The Tennessee Bankers Association

Leadership Luncheons

We will be holding Leadership Luncheons at eight locations across the state. Last year, we had over 200 bankers in attendance, and I hope you will make plans to join us, this year. This is a great opportunity to network with your peers and learn about professional development opportunities within the TBA. Visit http://www.tnbankers.org/bankers/leadershipluncheons to register today.

Young Bankers Division

Division History
On August 10, 1960, a delegation of bankers met in the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville to organize a new division of the Tennessee Bankers Association. There was one goal — to groom future leaders of the banking industry in Tennessee.

The division was created to nurture the professional development of the state’s young bank officers and prepare them to become the industry’s next generation of leaders. Through the Young Bankers Division, the Tennessee Bankers Association offers members under the age of 40 the opportunity to become involved. It provides a variety of educational opportunities for its members and promotes community awareness of the banking industry.

Young bankers will find fellowship through participation in:

Annual Leadership Convention - The annual Leadership Convention, sponsored by the Young Bankers Division, is an opportunity for bankers to learn more about the current state of the industry and to acquire leadership skills that will benefit them in both their bank and their community. The convention business program features speakers, workshops, the election of division leaders, and financial literacy awards. In addition, the agenda includes social activities that provide the networking opportunities that promote both professional and personal growth.

The Southeastern School of Banking - The Young Bankers board of directors serves as the board of trustees for The Southeastern School of Banking, one of the oldest and most respected general banking schools in the country. Established in 1939 as a two-day conference, the TSSB has evolved into an intermediate-level, two-year general banking school. Potential candidates are career financial industry employees in higher-ranking staff or junior- to mid-management positions.
The curriculum focuses on critical banking functions, their interrelationships, and determinants of profitability. Bankers develop analytical skills and management techniques, along with an understanding of the commercial bank’s role in the changing financial services industry. The instructors include professional business leaders and consultants, university professors, and outstanding bankers.

Financial Literacy / Personal Economics Program (PEP) - Increasing financial literacy and fiscal responsibility among members of our communities is a mission bankers take seriously. The Young Bankers Division has been involved in these efforts since 1962 when the division first initiated an aggressive campaign to assist teachers in broadening the public understanding of banking.

Today, members of the division coordinate the Personal Economics Program (PEP), a volunteer effort by bankers to supplement conventional education programs and reach out to students from kindergarten through college, civic and business organizations, seniors groups, and other consumers to help them understand personal money management, the wise use of credit, ID theft, predatory lending, and other such issues. The division presents awards to banks and bankers who demonstrate exceptional efforts in the area of financial literacy.

Day on the Hill - Each March, the Young Bankers Division organizes a Day on the Hill in conjunction with TBA’s government relations staff. Day on the Hill encourages building strong relationships with the lawmakers who are ultimately responsible for the business climate of Tennessee and its local communities. The program gives young bankers the opportunity to come visit the General Assembly in session in Nashville. Here, they meet with legislators, staffers, and the TBA legislative team to learn about the processes and procedures of the state’s governing body, tour the Capitol, and attend general and committee sessions. The Young Bankers Day on the Hill is an excellent introduction into the world of government relations that is so critical to the future of our industry.

The success of the Young Bankers Division can be measured through the many leaders in the banking industry, local communities across the state, and the association itself who are products of these efforts. Since the establishment of the division in 1960, a significant number of bankers who were active in the Young Bankers Division have advanced to become officers, directors, and committee chairmen of the TBA — direct evidence of the division’s continuing success in achieving its goal.

Please call or contact Colin Barrett (cbarrett@TNBankers.org) to find out how you can become involved with the Tennessee Young Bankers Division.

Young Banker Groups

				YOUNG BANKERS DIVISION President Wes Farragut, Vice President, Mountain National Bank, Sevierville President-Elect Tracie Lomax, Branch Manager, Community South, Hohenwald Vice President James S. (Jay) England, Vice President, Decatur County Bank, Parsons Immediate Past President Greg Crihfield, Senior Vice President, The Lauderdale County Bank, Ripley Directors Group 1: Gregg Ketterman, National Bank of Tennessee, Newport Group 2: Traci Todd, The Peoples Bank, Knoxville Group 3: Monte McBee, Peoples State Bank of Commerce, Dunlap Group 4: Chad Shoulders, Macon Bank and Trust Company, Lafayette Group 5: Robby Moore, Bank of Perry County, Hohenwald Group 6: Terry White, Reliant Bank, Brentwood Group 7: Joseph H. (Jody) Kizer, First Citizens National Bank, Union City Group 8: Jenny Hayes, BancorpSouth, Jackson
Group 1 Carter Claiborne Cocke Grainger Greene Hamblen Hancock Hawkins Johnson Sullivan Unicoi Washington	Group 2 Anderson Blount Campbell Jefferson Knox Loudon Morgan Roane Scott Sevier Union	Group 3 Bledsoe Bradley Grundy Hamilton Marion McMinn Meigs Monroe Polk Rhea Sequatchie Van Buren	Group 4 Clay Cumberland DeKalb Fentress Jackson Macon Overton Pickett Putnam Smith Trousdale White
Group 5 Bedford Coffee Franklin Giles Lawrence Lewis Lincoln Marshall Maury Moore Perry Warren Wayne	Group 6 Cannon Cheatham Davidson Dickson Hickman Houston Humphreys Montgomery Robertson Rutherford Stewart Sumner Williamson Wilson	Group 7 Benton Carroll Dyer Gibson Henry Lake Obion Weakley	Group 8 Chester Crockett Decatur Fayette Hardeman Hardin Haywood Henderson Lauderdale Madison McNairy Shelby Tipton

Board of Directors

For more than 45 years, the Young Bankers Division has produced the future leaders in the state’s banking industry. For organizational purposes, the division is divided into eight groups, which are defined geographically by county.

The division is governed by a board of directors composed of four executive officers and one representative from each of the eight groups. Directors are elected by delegates representing the banks in their group. During the annual Leadership Convention, delegates from all the banks represented at the convention choose a new vice president. This banker progresses in subsequent years to president-elect, president, and chairman (the immediate past president).

If you are interested in running for a seat on the board or for vice president, contact your current board member or the TBA staff for information about the process.

The map on the left panel provides a county-by-county breakdown for the groups.

Past Presidents

2008 Greg Crihfield
2007 Chris Phillips
2006 Leslea Ogle
2005 Chet Alexander
2004 Philip G. Calahan
2003 Keebler Williams
2002 Stephen Henry
2001 Jason West
2000 Joe Waters
1999 Jeff Agee
1998 Jeff Dahlstrom
1997 David Reynolds
1996 Keith Davidson
1995 Al Harlan
1994 W. Keith Sanford
1993 Mitchell Higdon
1992 Debbie C. Thrash
1991 Billy M. Houston
1990 Tony Park
1989 Radford West
1988 Vince Hickam
1987 James A. England
1986 Glenn Mitchell
1985 R. B. Summitt, II
1984 Garry Carroll
1983 John H. Jordan
1982 Charles (Mike) Miller
1981 James F. Harrison
1980 Bruce Plummer
1979 J. Nick McGuire, Jr.
1978 P. James Henry
1977 Thomas H. Holland, Jr.
1976 Lee Beeman
1975 Robert J. Williams
1974 R. Murray Hawkins, Jr.
1973 Jeffrey A. Golden
1972 Harbert Alexander
1971 Frank Teasley
1970 Harold D. White
1969 Billy M. Wheeler
1968 Dotson R. Guinn
1967 L. J. Maddox
1966 H. L. Townsend, Jr.
1965 Walter G. Birdwell, Jr.
1964 James F. Young
1963 Jack R. Bulliner
1962 Charles R. Miller, Jr.
1961 James Ray Greer
1960 Doc F. Fowlkes, Jr.