Texas Tech School of Banking

Thank you, Cayci Moon Branum, CIA, CRCM, for attending year one of the Texas Tech School of Banking, and for the kind words. Executive Director Jeff Mercer, PhD and the school’s advisory board are already working on ways to enhance the curriculum and enrich the experience for all. We look forward to having you back in 2025!

Thank you, Tryce Berend. What a great group of bankers from InterBank!

Great to see these wonderful posts, Bailey Blankenship Ghalibaf! You had a dynamite team and cohort, and it was a fun and fast-paced week. Thank you!

Thank you again, L. Frederick "Rick" Francis, for setting such a good example for other community bankers to follow.

Can you spell UBPR? Some of our Year One bankers digging through their bank's UBPR learning how to analyze the health of their bank on many dimensions both in isolation and against peers. Thank you to Tanya Miller, President and Chief Risk Officer of PrimeBank, Austin, and former Senior Financial Examiner and Review Examiner with Texas DoB, for delivering two outstanding and very rigorous sessions and case studies at the school!

L. Frederick "Rick" Francis, Executive Chairman of WestStar Bank, El Paso, visiting with one of our bankers after delivering the David. R. Seim Memorial Leadership Lecture at the Texas Tech School of Banking. What an amazing success story and a wonderful example of how one locally-owned community bank can have such a huge impact on an entire city. Thank you, Texas Bankers Association, for sponsoring this plenary session.

Thinking about attending a graduate school of banking but not sure you want to spend $18,000 and six weeks away from home and the bank??Attend the Texas Tech School of Banking first (one week, two consecutive years).?The prestigious Graduate School of Banking at Colorado allows graduates of the Texas Tech School of Banking to skip GSBC’s first year and be admitted as second year GSBC students!?This is a win-win regardless of whether you continue on to graduate banking school. Registration for the Texas Tech School of Banking is open for the August 4th – 9th week and the year one and year two cohorts are filling fast. https://bit.ly/35tDIgL ONE WEEK. TWO YEARS. BETTER BANKERS.

| The deadline to register for the Texas Tech School of Banking's 2024 session closes this Sunday, July 14! | Don't miss your opportunity to?grow professionally, become a more effective banker and leader, and benefit from the outstanding curriculum delivered by seasoned industry experts. Secure your spot today!

Fun facts about the ~150 bankers attending the 50th Annual Texas Tech School of Banking this August 4th - 9th. - Six states are represented. - Median TA of banks represented = $1.7 billion. - Median years in banking = 8. - 88% have an undergraduate degree. - 24% have a graduate degree. - 48% have _VP in their title. - 65% aren't lenders / loan officers. Come join these accomplished bankers as they strive to grow professionally and become more effective leaders and bankers over an amazing week in our beautiful state of the art facilities. Registration closes July14! Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business

Golfers / bankers, registration for the 50th anniversary School of Banking golf tournament on Monday, August 5th closes soon. Don't miss this opportunity to network and enjoy the beautiful Lubbock Country Club course. For more information visit bit.ly/35tDIgL .