Missouri Bankers, Banks Honored at ABA Convention
Dan Robb, president and CEO of Jonesburg State Bank, was elected to serve as chair-elect of the American Bankers Association Board of Directors for 2021-2022. The vote on the slate of candidates for ABA officers and ABA board members was held at the association’s annual meeting in Tampa, Florida, in October.
Robb just completed a term as ABA vice chair, a position he was elected to in October 2020. He will serve as ABA chair in 2022-23 and would be the third Missouri banker to serve as ABA chair. Willis Alexander from Trenton served as ABA chair in 1968, and Jim Smith from Clinton served as ABA chair in 2001.
Dan and Dianna Robb
Mary O'Connor and Rob Nichols
Mary O’Connor, executive vice president of logistics and creative brand management for Country Club Bank in Kansas City, was honored with the American Bankers Association Foundation’s 2021 George Bailey Distinguished Service Award for her community leadership and commitment to helping those in need. This award recognizes a non-CEO bank employee who demonstrates outstanding initiative, commitment to their customers and community, and the ability to inspire others.
“Each year, we hear countless examples of bankers who have made service to others a fundamental part of their daily life,” said Rob Nichols, ABA president and CEO. “Mary O’Connor’s nomination stood out this year for the depth and range of her community commitments. Everything she does in her work at Country Club Bank and in her personal life seems designed to help others. Her remarkable commitment to the Kansas City community continues to inspire others at the bank to give back themselves.”
Marisa Martinez and Rob Nichols
The ABA Foundation honored six banks as 2021 Community Commitment Award winners for their extraordinary corporate social responsibility efforts. UMB Financial Corporation in Kansas City was honored for financial education for its UMB Market. Accepting the award for UMB was Marisa Martinez, senior vice president, director of community development.
Established in 2016 in partnership with American Royal, an agriculture education nonprofit, the UMB Market is a financial education simulation that allows students to practice healthy grocery shopping on a budget. Because of COVID-19, UMB worked with three nonprofits to create a virtual experience, developing worksheets and videos to allow students to practice at home. The virtual UMB Market reached nearly 10,000 students across 26 states and two continents.
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