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GSBC Appoints New Trustee Leaders for 2017-18
The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) has recently elected bankers to leadership roles for the Board of Trustees. Machelle Connally-Van Trump, executive vice president and chief lending officer, Citizens State Bank & Trust Co., Ellsworth, to its Board of Trustees. Connally-Van Trump’s banking career spans 31 years. She is active in the Kansas…
Appling to Lead GSBC in 2018
Troy Appling, executive vice president, The Bankers Bank, Oklahoma City, Okla., has been appointed chair of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) for 2018. Appling’s career as a second-generation banker spans more than 25 years. He has worked in several areas of banking including lending, operations, IT and marketing. He is active in many professional organizations…
GSBC Concludes 67th Annual School Session, Announces Class of 2017
The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) awarded diplomas to the 176-member class of 2017 at its annual graduation celebration July 27, at University of Colorado’s Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo. GSBC also awarded 20 students in the top 10% of the graduating class with honors recognition. Honors graduates include: Katherine Burrows-Noring, Nathan Dellinger,…
How Will Changing Interest Rates Affect the Community Bank Investment Portfolio?
Recent economic data suggest that the U.S. and global economies are growing, yet inflation is modest. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has, in turn, signaled that the Fed will be cautious in liquidating its $4.5 trillion holdings of long-term securities. Not surprisingly, market participants are unsure as to what the future path of interest rates…
GSBC to Honor Guerin, 28th Scarboro Award Recipient
The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) is pleased to announce Roger Guerin, senior vice president, comptroller and chief financial officer for Sanford Institution for Savings in Sanford, Maine as the 28th recipient of the James C. Scarboro Award. Scarboro co-founded GSBC—formerly the Colorado School of Banking—in 1950, and died in 1973. In his…
Technology, Regulation and Leadership Topics to be Highlighted in 2017 Curriculum
As economic and competitive conditions change, GSBC constantly revises its curriculum to address current issues. In addition to its core curriculum, in 2017 GSBC will extend coursework to examine the impact of demographic changes, technology changes, management succession issues and macroeconomic/regulatory events as they affect community banks. Demographic Changes The keynote speaker on the opening…