Lenders...Start Your Engines BBKY’s loan participation program can help eliminate any legal lending limit, Regulation O, or concentration issues that your bank may encounter. We canalsohelpyour bank accelerate your loan portfolio by offering high quality commercial loan participation opportunities. CONTACT: David Fletcher, Vice President Email: dfletcher@bbky.com Phone: 304-389-4431 A priority of WVBankers is to help you, your employees, and your institution thrive so that your customers and communities will too. We offer workforce training built for today but focused on tomorrow. You and your bank’s employees can reskill, upskill, and hone your expertise with our wide range of in-person and virtual training and events. Our training and education offerings span the many diverse roles and opportunities today's world of banking offers. I encourage you to explore our options for various areas of focus. From an entry-level perspective, WVBankers has partnered with ABA to offer basic facilitated banking courses such as Banking Fundamentals, Money and Banking, and General Accounting. Once an employee has advanced to a first-level officer, they are encouraged to attend the West Virginia School of Banking, a one-week program held in May of each year. This educational program has been around for 75 years, and it is constantly updated to provide relevant and timely content. The challenging curriculum is taught by a faculty with excellent teaching credentials and vast experience. Students obtain a broad and fundamental understanding of significant banking, economic, and monetary issues, as well as a better understanding of day-to-day banking operations. Twenty-seven students graduated from the two-year program this spring. In 2001, we added a third year for returning students to take graduate-level classes with a more challenging curriculum as well as advanced bank simulation. Training then progresses to the Emerging Leaders Forum and the Graduate School of Banking at LSU. As bankers, you also recognize that challenges lie in developing the key leadership requirements for institutional success and in the navigation of the managerial challenges that lie ahead. Because we know that success as an institution requires thoughtful, forward-looking leadership, I am pleased to announce that WVBankers has joined with other State Bankers Associations across the country to offer the Society of Bank Executives, which provides a platform by which your executive team can actively engage with peers outside your market to address real-world challenges. Included in this magazine is an article submitted by the Academic Director of the Society, Dr. Paul Godfrey, where you can learn more about this empowering network. Training programs that focus on talented younger employees in the organization are important, but none of us should become complacent in our jobs. We each have an obligation to grow and learn. The future of our industry depends on it. Continued from page 5 In order to preserve West Virginia’s existing network of banks, it is imperative that we cultivate the next generation of bank leaders. wvbankers.org 6 West Virginia Banker
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