September 25 - October 1

Bankers in the News

Randi Booth, Home Federal Bank | Grand Island, celebrated 25 years with the bank. She works in the lending department.

Melissa Engel, First State Bank | Randolph, celebrated her 10th anniversary with the bank. She is a loan officer.

Ithy Filipi, First State Bank Nebraska | Lincoln, celebrated her 10th anniversary with the bank. She is a universal banker.

Kirby Hall, State Nebraska Bank & Trust | Wayne, celebrated 10 years with the bank. She is the chief financial officer.

Wendy Kotouc, American National Bank | Omaha, celebrated her 25th anniversary with the bank. She is the executive co-chairman/CEO.

Matt Rathjen, Generations Bank | Exeter, was selected to be a Grand Marshall at the Nebraska State Fair parade and recognized for his 18 years of service on the York County Fair Board. He is the chief lending officer at the bank.
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Clinton Rushing, Security National Bank | Omaha, earned the Adjunct Faculty of the Year award from Creighton University’s Heider College of Business. He is the CFA, vice president and senior investment officer at the bank.

Tim Sladek, Waypoint Bank | Cozad, celebrated his 10th anniversary with the bank. He is the president and CEO.

Luke Thorell, Bruning Bank | Holdrege, celebrated 15 years with the bank. He is the branch president.

Chastity Wagner, Home Federal Bank | Grand Island, celebrated her fifth anniversary with the bank. She works in compliance/risk management.

Photos, L to R: Randi Booth, Melissa Engel, Ithy Filipi, Kirby Hall, Wendy Kotouc, Matt Rathjen, Clinton Rushing, Tim Sladek and Luke Thorell

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Banks in the News

American National Bank | Omaha, and other local businesses helped sponsor the African American Leadership Conference (AALC) on Sept. 27 in Omaha. The AALC was designed to empower and uplift the African American community by focusing on critical components essential to personal and professional growth.

i3 Bank | Bennington, donated $600 to the Bennington Disaster Relief Fund; bank employees raised the funds through donations for jeans days.

State Nebraska Bank & Trust | Wayne, donated $120,000 toward Wayne State College’s Athletic and Recreation Complex (ARC) addition and renovation project. The ARC project is estimated to be completed by Jan. 2025.

i3 Bank President Tim Clark (left) presented a check to a representative associated with the Bennington Disaster Relief Fund.

From L to R: State Nebraska Bank & Trust employees Morgan Jueden, Sandy Brown and Matthew Ley presented a check to representatives from Wayne State College.

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Bankers on the Move

Recent Hires:

• Nick Sassaman, Security First Bank | Lincoln, loan officer

Photo: Nick Sassaman

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Retirements

Darla Pelzer, Waypoint Bank | Cozad, retired last week after 12 years with the bank. 

Vickie Shuck, Cornerstone Bank | Edgar, retired on Oct. 1 after nine years with the bank and 44 years of service to the Edgar community. She was a personal banker.

Photos, L to R: Darla Pelzer and Vickie Shuck