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
The team from Valley Bank of Commerce
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
1st Bank Yuma
Bank of Lincoln County
Capitol National Bank
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank
Valley Bank of Commerce
The team from 1st Bank Yuma
The team from Bank of Lincoln County
The team from Capitol National Bank
The team from Sanibel Captiva Community Bank
The team from Valley Bank of Commerce
BanksGiving™ Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
Dream First Bank
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking;
Chris Floyd, Chief Executive Officer
BanksGiving™ Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
Security Bank
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking;
Keith Knudsen, President & CEO
Thank God It’s Monday!™ Culture Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
Farmers State Bank
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking;
Bryan Hubbert, Vice President
Money Smarts Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
Security Bank
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking;
Keith Knudsen, President & CEO
Above-and-Beyond Customer Service Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
Security Bank
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking;
Keith Knudsen, President & CEO
Thought Leadership Banky™ Award Overall Category Winner:
Farmers State Bank
From left to right: Roxanne Emmerich, Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking;
Bryan Hubbert, Vice President
1st Bank Yuma
The Bank of Elk River
Bank of Guam
Bank of Lincoln County
Builtwell Bank
Capitol National Bank
Dream First Bank
Farmers State Bank
Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass
First Bank
First Bank Texas
The First National Bank of Gordon
Minnesota National Bank
Native American Bank
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank
Security Bank
SSB Community Bank
Sterling Federal Bank
Valley Bank of Commerce
Our distinguished panel of industry-expert judges found 41 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 five finalists for the coveted Extraordinary Bank of the Year™ Award; the judges and our attendees voted to choose the winner.