GSBC presented its 2026 Tim Koch Award for Excellence in Banking to Evelyn Franco, chief operating officer of Frontier Bank of Texas, during an Oct. 20 luncheon in Broomfield, Colo.
Over two weeks, students from across the country challenged themselves in the classroom, built lasting relationships and gained new perspectives they will carry back to their institutions. For 134 graduates, the session also marked the completion of one of community banking’s premier leadership development programs.
GSBC has elected Adam Rainey, Executive Vice President and Senior Lender at The Bank of Advance, as Chair of its Alumni Advisory Board.
GSBC has expanded its governing board with the addition of two accomplished banking leaders whose experience reflects both the enduring strengths and emerging opportunities shaping community banking.
GSBC proudly announces Christie Huber Obenauer, president and CEO of Union State Bank in Hazen, N.D., as the Chair of its Board of Trustees.
GSBC is proud to announce that Gail Bliss, Chief Operating Officer of Northeast Bank in Minneapolis, Minn., has been named Chair Elect of the GSBC Board of Trustees.
GSBC is honored to announce David Nowling as the 2026 recipient of the James C. Scarboro Memorial Award, the school’s highest honor recognizing outstanding leadership and service to community banking education.
GSBC and the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business are collaborating to provide undergraduate students with direct exposure to community banking through GSBC’s financial management curriculum.
GSBC’s newest partnership is with the University of Sioux Falls (USF). Through this collaboration, GSBC graduates can apply their GSBC education toward nine credits of USF’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program with a concentration in Banking.
At the 75th Annual School Session, GSBC continues its focus on forward-looking leadership with sessions designed to explore the technologies and trends shaping the future of community banking.
At the 75th Annual School Session, GSBC continues its focus on forward-looking leadership with sessions designed to explore the technologies and trends shaping the future of community banking.
At the 75th Annual School Session, GSBC continues its focus on forward-looking leadership with sessions designed to explore the technologies and trends shaping the future of community banking.
