Pub 1 2012 Issue 2

March 2012 11 Leading advocate for the banking industry in Kansas. KBA Chairman John Lehman, First National Bank of Girard, welcomes a record number of Kansas bankers to the 2012 Harold A. Stones Public Affairs Conference. KBA PAC Committee Chair Clark Boyer (left), KANZA Bank, visits with Rep. Kyle Hoffman (R-Coldwater) at KBA’s legislative reception. Public Affairs Conference namesake Harold Stones assures Kansas bankers that brighter days lie ahead. Governor Brownback outlines his top priorities for the 2012 state legislative session. KBA Chair-Elect Frank Carson III visits with Rep. Vince Wetta (D-Wellington) and Marilyn Wetta at KBA’s legislative reception. Graduating members of the 2011 BLOK Class. (L to R) Steve White, Farmers & Drovers Bank, Council Grove; Eric Schroeder, CrossFirst Bank, Overland Park; Jan Lanie, KANZA Bank, Kingman; Jason Johnson, Guaranty State Bank & Trust Co., Jewell; Allison Grace, Andover State Bank, Andover; Brandon Oien, The Bank, Colby; Joylynn Harlow, Bank of Tescott, Salina; Matt Canfield, Valley State Bank, Belle Plaine; Brandon Vering, The Citizens National Bank, Greenleaf; Nancy George, Girard National Bank, Girard; Jay Meyer, Centera Bank, Sublette; Michael Needham, Arvest Bank, Shawnee Mission.