Louisiana Bankers Attend 2024 Graduate School of Banking at LSU
On May 31, 2024, 152 bankers received graduation diplomas from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University, with 23 of those from Louisiana. This three-year program provides courses covering all aspects of banking, economics and related subjects. Students traveled from 18 states and Mexico to participate in this session. Sponsored by 15 southern-state bankers associations in cooperation with the Division of Continuing Education at LSU, the Graduate School of Banking at LSU requires attendance on campus for three years, with extensive bank study assignments between sessions. The faculty is comprised of more than 50 bankers, business and professional leaders and educators from all parts of the U.S. During their three summer sessions at the Graduate School of Banking, students receive 180 hours of classroom instruction, planned evening study and final examinations at the end of each session. Click here to view the list of graduates from Louisiana.
(above) Louisiana bankers are pictured at the state association night during the 2024 Graduate School of Banking.
(above) Jamie Otwell of Peoples Bank is this year’s recipient of the Graduate School of Banking at LSU scholarship. Graduates of the LBA Leadership School are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
Brian William Callender of Hancock Whitney Bank in Baton Rouge
Jan Marie Culotta Clayburn of Hancock Whitney Bank in Belle Chasse
Nicholas Cobar of Hancock Whitney Bank in New Orleans
David Cole of Progressive Bank in West Monroe
Stephen Imon Dawkins of Delta Bank in Vidalia
Houston Cain Fortenberry of Delta Bank in Lake Providence
Tammy Gilmer Comeaux of Hancock Whitney Bank in New Orleans
Harry F. Hardin, II of Hancock Whitney Bank in River Ridge
William Blaine Hodges of Community Bank of Louisiana in Mansfield
Jacob B. Holloway of CLB The Community Bank in Harrisonburg
Gavin Langston of Fidelity Bank in Metairie
Andrew David Maxwell of Jackson Parish Bank in Jonesboro
Scott Barbin McLemore of Concordia Bank and Trust in Vidalia
Clay David Morris, Jr. of First National Bank in Deridder
Andrew Barber Payne, Jr. of Sabine State Bank and Trust in Oakdale
Austin D. Payne of Sabine State Bank and Trust in Natchitoches
Donald L. Peltier, III of American Bank in Covington
Ginger B. Prejean of Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions in Carencro
Bruce Vincent Rushing of Origin Bank in Ruston
Kristen L. Spedale of Citizens Bank and Trust Company in Baton Rouge
Heather N. Spillman of FNBB Services Corporation in Baton Rouge
Keller Patrick Walsh of Hancock Whitney Bank in New Orleans
Jared Benjamin Watkins of Landmark Bank in Clinton