Bankers Graduate From Georgia Bankers Association Schools
Online, May 14, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Atlanta, GA - The Georgia Bankers Association congratulates the following graduates from two of its advanced banking schools. The schools concluded the 2012 sessions May 4 in Athens.
Georgia Banking School 2012 Honors and Graduates
Brynn Stensrud, CBC National Bank, Alpharetta, is this year's Georgia Banking School Graduate of Distinction, a recognition for the student with the highest grade-point-average for home study assignments and school exams, class participation and outstanding leadership. This year's Honor Graduate, a recognition for the student with the second highest score, is Jonathan Payne, Columbus Bank and Trust Company.
Other 2012 Georgia Banking School Graduates are:
• Seth Steven Ash, SCBT, N.A., Cornelia
• Stephen Harmon Cheney, Jr., Thomasville National Bank
• Robert K. Chesnutt, Community & Southern Bank, Statham
• Matthew Ricky Fordham, The Citizens Bank of Cochran
• Rachel C. Harris, Century Bank of Georgia, Cartersville
• Neil B. Hewitt, Century Bank and Trust, Milledgeville
• John Allen Hylton, Pinnacle Bank, Lavonia
• Brandon Johnson, South Georgia Bank, Glennville
• Eric Francis Johnson, Guardian Bank, Valdosta
• Dean R. Mannheimer, Athens First Bank & Trust
• Jud Moritz, Southwest Georgia Bank, Valdosta
• William Chando O'Dell, Augusta First Bank & Trust, Evans
• Amanda D. Payne, United Community Banks, Ellijay
• Helen M. Pinson, First American Bank and Trust Company, Athens
• Toi Shirin Rastegar, Guardian Bank, Valdosta
• William T. Rogers, The Merchants & Citizens Bank, McRae
• Shane Sapp, Community Banking Company of Fitzgerald
• Jonathan Seagraves, Bryan Bank & Trust, Richmond Hill
• Wylie Moore Watt, Jr., Thomasville National Bank
• Brian K. Wortman, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Thomasville.
The Georgia Banking School is a three-year school designed for first-level and mid-level managers to provide a thorough understanding of critical banking functions such as asset-liability management, lending, human resource management, sales and marketing, investments and technology. Since 1961, the GBA-sponsored Georgia Banking School has been a highly-effective resource for developing the leadership talents of Georgia bankers.
GBA Southern Operations and Technology School 2012 Graduates
Eight Georgia bankers recently graduated from the Southern Operations and Technology School. They are:
• Carol L. Caywood, Jasper Banking Company, Jasper
• Debra S. Davidoff, Signature Bank of Georgia, Sandy Springs
• Diana R. Dayton, United Community Bank, Blairsville
• Steven Corey Ellis, Century Bank and Trust, Milledgeville
• Robin Glass, HeritageBank of the South, Albany
• Lucas A. Phillips, United Community Bank, Blairsville
• Raun Schrock, Putnam-Greene Financial Corporation, Eatonton
• Roy D. Washburn, III, Exchange Bank, Milledgeville
Offered in cooperation with the banking associations from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Tennessee, the purpose of the GBA Southern Operations and Technology School is to strengthen students' management skills and regulatory and compliance awareness, and to help them understand the practical application of current technologies and products in banking.
About the Georgia Bankers Association: Founded in 1892, the Georgia Bankers Association promotes the general welfare and usefulness of banking and the preservation of a sound banking system. For 120 years, the GBA has provided Georgia's banks with top-quality professional development, revenue-enhancing products and services, government relations and public advocacy.
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