Pub. 6 2017 Issue 7

October/November 2017 9 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 KBA Chairman Ron Johnson welcomed bankers to the conference. Ed Kofman, CenterState Bank, discussed the biggest mistakes in commercial lending. Economist Dr. Roger Tutterow presented on the impact of the business and political environment on the economy. KBA President Chuck Stones provided a Washington update over lunch. Nick Stroda, State Bank of Spring Hill, Spring Hill, and Cole Sjeklocha, Silver Lake Bank, Topeka, catch up between sessions. Joylynn Harlow, The University National Bank, Lawrence, and Randy Kufahl, Farmers State Bank, Westmoreland, chat during a break. Adam Lackey and Mike Sample, both from Bank of Tescott, enjoyed conversation with Brian Eilert, First National Bank, Beloit. Linda Larger, Bank Education & Training Solutions, gave a talk titled, “Seven Deadly Sins of Loan Underwriting.” Nathan Kauffman, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Omaha Branch), provided a 2017 economic outlook.