The SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at Southern Methodist University 2025 summer session wrapped up June 6 with a commencement ceremony for SWGSB Class LXVI at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Jan Mills, president and chair of First National Bank of Winnsboro and a graduate of SWGSB Class XL, delivered the commencement address to more than 350 guests celebrating 107 graduates who came from Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas.
The SWGSB Class LXVI valedictorian was Victoria Elyse Stephen, executive vice president/general counsel for the Texas Bankers Association in Austin and the class salutatorian was Mandy Mumma, senior vice president/director credit risk and analysis at Armstrong Bank in Norman, Oklahoma.
The SWGSB program attracts emerging leaders and experienced financial professionals—including regional presidents, commercial loan officers, branch managers, credit analysts, cashiers, mortgage lenders, consumer lenders, operations officers and state and federal regulators—with a graduate program that propels careers in the financial services industry.
“We are proud of the entire SWGSB Class LXVI who completed the program with passion and persistence,” says William T. Chittenden, Ph.D, SWGSB president and CEO. “From essential core elements to the latest management strategies, SWGSB provides a collaborative style of learning that empowers participants to gain mastery of leadership over three consecutive years.”
SWGSB’s next summer session is set for May 26–June 5, 2026. To register, visit swgsb.org.
The SW Graduate School of Banking Class LXVI:
- William Travis Adcox, vice president/commercial lending, Horizon Bank SSB
- Sophia M.B. Agold, director of marketing, Farm Bureau Bank
- James Stan Anderson, community president, Simmons Bank
- Darren Armstrong, community bank president, Arvest Bank
- Joshua C. Avant, market president, Sage Capital Bank
- James T. Baird II, chief financial officer, Signature Bank of Arkansas
- Ciro Alfredo Barragán Ayala, first vice president/senior loan workout officer, Falcon International Bank
- Kenneth Bauer, executive vice president/chief lending officer, OneAZ Credit Union
- Troy Bernhardt, executive vice president, First Security Bank
- Hope Elizabeth Bitzenhofer, vice president/senior branch manager, Southside Bank
- Steven Booker, senior vice president, Texas Bank
- Jonathan Walter Briscoe, vice president/commercial banking, Security Bank of Texas
- Richard Davis Browning II, vice president/energy lender, SouthWest Bank
- Casi Suzanne Burchinal, Paris, Texas
- Sandra Butler, regional retail sales manager, Credit Union of Texas
- Blas M. Campos Jr., vice president/controller, SouthWest Bank
- Alexis Nicole Cardino, assistant vice president, Ennis State Bank
- Chintel D. Carey, chief lending officer, Greater Central Texas Federal Credit Union
- Alex Cervantes, vice president/commercial lender, Happy State Bank
- Craig Chambers, director of financial relationships, Scout 5 Ventures
- Jack Cissna, vice president, Charter Bank
- Fred William Clark III, vice president/loan officer, B1BANK
- Dusty Dee Clayton, vice president, Lubbock National Bank
- Whitney Coffman, vice president/retail operations, MA Bank
- Noah Coonce, senior credit administration manager, Emprise Bank
- Jeffery Erik Crow, market president, North Dallas Bank & Trust Co.
- Brandon D. Crowson, vice president, International Bank of Commerce
- Corbett Curry, assistant vice president/operations, Community Bank & Trust
- Paul Dangerfield, assistant vice president, Bank of Buffalo
- Maricela Luna Daniel, chief lending officer, TxDot Credit Union
- Cody Deal, Texarkana market president, Bodcaw Bank
- Michael Dennis, market president, Armstrong Bank
- Karla Dial, executive vice president/chief information and data officer, Encore Bank
- Ryan C. Doyle, chief financial officer, Texas First Bank
- Jessica Ann Duce, senior vice president/director of retail empowerment, First United Bank
- Matthew Dunn, senior vice president/corporate development officer, Hilltop Holdings
- Scott Erickson, president and CEO, American Bank & Trust
- Shane Fielder, vice president/relationship manager, Cadence Bank
- Javier Garcia Siry, vice president/investment officer, UMB Bank
- William Ross Gillispie, market president, American Bank of Commerce
- Alberto Gomez, vice president, Falcon International Bank
- Diego Gonzalez, vice president, International Bank of Commerce
- Holly Grider, senior vice president/senior lending officer, Citizens Bank of Ada
- Christopher P. Haverstick, senior vice president/lending, Bank of the West
- Brandon Herbison, vice president, PlainsCapital Bank
- Zachary Howser, vice president/supervisor/loan review, PlainsCapital Bank
- Kyle Lee Hughes, senior business analyst, First United Bank and Trust Co.
- Adam Hurst, market president/Norman and Noble, Armstrong Bank
- Matthew Ingalls, vice president, Valley Bank of Commerce
- Joshua Paul Jones, vice president, Shelby Savings Bank
- Haley Kaminski, senior credit analyst, First Bank
- Natalie Joyce Kidd, senior vice president, Guaranty Bank & Trust
- Evan Ryan Knobloch, assistant vice president, American National Bank & Trust
- Donald (Bill) W. Kresser II, senior vice president/senior private wealth banker, Bank of Texas
- Lance Kruse, senior vice president/commercial lender, Ozona Bank
- Luke Lee Letsche, assistant vice president, Ennis State Bank
- Lowell Little, executive vice president/regional president, Austin Bank, Texas N.A.
- Josue A. Lopez, commercial lender, Commercial Bank of Texas
- Lee Loveless, vice president, VeraBank NA
- Gerard Marcaurele, senior vice president, The First State Bank
- Dalton Lane Martin, senior vice president/chief credit officer, Texas Bank
- Johnathan Edward Matlock, assistant vice president/branch manager, Southside Bank
- Christopher Duncan McAdoo, regional president, Prosperity Bank
- Joseph Daniel McKinney Jr., senior vice president/chief banking officer, Community First Banking Co.
- Sean Thomas Medina, senior vice president, First State Bank of Athens
- Alexis S. Michael, president/CEO, First Texas Bank
- Rusdon Ray Mills, banking officer, First National Bank of Winnsboro
- William Quinn Morales, vice president/commercial portfolio manager, Southside Bank
- Mandy Mumma, senior vice president/director credit risk and analysis, Armstrong Bank
- Diana Murray, senior vice president/compliance officer, Austin Bank, Texas NA
- Jennifer Nelms, senior vice president/chief credit officer, First Federal Community Bank SSB
- Brian Nix, executive vice president/chief lending officer, Citizens Bank
- Payne Nowak, enterprise risk analyst, Hilltop Holdings
- Daniel Padilla, vice president, Texas Regional Bank
- Jackson Patton, senior vice president/commercial lending, First United Bank
- Conner Matthew Price, chief banking officer, Texas Financial Bank
- Joseph Rankin IV, market president, Sage Capital Bank
- Areeb Rashid, vice president/regional consumer manager, First Guaranty Bank
- Benjamin Ray, vice president, relationship manager, Susser Bank
- Colin Rickard, vice president/commercial lending officer, First Liberty Bank
- Casjen Rico, vice president, First Financial Bank
- Jose Armando Rincon, senior vice president, First State Bank
- Jared Robinson, senior vice president/director of fintech, Legend Bank NA
- Jennifer M. Ruhlman, senior vice president/senior corporate retail officer, Relyance Bank
- Jennifer L. Sanchez, vice president/cashier and director, Valley Bank of Commerce
- Si Schur, vice president, The Waggoner National Bank of Vernon
- Chintan Shah, chief executive officer, Safehands Capital Holdings
- Amber L. Showman, assistant vice president, VeraBank NA
- Joshua A. Smith, senior vice president, Sonora Bank
- Lubbock D. Smith III, senior vice president/director of community development, Vista Bank
- Giselle Indira Smith-Johnson, senior vice president/treasury management manager, WestStar Bank
- Dulce María Solano, vice president, International Bank of Commerce
- Victoria Elyse Stephen, executive vice president/general counsel, Texas Bankers Association
- James Zachry Steward, vice president/commercial lending, First United Bank
- Cody L. Sundbeck, senior vice president, First Financial Bank
- Ross M. Talbert, chief experience officer, Louisiana Federal Credit Union
- Richard A. Vaughan, senior vice president/relationship manager, First Financial Trust
- Stephanie M. Verdugo, president, First United Bank
- Nicolas P. Vigen, senior vice president/lending, Bank of the West
- Jesus F. Villarreal, senior vice president, treasury management commercial operations, Austin Bank, Texas NA
- Reid Derek Wendell, Southeast regional president, Texas Gulf Bank NA
- Michael Bryant Winfrey, market president, American National Bank & Trust
- Joshua Winn, market president, Arvest Bank
- Matthew Wolczko, vice president/investment officer, UMB Financial Corp.
- Jessica Young, vice president/assistant controller, VeraBank NA
- George Youngblood, senior vice president/commercial lending, PlainsCapital Bank
