TBA Press Releases

Larry Haggard, president of Wayne County Bank, Waynesboro, TN, was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Tennessee Bankers Association (TBA).

NASHVILLE—Bankers from six states have completed requirements for graduation from the 2009 session of The Southeastern School of Commercial Lending (TSSCL). A total of 35 bankers from Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi at-tended the annual program, which was held at the Owen Graduate School of Management on the Vanderbilt University campus in Nashville, May 17–22. The Tennessee Bankers As-sociation (TBA) conducts the school in cooperation with the Alabama, Georgia, , Louisiana, and Mississippi bankers associations.

Michael B. Swain, chairman of The First National Bank of Oneida, Oneida, TN, was installed as chairman of the Tennessee Bankers Association (TBA) during ceremonies at the closing banquet of the organization’s 119th Annual Meeting. Approximately 450 members of the financial services industry and related businesses attended the convention.

On Sunday, January 25, the Tennessee Bankers Association announced a new partnership with Office Depot. The partnership will provide discounts averaging 80% to all TBA members and associate members on a wide range of products from office supplies to business services. Office Depot has a professional sales staff across Tennessee that will be catering to the needs of TBA members and associate members.

Anderson (Andy) L. Smith, president and CEO, Jefferson Federal Bank, Morristown, is the newly elected president of the Independent Bankers Division of the Tennessee Bankers ...

The Tennessee Bankers Association (TBA) celebrated its headquarters’ LEED certification with a dedication ceremony on Friday, October 17. TBA’s class-A, 35,685 square foot, two-story office and conference facility was designed to achieve LEED certification for energy use, lighting, water and materials, among a variety of other sustainable strategies.