Graduate School of Retail Bank Management’s Class of 2008

The CBA/BAI Graduate School of Retail Bank Management graduated its first class at its new location at Furman University on July 29, 2008, and ten students were recognized as honors graduates as the school completed its 56th resident session.

Ninety-seven bank officers successfully completed the three-year course of specialized instruction and received a diploma of graduation and 320 bank officers from forty-one states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Austria, Brazil, Poland and Hong Kong were enrolled in the just-completed session.

In a letter to bankers involved in the selection of students for the school, CBA President Joe Belew noted, “Students attending the school are hand-selected as emerging retail leaders.  This is a rigorous and challenging program. The GSRBM curriculum has been re-engineered to stretch their skills and abilities.  Those who complete the program are well-equipped to step up in management succession and help build shareholder value in the retail bank.”

Honors Grads are:

  • Scott Robertson, Community Banking President, Wells Fargo and Company, Inc., Sacramento, CA

  • William Glasby, First Vice President, Washington Mutual, Seattle, WA

  • Teresa Centeno, Director of Sales Management, Citi, San Francisco, CA

  • Brent Edmond Williams, Vice President, The South Financial Group, Greenville, SC

  • Todd Barnhart, Senior Vice President, Business & Institutional Banking, PNC Bank, N.A, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Mayur Chheda, SVP, Credit Services Executive, Bank of America, NA, Charlotte, NC

  • Khalid Elias Khalid, Vice President, District Manager, Wells Fargo and Company, Inc., Stockton, CA

  • Joyce Raidle, FVP, Asst. General Counsel-Team Lead, Washington Mutual, Seattle WA

  • Edward Kim, Senior Vice President, Consumer Lending Manager, Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

  • Jason Belding, VP, Corporate Consumer Credit Administration, Wells Fargo and Company, Inc., Des Moines, IA

  • J. Steward Smith, Senior Vice President, SunTrust Bank, Washington, DC

The Tem Wooldridge Award, which is presented to the honors student who exhibits team work, and strong personal and work ethics, was presented to Brent Williams of The South Financial Group.

Paul Leventhal was named faculty member of the year. A professor of finance at Bishop’s University in Quebec, Leventhal specializes in teaching investment finance and banking, and has written in the area of bank mutual fund distribution.

Sponsored by CBA and the Bank Administration Institute in Chicago, the Graduate School offers an advanced course of study for officers of financial institutions destined for greater management responsibilities. The program, which is now positioned between the traditional banking school and an MBA program, is a rigorous educational experience and its successful completion is a mark of high achievement. Next year the school will convene July 19-29, on the campus of Furman University in Greenville, SC.