| EFSBS Graduate School of Banking & Graduate School of
Trust Scholarship Awards |
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| I n t r o d u c t i o
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| Each year, EFSBS conducts a competition to award
scholarships to three state banking department personnel to attend the
graduate school of banking or graduate trust school of their choice.
Nomination forms and instructions on competing for this prestigious
award are sent to each state banking department commissioner and
training director by September.
The Education Foundation of State Bank Supervisors is accepting
nominations from state bank supervisors of qualified departmental
personnel for its Graduate Banking and Graduate Trust School Scholarship
Award and Samuel E. Weinrott Memorial and Bill Ford Memorial Scholarship
programs.
Examiners may be nominated to attend qualifying graduate banking school
graduate trust schools of their choice. Enclosed with this memo for your
information and use is a description of the program and process, and a
nomination form (may be duplicated or entered into a computer and
completed; format must remain as original).
You may nominate examiners to attend qualifying graduate banking school
graduate trust schools of their choice.
Each state may submit up to three (3) nominations for graduate
banking and/or graduate trust scholarships. Nominee qualifications and
program procedures are detailed on the program description.
Please send your nominations to:
Conference of State Bank Supervisors
EFSBS Scholarship Awards Program
Attn: Roger Stromberg
1155 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-4306
Deadline for receipt of application at CSBS is Monday, October 13,
2008.
If you have any questions or need more information about the program,
please Roger Stromberg at (800) 886-2727.
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| H i s t o r y |
| In 1972, the Board of Directors of the Conference of
State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) authorized a program to reward outstanding
and deserving examiners who demonstrate excellence in their work by
supporting their attendance at the graduate banking or graduate trust
school of their choice. The Board of Trustees of the Education
Foundation of State Bank Supervisors assumed responsibility for
administering this program from CSBS. |
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| P u r p o s e |
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The program is designed
to:
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Encourage and assist qualified bank and
trust examiners to prepare themselves for expanded duties and
responsibilities in their banking departments;
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Broaden the examiner's understanding of
banking or trust operations;
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Encourage excellence in bank and trust
examination;
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Provide the opportunity for State Bank
Supervisors to recognize their outstanding examiners;
and,
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Raise the level of proficiency of state
banking departments.
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| T h e A w a r d |
The Award is a scholarship to the Graduate Banking
School and Graduate Trust Program of choice funded by EFSBS and covers
the actual annual costs up to $3,000 for tuition, registration fees,
lodging, board, text materials, transportation and other related items
such as graduation expenses for the top three applicants. In addition,
the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado will provide a $1,000
scholarship to the fourth place winner to attend their graduate banking
program.
The term of the Graduate Banking School and Graduate Trust Program award
is up to three consecutive years depending on the school curriculum and
assuming the recipient attends each session and satisfactorily completes
problems assigned during the two and three-year courses, and remains
employed by a state banking department. |
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| The Graduate Banking Schools: |
The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
University of Colorado, Boulder
EFSBS and CSBS are pleased to announce a unique opportunity that you
have with the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC). The GSBC
Board of Trustees acknowledges the rigorous training you go through to
become an examiner. Therefore, they have agreed to admit state bank
examiners into their three-year program beginning in the second year. To
be eligible for this advanced entry, you must have completed the
following regulatory courses: Bank Operations, Bank Financial Analysis,
Credit Evaluation, and Examiner-in-Charge. GSBC recognizes three levels
of accomplishment: Financial Institutions Professional, Master Financial
Institutions Professional, and Graduate Financial Institutions
Professional. Following the completion of the four courses listed above,
CSBS and GSBC are awarding state examiners with an official ?Financial
Institutions Professional? certificate. This certificate acknowledges
academic and professional achievements and represents the first year of
the GSBC program.
The National School of Banking (Formerly the National School of Saving
Banking)
Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut
The Graduate School of Banking
University of Wisconsin, Madison
The Pacific Coast Banking School
University of Washington, Seattle
The Southwestern Graduate School of Banking
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
The Stonier Graduate School of Banking
Georgetown University
The Graduate School of Banking of the South
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge |
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| T h e G R A D U A T E T R U S T S C H O
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ABA's National Graduate Trust School (2 Years)
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina
Cannon Financial Institute
The schools were selected based on suitability of curriculum and the
geographic region served.
Other graduate programs will be considered if the applicant provides
qualifying information. |
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| Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s |
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1. Experience - Nominee must
have:
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Three years of experience
in bank or trust supervision as an examiner-in-charge, or,
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Three years of experience
as a bank or trust examiner plus two years of experience in a bank or
trust company.
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Time as a trainee in
either case is not applicable.
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2. Education - Nominee must
have:
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A degree from an
accredited college (or its equivalent in bank supervision experience as
determined by the nominating State Bank Supervisor), and
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Successfully completed
the CSBS Senior School.
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3. Promotion Potential -
Nominee must have:
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Demonstrated fully to the
State Bank Supervisor that he/she has the potential to assume senior
level responsibilities, and,
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Shown personal initiative
to achieve greater responsibilities.
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4. Other - Nominee must:
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Meet all other
requirements now or at a later date imposed by the graduate and trust
schools to which the individual applies;
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Otherwise be acceptable
to and be admitted by the schools; and;
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Continue to be employed
by a state banking department.
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| N o m i n a t i o n P r o c e d u r e
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| State Bank Supervisors must nominate candidates using
nomination forms provided by the Foundation. Submit completed forms to
the EFSBS Washington, D.C. office for consolidation and referral to a
panel of judges for consideration and final selection. |
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| C a n d i d a t e s ' N o t i f i c a t i o
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| Upon completion of the judging, the EFSBS Chairman will
notify the nominees of the results. The top three nominees will be asked
to register with the graduate banking or trust program of their
choice. |
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| P a y m e n t P r o c e d u r e s |
At the option of each of the top nominees, EFSBS will
pay for graduate program expenses directly upon receipt of invoices
submitted by the scholarship recipient or EFSBS will reimburse the
recipient or the department for qualifying expenses paid.
Send all requests for direct payment of invoices or reimbursement
requests to:
Roger Stromberg
Senior Vice President - Education
Conference of State Bank Supervisors
1155 Connecticut Avenue Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-4306
800-886-2727 ext. 714 Toll Free
202-728-5714 Direct
FAX 202-296-1928
rstromberg@csbs.org |
