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THE
1 2 5 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y S P E C I A L I S S U E CONGRATULATIONS
1890–2015
125 Years Serving
Published one time only by the Tennessee Bankers Association OFFICERS
William B. Marsh / Chairman
Colin Barrett / Editor
First Commerce Bank, Lewisburg Tennessee’s
Dianne W. Martin / Managing Editor
David Verble / Chairman-elect
Matt Radford / Graphic Designer Citizens National Bank, Sevierville
125th Anniversary Special Issue/June 2015 Gordon Majors /Vice Chairman Banking Community
The Hardin County Bank, Savannah
STAFF
COntents Administration
Colin Barrett / President
FrOm the exeCutive OFFiCe
Stacey Langford / Senior Vice President
Colin Barrett—Unified for a Common Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
of Membership
2014-2015 tBA OFFiCers And direCtOrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Steve Curtis / Vice President of
Information Technology
125 YeArs OF the tBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Sharon Justice-McCray / Vice President
of Human Resources & Facilities
tBA First memBership rOll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Penny L. Powlas / Executive Assistant,
Administration / Legal
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reFleCtiOns
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COngrAtulAtOrY letters Deputy Counsel
Bill Haslam, Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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From the Executive Office
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By Colin Barrett, President, Tennessee Bankers Association
In 1890, Tennessee was only a few decades This special anniversary edition of The Ten-
removed from the Civil War, President Ben- nessee Banker magazine is dedicated to each of
jamin Harrison was serving in the White you—the bankers across Tennessee who make
House, and Wyoming and Idaho were admitted the TBA the strongest association in the country.
into the Union taking us to 44 stars on Old I want to give a special thank you to the
Glory. entire TBA team that made this issue possi-
In May of that year, the National American ble—Dy Martin, our communications director;
Women Suffrage Association was founded, Matt Radford, our assistant communications
which eventually led to Tennessee ratifying director and graphic designer; Lacy York, our
the 19th amendment to the US Constitution receptionist; Lila Griffin, our proofreader; and
in 1920. On July 2, the Sherman Antitrust Act Stacey Langford, our senior vice president of
went into effect. And on October 14, Dwight membership—and to Roger Shirley of McNeely
D. Eisenhower was born. Pigott and Fox, who researched and wrote the
The world was a different place when a article on TBA’s history.
small group of Tennessee bankers gathered in In addition, I want to thank the TBA board
Memphis in 1890 to form the Tennessee Bankers and executive committee—Bill Marsh, TBA
Association. But the goals and ideals brought chairman; David Verble, TBA chairman-elect;
forward by Tennessee bankers that day still Gordon Majors, TBA vice chairman; and Jeff
guide your association. Together, we continue Agee, our immediate past chairman. As we build
working to make Tennessee the best banking for the next 125 years, I appreciate their leader-
state in the country. ship as we we work to meet the changing needs
Our top priority today is to keep pace with of the Tennessee banking industry. I know their
the ever-changing needs of Tennessee banking. predecessors would be proud of the direction
While government relations and education will they have provided the association.
always be our foundation, the association has And most of all, thanks to each of you. You
continued to evolve to meet your insurance are the TBA, and it is you we celebrate on these
needs, identify industry leading products and pages.
services, and partner with you to lead the state
in financial education. Sincerely,
We have been able to accomplish this
due to one reason—the unified support of
the Tennessee banking industry. And in that
area, the Tennessee Bankers Association leads Colin Barrett
the nation. President
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FFiCers And ireCtOrs
ChAirmAn ChAirmAn - eleCt viCe ChAirmAn president
William B. Marsh David Verble Gordon Majors Colin Barrett
Chairman/CEO President/CEO President/CEO Tennessee Bankers
First Commerce Bank, Citizens National Bank, The Hardin County Association,
Lewisburg Sevierville Bank, Savannah Nashville
direCtOrs pAst ChAirmAn Correspondent Bank Division:
Allen McClary, President/CEO, Donna M. Stone, Chairman, First Ronald G. Smith, Mid-America
UBank, Jellico Community Bank of Bedford County, Regional President, Regions Bank,
Shelbyville Nashville
Tim Pettus, President, First Farmers
and Merchants Bank, Columbia Anderson “Andy” L. Smith, Senior
ABA State Chairman:
Hunt Campbell, Chairman/President/ Vice President/East Tennessee Regional John Jordan, Area President,
CEO, First Alliance Bank, Cordova President, HomeTrust Bank, NA, The Community Bank of East
Morristown Tennessee, a division of Southern Bank
Ron DeBerry, President/CEO, Com-
Jeff Agee, President/CEO, First Citi- of Tennessee, Clinton
merce Union Bank, Springfield
zens National Bank, Dyersburg
J. Lee Stewart, President/CEO, ICBA State Chairman:
Southern Heritage Bank, Cleveland Chris Nunn, Chief Financial Officer,
Security Bancorp of Tennessee, Inc,
M. Terry Turner, President/CEO,
Halls
Pinnacle Bank, Nashville
divisiOn ChAirmAn
H. McCall Wilson, Jr, President/CEO, Financial Products & Services, Inc,
- ex-OFFiCiO direCtOrs
The Bank of Fayette County, Piperton Chairman:
Independent Bankers Division: John Muse, Chairman/President/CEO,
R. Lynn Shipley, Jr, President/CEO, W. Logan Hickman, Jr, Executive Vice Farmers State Bank, Mountain City
TriSummit Bank, Kingsport President, Peoples Bank of the South,
Phillip L. Crawford, President/CEO, LaFollette Government Relations Committee
First Farmers and Commercial Bank, Chairman:
Young Bankers Division: R. Molitor Ford, Jr, Vice Chairman/
Pikeville
Bo Blanken, Assistant Vice President, CEO, Commercial Bank & Trust Co,
Michael E. Cary, President/CEO, Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Memphis
Carroll Bank and Trust, Huntingdon Grainger County, Rutledge
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