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Dakota School of Banking Marks 50 Years

In its 50th year, the Dakota School of Banking trained 72 bankers, with a record-setting second-year class of forty bankers. The
school, sponsored by the North Dakota Bankers Association (NDBA) and endorsed by the South Dakota Bankers Association
(SDBA), was held June 11-16 on the University of Jamestown campus in Jamestown, ND, where it has been held since 1997.
“NDBA is excited to see great demand for the Dakota School of Banking,” said Dorothy Lick, NDBA senior vice president of
education. “Each banker gets a well-rounded educational experience, valuable banking skills, and a lifelong network of peers.”
Students at the Dakota School of Banking are enrolled for two years, attending one week each summer. The first-year session
provides a general overview of the banking industry and the departments that make up a bank. The second-year session builds
on the general banking knowledge gained in the first year and adds a computerized bank management simulation to reinforce
technical and functional management skills. Instructors at the school include bankers, attorneys, accountants, and consultants.
Sessions combine lecture, hands-on activities, and testing.
Two new instructors joined the DSB faculty: Lindsay Mack, SVP HR & Training Director at Cornerstone Bank in Fargo, and
Mark Jensen, SVP Risk Officer at Western State Bank in West Fargo. A highlight for second-year students was an afternoon effec-
tive leadership session presented by bank management consultant Mark Stenson of Rochester, MN.
Mark your calendars… The 51st session of the Dakota School of Banking will be held June 1-6, 2025, at University of Jamestown.

Congratulations to the
2024 DSB Graduates!

First row (seated): Adrianna
Wetzel, First Western Bank & Trust,
Minot; Kayla Palmer, Union State
Bank, Hazen; Megan Carlson,
TruCommunity Bank, Garrison; Kayla
Macheledt, TruCommunity Bank,
Garrison; Laura Ascheman, First
International Bank & Trust, Moorhead
MN; Danielle Vetter, Dacotah
Bank, Minot; Megan Hanson, The
Goose River Bank, Mayville; Sarah
Crutchfield, BND, and Nicole Dinger,
Bank Forward, New Rockford.
Second row: Tyler Giffey, BND; Mysty Schaunaman, McIntosh County Bank, Ashley; Michelle Orton, Bravera Bank, Dickinson; Terra
Jordan, Bank Forward, Fargo; Melissa Liebenow, BankNorth, Enderlin; Hannah Newhouse, Cornerstone Bank, Fargo; Michelle Samek, Bank
Forward, Jamestown; Lisa Hartje, First International Bank & Trust, Mandan; Kim Vietmeier, BND; and Nick Kasper, Bell Bank, Fargo.

Third row: Natasha Basol, First State Bank, Portland; Tiffany Lewis, Richland State Bank, Bruce SD; Annie Ness, Bank Forward, Valley
City; Kasey Smith, First Interstate Bank, Rapid City SD; Victoria Hoppe, American State Bank & Trust Company, Williston; John
Jarding, Eide Bailly LLP, Sioux Falls SD; Derek Hulm, Bravera Bank, Bismarck; Christine Melton, First International Bank and Trust,
Minot; Jennifer Bickel, BND; Jesse Dvorak, Bell Bank, Fargo; and
Landon Wutzke, Bravera Bank, Bismarck.
Fourth row: Jake Lind, Cornerstone Bank, Fargo; Jake Markel,
First Western Bank & Trust, Bismarck; Josh Elder, The Union Bank,
Wilton; Austin Reed, Dakota Heritage Bank, Hillsboro; Andrew
Steinwand, Dacotah Bank, Bismarck; Phil Hettick, First State Bank
of Roscoe, Roscoe SD; Kasey Okke, Merchants Bank, Rugby; Jon Kayla Palmer, Union State Bank,
Harrenga, First International Bank & Trust, Fargo; Austin Maanum, Hazen, was named the 2024 Dakota
Frandsen Bank & Trust, Clinton MN; and Gaige Dunn, BankNorth, School of Banking Outstanding
LaMoure. Banker. She is pictured with
Instructor Tom Capouch, First
State Bank, Portland.

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