California Bankers Association Names Distinguished Banker of the Year; Mid-State Bank Chairman Carrol Pruett Honored.Business Editors SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004 The California Bankers Association (CBA See Capital Builder Account. ) today announced that Carrol Pruett, the current chairman a founding officer of Mid-State Bank, has received the organization's annual Distinguished Banker of the Year Award. Pruett, who served as Mid-State Bank's president for more than 30 years, is now the bank's chairman. During his term as president of the bank, Pruett grew the bank from having $11 million in assets to more than $1.4 billion and from four offices to 32 offices. Pruett was only 29 when he became the bank's president in 1967 and was (at that time) the youngest bank president in the nation. In addition to his successful career in banking, Pruett was also particularly active in the development and diversification of Arroyo Grande and its neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. communities. Pruett has been the president of the San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. County Board of Education, the Arroyo Grande Rotary Club, a trustee of Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, and director of the Santa Lucia Area Boy Scouts Council. He is also a founding board member of the UCSB UCSB University of California at Santa BarbaraUCSB University of Casual Sex and Beer Economic Forecast Project, was a board member of the Economic Vitality Corporation of San Luis Obispo and has held several positions with local Republican political committees. In 1991, Pruett was honored as the Arroyo Grande Chamber of Commerce's "Citizen of the Year." "Carrol Pruett reminds us all what it really is to be a banker in California," said CBA president Gary S. Gertz. "Most people think that bankers only care about growing their banks, but in reality, they care about much more than that. Carrol Pruett is a remarkably gifted banker who grew Mid-State Bank into a market leader, but more than that, he was a devoted contributor to his community -- and it is this commitment to community that really defines today's bankers." Mr. Pruett is also a past president of the California Bankers Association, served as a trustee of the Pacific Coast Banking School and was inducted into that school's Hall of Fame. He graduated from Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
About CBA Established more than 110 years ago, the California Bankers Association (CBA) is one of the largest state banking trade associations in the country. CBA leads the way in developing relevant educational and legislative solutions to some of California's more pressing financial and banking issues, including financial privacy, predatory predatory pertaining to predator. predatory behavior the hunting of birds, mice and small reptiles by cats and the hunting and herding behavior of dogs, often facilitated in a pack. lending, usage fees, and financial elder abuse Elder Abuse Definition Elder abuse is a general term used to describe harmful acts toward an elderly adult, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, financial exploitation, and neglect, including self-neglect. . CBA's membership includes more than 300 of California's commercial, industrial and community banks and savings associations. |
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