2023 Banky™ Award Recipients
2022 Institute for Extraordinary Banking™ Hall of Fame Inductee
Our emcee: Author and International Speaker Ridgely Goldsborough
What’s an awards celebration without a bit of the bubbly?
All ready to be handed out to our distinguished, accomplished winners
We proudly present the 2023 winners of
the Extraordinary Banking Awards
Our distinguished panel of industry-expert judges found 27 community banks worthy to receive Banky Awards for their commitment to strong community banking. In addition, the judges named winners in four asset classes in five special-focus categories, as well as overall category winners. Finally, the judges selected three finalists for the coveted Extraordinary Bank of the Year™ Award; the judges and our attendees voted to choose the winner.
2023 Extraordinary Bank of the Year™
Farmers State Bank
The team from Farmers State Bank
poses with a check representing the $25,000 donation to be made in the bank’s name to
The Unstoppable Foundation.
The moment our Extraordinary Bank of the Year winner was announced
Our winner accepting the Extraordinary Bank of the Year Award
Finalists for 2023 Extraordinary Bank of the Year
Farmers State Bank (Pittsfield, IL)
Main Street Bank (Marlborough, MA)
Sterling Federal Bank (IL)
The team from finalist Farmers State Bank (Pittsfield, IL)
The team from finalist Main Street Bank (Marlborough, MA)
The team frrom finalist Sterling Federal Bank (IL)
2023 Banky Award™ Recipients
2023 Asset Class and Category Awards Finalists
Thank God It’s Monday!™ Culture Banky™ Award
- Under $350 Million in Assets: Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass
- $350 Million-$1 Billion in Assets: Field & Main Bank
- Over $1 Billion in Assets: Vista Bank
Money Smarts Banky™ Award
- Under $350 Million in Assets: Minnesota National Bank
- $350 Million-$1 Billion in Assets: Field & Main Bank
- Over $1 Billion in Assets: Bank of Guam
- Bank Of Clarke (Berryville, VA)
- Bank of Guam (Hagatna, GU)
- Belmont Savings Bank (Bellaire, OH)
- Buckeye Community Bank (Lorain, OH)
- Builtwell Bank (Chattanooga, TN)
- Century Bank (Lucedale, MS)
- Community National Bank & Trust of Texas (Corsicana, TX)
- Community State Bank (Union Grove, WI)
- Dream First Bank (Syracuse, KS)
- Farmers State Bank (Pittsfield, IL)
- Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass (IL)
- Field & Main Bank (Henderson, KY)
- First Bank (Sterling, KS)
- First Bank Texas (Weatherford, TX)
- Freedom Bank of Virginia (Fairfax, VA)
- German American State Bank (German Valley, IL)
- Locality Bank (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Main Street Bank (Marlborough, MA)
- Minnesota National Bank (Sauk Centre, MN)
- North Brookfield Savings Bank (MA)
- Security Bank (Laurel, NE)
- SSB Community Bank (Strasburg, OH)
- Sterling Federal Bank (IL)
- The Bank of Elk River (MN)
- Ulster Savings Bank (Kingston, NY)
- Valley Bank of Commerce (Roswell, NM)
- Vista Bank (Dallas, TX)
Above-and-Beyond Customer Service Banky™ Award
- Under $350 Million in Assets: Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass
- $350 Million-$1 Billion in Assets: Dream First Bank
- Over $1 Billion in Assets: Builtwell Bank
Thought Leadership Banky™ Award
- Under $350 Million in Assets: Locality Bank
- $350 Million-$1 Billion in Assets: Dream First Bank
- Over $1 Billion in Assets: Freedom Bank of Virginia
BanksGiving™ Banky™ Award
- Under $350 Million in Assets: Minnesota National Bank
- $350 Million-$1 Billion in Assets: Century Bank
- Over $1 Billion in Assets: First Bank Texas
BanksGiving™ Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
First Bank Texas (Weatherford, TX)
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking;
Zan Prince, Chairman
Thank God It’s Monday!™ Culture Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
Farmers State Bank Alto Pass (IL)
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking; Charlie Holland, President & CEO
Money Smarts Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
Bank of Guam (Hagatna, GU)
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking; Lesley-Anne Leon Guerrero, Chief Experience Officer
Above-and-Beyond Customer Service Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
Farmers State Bank Alto Pass (IL)
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking; Charlie Holland, President & CEO
Thought Leadership Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
Locality Bank (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking;
Michelle Gioia, Executive Vice President & CFO
Bank Of Clarke
(Berryville, VA)
Bank of Guam
(Hagatna, GU)
Builtwell Bank
(Chattanooga, TN)
Century Bank
(Lucedale, MS)
Community National Bank & Trust of Texas
(Corsicana, TX)
Dream First Bank
(Syracuse, KS)
Farmers State Bank
(Pittsfield, IL)
Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass (IL)
Field & Main Bank
(Henderson, KY)
First Bank
(Sterling, KS)
First Bank Texas
(Weatherford, TX)
Freedom Bank of Virginia
(Fairfax, VA)
German American State Bank
(German Valley, IL)
Locality Bank
(Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Main Street Bank
(Marlborough, MA)
Minnesota National Bank
(Sauk Centre, MN)
Security Bank
(Laurel, NE)
SSB Community Bank
(Strasburg, OH)
Sterling Federal Bank
(IL)
Ulster Savings Bank
(Kingston, NY)
Valley Bank of Commerce
(Roswell, NM)
Vista Bank
(Dallas, TX)