Blake Marchant Awarded Professional Master of Banking Diploma.AUSTIN, Texas -- Blake Marchant, Senior Vice President, Great Basin Great Basin, semiarid, N section of the Basin and Range province, the intermontane plateau region of W United States and N Mexico. Lying mostly in Nevada and extending into California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah, it is bordered by the Sierra Nevada on the west, the Bank (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :GBFL) in Elko, Nev. was awarded a Professional Master of Banking degree from the Executive Banking Institute on April 28, 2004 in Austin, along with CEOs, presidents and senior executives from leading community banks from across the nation. The focus of this executive program is to enhance the ability of community banks to better serve their communities and customers. This unique banking school for bank CEOs and senior executive management was developed by Alex Sheshunoff Management Services in conjunction with The Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. and Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. , Dallas. In three one-week semesters over a 12-month period, the participating executives developed and implemented specific action plans for their own banks. The graduates concentrated on innovative ways to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the latest technology and business strategies, while emphasizing exceptional customer service. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Alex Sheshunoff, "Community banks are focusing on providing highly personalized banking services, something that seems to be disappearing in today's mass merchandising environment." "There is an urgent need for banking leaders to formally prepare for the changes taking place within the industry. The bottom line is that high quality community banking will exist in the future because of the dedication of leading community bankers to meet the complex challenges that lie ahead," added Mr. Sheshunoff. Founded in 1971, Alex Sheshunoff Management Services is recognized as the nation's leading provider of innovative, high-performance solutions to community banks. Today, the firm works with over 1,500 financial institutions nationwide. |
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