Pub. 4 2015 Issue 8

l e a d i n g a d v o c a t e f o r t h e b a n k i n g i n d u s t r y i n k a n s a s 24 CELEBRATING 50 YEARS IN BANKING Pamala Grisnik began her banking career on September 29, 1965 as a Messenger with Victory State Bank in Kansas City, Kansas. In 1974, Security Bank of Kansas City purchased Victory State Bank and Ms. Grisnik came on board as a Facility Manager. By 1980 she had been promoted to Vice- President/Correspondent Banking and became the first woman correspondent banker in the state of Kansas. In 1984, she left Security Bank of Kansas City to become an investor and Executive Vice-President/Cashier in a denovo bank, Gardner National Bank. In 1992, Gardner National Bank was sold and Ms. Grisnik went to work as a part-time Compliance Officer for Industrial State Bank, an affiliate of Security Bank of Kansas City. She later took over Human Resources and then became the Executive Vice-President of Operations. In 2001, Ms. Grisnik transferred to Security Bank of Kansas City as a Senior Vice-President and Data Center Manager for a newly consolidated data center servicing seven Kansas City and surrounding area banks as part of the Valley View Bancshares, Inc. group. Ms. Grisnik continues to serve in this capacity and is a key management team member of Security Bank of Kansas City. Congratulations for 50 years of service in Kansas Banking! KANSAS BANKER TERRY BARTA RECEIVES ABA BRUNING AWARD The American Bankers Association will present Terry Barta, Vice President at Peoples Bank in Smith Center, with the prestigious Bruning Award at their National Ag Bankers Conference on October 27, 2015. Serving his community as an ag banker for more than 35 years, Barta is being recognized for his leadership and outstanding dedication to providing credit and financial guidance to farmers, ranchers and businesses in rural America. In a press release by the ABA Barta stated, “The most rewarding part of my career has been the financial partnership I’ve formed with farmers in our community. From helping families get through the ag crisis of the 80s to working with the same farm families through a second generation, I’ve found spending my career in the same community at the same bank tremendously gratifying.” He went on to say, “Today’s ag lenders need to be cognizant of the changing ag economy. Fortunately, we have much better analytical tools available today than we did 30 years ago. Implementing those tools will allow us to better prepare as lenders and provide better direction for our farm customers.” Terry Barta has been an active leader within the banking industry at both the state and national levels. Barta served on ABA’s Agricultural and Rural Bankers Committee from 1995 to 2001, including serving as chairman of the committee in his final year. He began serving on the Kansas Bankers Association’s Ag Committee in 1989, which led to serving as committee chairman from 1995 to 1997. Barta was also an active board member of the former Kansas Ag Bankers Association, which has evolved into KBA’s Kansas Ag Bankers (KAB) Division. Barta grew up on a dairy farm and earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Fort Hays State University. When he completed his degree, he went into the banking industry primarily to work as an ag lender. He has been married to his wife, Mary Lynn, for 49 years. They have five children and 12 grandchildren.