwin — CEO, Square Financial Services • Jean John — Vice President, Administration, First Utah Bank • Monika Lee — Private Banking Regional Manager, Zions Bank • Brad Peterson — Senior Vice President, Cache Valley Bank Comedian — and Idaho native — Ryan Hamilton closed out the night, cracking up the 400+ attendees for more than an hour. Wednesday’s Business Session brought the convention to a close. ABA Chair Dan Robb provided an overview of the current issues of focus for the ABA, also reminding the group, “Our customers are our most valuable assets.” Joan Woodward, President of the Travelers Institute, provided an economic outlook and sneak peek at the 2024 Presidential Race, and JP Nicols of Alloy Labs offered a look ahead, noting, “The future of banking is bright, but you have to seize the moment.” Then, it was time for the annual membership meeting in which the assembled bankers elected the 2023-2024 UBA Board of Directors, including Andrea Moss (President and CEO, Nelnet Bank) as Chair (see page 8 for the complete list). Moss then introduced the convention’s final speaker — Dan Meers, aka the KC Wolf, mascot for the Kansas City Chiefs. He shared his story of more than 30 years in a mascot costume, how a traumatic injury in 2013 put everything into perspective for him, and how he lives every day guided by his faith, family and making a positive impact in the world: “Your life is like a coin. You get to spend it however you like, but you only get to use it once … so spend it wisely.” The 116th Annual UBA Convention will return to Sun Valley June 23-26, 2024. Utah Banker 7
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