June News Briefs

June 30, 2008

Mississippi Bankers Association Elects William D. Sones Chairman for 2008-2009, E. Robinson McGraw Vice Chairman and Joel C. Clements Treasurer
Randy K. Stafford Named Senior Vice President for Coppermark Bank, Oklahoma City, OK
Texas Banking Commissioner Randall S. James Announces Retirement from the Texas Banking Department
De Novo South Louisiana Business Bank, Prairieville, LA, Names Wilson CEO
San Antonio National Bank Names Alan Neis to Executive Vice President and CCO, Ken Raymie Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Officer
Waco Banker Williard J. Still Marks 50 Year Milestone
Beth Ricks Appointed Senior Vice President, CFO for First Commercial Bank, N.A., Seguin, TX
Brenda Holland Tapped as Senior Vice President, New Treasury Services Manager for NORTHSTAR BANK OF TEXAS, Denton, TX
Greg Garner Promoted to Senior Vice President, Omnibank in Austin, TX
Steven Hebert Tapped as Senior Vice President, OMNI BANK, Metairie, LA
Five Bankers Inducted Into Oklahoma Bankers Association 50-Year Club: Frank Aylor, Roy Hanson, Oliver C. Parker, Tracy Kelly and Jerry Robertson

June 23, 2008

Bradley W. Krieger is 2008-09 Chairman of Oklahoma Bankers Association, Marty Hansen Elected Vice Chairman, Jan L. Miller First Vice Chairman
Mary Chavez Upped to Senior Vice President, First National Bank of Santa Fe, NM
Parish National Corporation, Covington, LA, to Merge with Whitney Holding Company, New Orleans, LA
Compass Bank's Wealth Management Group Names Jeff Manley Houston, TX, Market President and Executive Vice President
Frost National Bank, San Antonio, TX, Names Patrick J. Muras Executive Vice President, Ross Robinson Senior Vice President
Access 1st Capital Bank in Denton, TX, Elects Randy Robinson Chairman of Board, Benjamin Goff Division President and Marilyn Kendzior Senior Vice President
Alliance Bank of Arizona Taps Kelly Conner and Steve Dean as Senior Vice Presidents
Steve stork Tapped to Lead First National Bank of Santa Fe, NM, as Executive Vice President/Sr. Managing Director
Ken Lee Named CFO at Central Progressive Bank in Lacombe, LA

June 16, 2008

Citizens National Bank, Henderson, TX, Names David Alford Chairman, Milton S. McGee Jr. Vice Chairman, and Promoted Brad Tidwell to President/CEO
De Novo Pegasus Bank, Dallas, TX, Appoints Daniel S. Strodel President
Joseph B. Zanco Hired as CFO at Home Bank, Lafayette, LA
First National Bank of Burleson, TX, Ups James H. Easter Jr. to Executive Vice President, Susan R. Dorety to Senior Vice President and Normal J. Maxwell to Senior Vice President, Cashier
Curtis Groves Is Senior Vice President and Texas Regional Trust Manager, for Comerica Bank, Dallas, TX
David G. Hicks Named Director for American Bank, Waco, TX
Larry W. Parker Appointed CEO of Bank of Houston's Cypress Sattion Location
Michael Ward to Serve as CEO of Planned De Novo Ventana Bank Arizona
Prosperity Banchares Inc., Houston, TX, Completes Acquistion of 1st Choice Bancorp Inc., Houston, Through Merger of 1st Choice Bank into Prosperity Bank
Bankers Digest Celebrates 66 Years on June 15

June 9, 2008

Victor R. Pierson Named 2008-2009 Chairman of the Texas Bankers Association, Wes Hoskins Chairman-elect, and Jeff Austin III Treasurer
Trevor D. Dorsey Joins Bank of Eureka Springs, AR, as Senior Vice President
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, LA, Names Paul E. Hutchenson Jr. Executive Vice President and President of the Northeast Louisiana Market
Frost Bank-Rio Grande Valley, TX, Ups Ruben O. Bosquez to Executive and R. Myles Beeching Executive Vice President s of Corporate Banking
Jason Gillespie Joins Southwest Securities FSB, Arlington, TX, as Senior Vice President, Mortgage Purchase Credit Manager
Retired Arkansas Bankers Association Executive Director H. Charles "Bo" Carvill Dies
De Novo Great Nations Bank, Norman, OK, Receives Regulatory Approval; Proposed Officers Include David Attawy, Executive Vice President/CLO, Philip Thompson Senior Vice President/CFO, and Sally Feuerborn Senior Vice President/Cashier
Metropolitan BancGroup Inc., Ridgeland, MS, Completes Stock Offering and Commences Operations in TN and MS as Metropolitan Bank
Bank of America, Charlotte, NC, and Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, CA, Form ACH Processing Joint Venture

June 2, 2008

Unity National Bank of Houston, TX, Names John Scroggins President
New Mexico Bankers Association to Meet in Las Vegas, NV, at The Wynn Las Vegas June 9-11
First National Bank of Santa Fe, NM, Names Julia Rose Executive Vice President.COO
Greg Cory and Tom Rigsby to Lead SWS Group Inc., Dallas, TX, as President and Senior Vice President, Respectively
Douglas B. Myers is President of Southwest Securities, FSB's Downtown Dallas, TX, Banking Center
Jim Luttrell Named President of Fort Worth, TX-based Southwest Bank's Hulen Banking Center ; Charleen Goldston Named Senior Vice President
Texas Capital Bank, N.A., Dallas, TX, Taps Mike Brown and Sarah C. Muchovej as Senior Vice Presidents
Investment Professionals Inc., San Antonio, TX, Names Georgia Gertz Senior Vice President and Director of Business Development
Frost Bank, San Antonio, TX, Promotes Donna H. Moon to Senior Vice President, Telephone Customer Service
M&I Bank, Greater Phoenix, AZ, Ups Susan Hasenstein to Senior Vice President
Veronica Malen-Cole Promoted to Senior Vice President at Coppermark Bank, Oklahoma City, OK
Greg Smithers Named Executive Vice President and President of the Memphis Market for Pulaski Bank and Trust Company, Little Rock, AR
The Conference of State Bank Suprevisors, Washington, DC, Installs Louisiana Commissioner of Financial Instutitions John P. Ducrest as Secretary for 2008-2009; Alabama Deputy Superintendent of Banking Trabo Reed Is District III Commissioner ; and Donald A. Pape, Chairman of Republic Bank & Trust , Norman, OK, Was Named to its Board

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