Banks & Bankers

September 13 - 19

9/20/2023

Bankers in the News

Special Thanks!
Thank you to all the bankers who volunteered at the NBA booth during Husker Harvest Days from Sept. 12-14! We appreciate your time spent connecting with show attendees and FFA students. (pictured)

Richard Nelson, Central National Bank | Superior (left); Emilie Schardt, Heartland Bank | Aurora

Dave Van Pelt, Midwest Bank | Lincoln (left); Dave Catsinas, First National Bank of Omaha | Columbus

Joe Libal, Flatwater Bank | Gothenburg (left); Corby Forbes, Midwest Bank | Plainview

Brett Oltman, Union Bank & Trust Co. | Auburn (left); Clayton Suckstorf, Heritage Bank | Loup City

LaTonna Brand (left) and Vikki Daily (middle), Five Points Bank | Grand Island; Mary Clifton, York State Bank (retired)

Tom Murphy, Exchange Bank | Gibbon (left); Al Dlouhy, Security First Bank | Beatrice

Lisa Dishman, Madison County Bank | Madison, celebrated 25 years with the bank. She is an assistant vice president of operations and an assistant cashier.

Kaki Ley, State Nebraska Bank & Trust | Wayne, celebrated her 20th anniversary with the bank. She is the bank's century club coordinator.

Gail Milander, Security Bank | Laurel, celebrated her 25th anniversary with the bank. She is an administrative loan assistant.

Sue Rye, Cornhusker Bank | Lincoln, celebrated 30 years of service with the bank. She works in the bank's compliance department.

Banks in the News

ACCESSbank | Omaha, hosted a putt-putt golf tournament fundraiser last month. The tournament raised $1,200 for Angels Among Us, an organization that provides financial support to families with children battling cancer in Nebraska. (pictured)

Bruning Bank | Grand Island, opened a new branch at 3032 W. Stolley Park Road, Suite B in Grand Island. The bank held a "Business After Hours" event on Sept. 15 and a ribbon cutting with the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce.

Cornerstone Bank | Sutton, hosted a grand opening ceremony on Sept. 15 to celebrate the reopening of the branch at 101 W. Elm Street in Sutton following repairs to damage caused by a tornado.

Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust | Wayne, donated $100,000 to the Athletic & Recreation Complex Renovation & Addition Project at Wayne State College.

FirsTier Bank | Holdrege, hosted an open house on Sept. 15 to celebrate the bank's 60th anniversary of service to the community.

NebraskaLand Bank | North Platte, sponsored a prime rib dinner during the Gift of Hope Cancer Foundation fundraiser on Sept. 19 to help support cancer patients.

Security Bank | Hartington, opened an in-school savings bank at Holy Trinity Elementary School in Hartington last week. (pictured)

Left: ACCESSbank employees presented a $1,200 check to representatives of Angels Among Us.

Right: Staff from Security Bank in Hartington and students from Holy Trinity Elementary celebrated the grand opening of an in-school savings bank last week.

Bankers on the Move

Recent Hires:

Tonya Atkinson, i3 Bank | Bennington, compliance officer
Marcos Rodriguez, Security National Bank of Omaha | Omaha, first vice president, small business lending manager

Promotions:

Hannah Eatherton, Cornerstone Bank | York, card services officer (pictured)
Julie Feist, First State Bank Nebraska | Beatrice, assistant customer officer/branch manager (pictured)
Karin Newman, Cornerstone Bank | York, vice president/electronic banking services (pictured)
Becky Stuhr, Cornerstone Bank | York, vice president/information security officer (pictured)

Photos, L to R: Hannah Eatherton, Julie Feist, Karin Newman and Becky Stuhr

Retirements

Rose Kuester, Citizens State Bank | Leigh, retired recently after over 25 years with the bank. She was a customer service representative. The bank held an open house on Sept. 14 to celebrate.

Dave Langner, York State Bank | York, retired on Sept. 1 after 33 years with the bank. He ended his career as a registered investment advisor. (pictured)

Dave Langner

Photo: Dave Langner

Deaths

Richard "Rick" Nelson (age 94) | Republican City, passed away on July 28. He had previously worked at Burt County State Bank, now Washington County Bank, and later at First National Northeast Bank until his retirement at age 83.

Andrew Svendgard, Jr. (age 86) | Fremont, passed away on Sept. 8. He was hired as a teller in 1966 at Arlington State Bank, which later became Two Rivers Bank and is now RVR Bank, and worked his way up to president in 1974. He retired from active operations in Dec. of 1997 and from the bank’s board of directors in 2006. (pictured)

Andrew Svendgard, Jr.

Photo: Andrew Svendgard, Jr.