What’s an awards celebration without a bit of the bubbly?
All ready to be handed out to our distinguished, accomplished winners
The team from Three Rivers Bank of Montana
poses with a check representing the $10,500 donation to be made in the bank’s name to
Johnny’s Ambassadors.
Our winner accepting the Extraordinary Bank of the Year Award
The team from Apex Bank
The team from Bank of Lincoln County
The team from Mutual Savings Association
The team from Sanibel Captiva Community Bank
The team from Valley Bank of Commerce
Mutual Savings Association being inducted into the Institute for Extraordinary Banking Hall of Fame
Thank God It’s Monday!™ Culture Banky™ Award for Outstanding Workplace Culture
Money Smarts Banky™ Award for Financial Literacy Education
BanksGiving™ Banky™ Award for Philanthropy
Above-and-Beyond Customer Service Banky™ Award
Thought Leadership Banky™ Award
BanksGiving™ Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner
Security Bank
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking
Keith Knudsen, President & CEO
Thank God It’s Monday!™ Culture Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner
Valley Bank of Commerce
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking
Cody Burson, President & CEO
Money Smarts Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner
Bank of Guam
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking
Lesley-Anne Leon Guerrero, SVP & Chief Experience Officer
Above-and-Beyond Customer Service Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner
Security Bank
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking
Keith Knudsen, President & CEO
Thought Leadership Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner
Valley Bank of Commerce
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking
Alexis Williams, AVP
Rising Star in Banking™ Award Winner Matthew Ingalls
Valley Bank of Commerce
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking
Matthew Ingalls, Vice President
Rising Star in Banking™ Finalist Andrew Sorum
Minnesota National Bank
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking
Andrew Sorum, Business Lender
Rising Star in Banking™ Finalist Cynthia West
Three Rivers Bank of Montana
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking
Cynthia West VP of operations and Finance
Banking Partner of Excellence™ Recipient
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking
Sylvia Kalluvilayil and Asma Shaikh, Integris
Banking Partner of Excellence™ Recipient
Performance Trust
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking
Gary Svec, Performance Trust Capital Partners
Apex Bank
Bank of Guam
Bank of Lincoln County
Buckeye Community Bank
Builtwell Bank
Capitol National Bank
CFBank
Davis Trust Company
Dream First Bank
Farmers State Bank
Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass
Fidelity Bank
First Bank
First Federal Bank of Wisconsin
The First National Bank in Amboy
First Peoples Bank of Tennessee
Iowa State Bank & Trust Company
Lafayette State Bank
The Liberty National Bank in Paris, Texas
Lone Star National Bank
Minnesota National Bank
Mutual Savings Association
Security Bank
Southside Bank
Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company
State Bank
Sunrise Banks
Three Rivers Bank of Montana
Union State Bank
Valley Bank of Commerce
Wayne Bank
Mutual Savings Association
Security Bank
Sterling Federal Bank
Our distinguished panel of industry-expert judges found 31 community banks worthy to receive Banky Awards for their commitment to strong community banking. In addition, the judges named winners in five asset classes in five special-focus categories, as well as overall category winners. Finally, the judges selected three finalists for the coveted Extraordinary Bank of the Year™ Award; the judges and our attendees voted to choose the winner.
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