The SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at Southern Methodist University 2026 summer session wrapped up June 5 with a commencement ceremony for SWGSB Class LXVII at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. William T. Chittenden, Ph.D., president and CEO of SWGSB, delivered the commencement address to more than 350 guests celebrating 82 graduates from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.
The SWGSB Class LXVII valedictorian was Jim Ed Field, president of the graduating class and chief credit officer, Central Texas Farm Credit in Abilene. The salutatorian was Corbin N. West, senior policy analyst/finance and capital markets at the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Virginia.
The nationally renowned SWGSB program attracts emerging leaders and experienced financial professionals from across the country—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 incredibly proud of the dedication and achievement demonstrated by the SWGSB Class LXVII,” Chittenden notes. “Through three years of immersive learning, participants build a strong foundation in community banking while developing the leadership skills and strategic perspective needed to guide their institutions into the future. The relationships formed and knowledge gained through SWGSB create a lasting impact on both the individual and the banks they serve.”
SWGSB’s next summer session is set for June 1–11, 2027. Click here to register or learn more. For a complete list of graduates, visit graduates.
The SW Graduate School of Banking Class LXVII:
- Hope Alexander, vice president, The Bank & Trust, Kerrville
- Nathan Allison, market president, Happy State Bank, Borger
- Rafael Almazan, Jr., business development officer, BBVA Compass Bank, Houston
- Dragana P. Alperin, vice president/portfolio manager, American National Bank & Trust, Dallas
- Callistus Amajoyi, commercial lender, Regent Bank, Frisco
- Grant Baehre, branch president, Security State Bank & Trust, Kerrville
- Nathaniel Bartlett, branch president/senior loan officer, First Service Bank, Conway, Arkansas
- James P. Boggs, regional president/director of tribal banking, Blue Sky Bank, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Danny Bosco, senior vice president/chief lending officer, First National Bank, Heavener, Oklahoma
- Logan Bradley, senior vice president, First Texas National Bank, Floydada
- Colt Brandenberger, vice president, Junction National Bank, Junction
- Dustin T. Branner, executive vice president/chief lending officer, Jefferson Security Bank, Martinsburg, West Virginia
- Andrew T. Bredow, senior credit officer, NBT Financial, Fort Worth
- Matt Buchanan, executive vice president/market executive, Bank OZK, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Arnold Chun, finance manager, Credit Union of Texas, Allen
- Amy L. Condon, vice president, First State Bank, Clute
- Reid Cook, director, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas
- Tyler Davis, senior vice president/director of retail banking, Armstrong Bank, Stilwell, Oklahoma
- Jim Ed Field, chief credit officer, Central Texas Farm Credit, Abilene
- Josef Garcia, vice president, UBank, Plano
- Obed Garcia, senior vice president/director of FID and BSA/AML officer, Lone Star National Bank, McAllen
- Reynols Garcia, executive vice president/chief credit officer, Texas National Bank, Edinburg
- Immanuel-Carl Gerlitz, assistant vice president/financial analyst, First United Bank & Trust, Durant, Oklahoma
- Dustin C. Gibson, Dallas market director/commercial banking, Bank of Texas, Dallas
- Brian G. Gilbert, executive vice president, FNB Coweta, Coweta, Oklahoma
- Zach Gilbert, vice president, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler
- Travis Goeglein, senior vice president, First FarmBank, Greeley, Colorado
- Melissa J. Gonzalez, chief audit executive, Falcon International Bank, Laredo
- Grian Gray, case manager, FDIC, Grapevine
- Nicholas Green, vice president/commercial relationship manager, First Financial Bank, Mineral Wells
- Merritt Grimm, senior vice president, Cadence Bank, Longview
- Jessica Hawkins, senior vice president, Commercial Bank of Texas, Palestine
- Tyler Haynes, senior vice president/chief residential lender, City Bank, Lubbock
- Collin Heidenheimer, vice president/commercial relationship manager, First Financial Bank, Abilene
- Hunter Heidenheimer, executive vice president, First National Bank of Anson, Anson
- Leonard Henderson II, vice president/commercial banker, b1BANK, Heath
- Tanner Jack, associate sales manager, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, Irving
- Ryan James, senior vice president, City National Bank, Mineola
- Julio J. Jauregui, senior vice president, Amarillo National Bank, Austin
- Liliana Jeannott, chief financial officer, First State Bank, Clute
- Rochelle Kinsey-Lueck, chief financial officer, Citizens State Bank, Woodville
- Stuart Krengel, vice president/business banking relationship manager, F&M Bank of Central California, Lodi, California
- Courtney Lagorio, vice president/relationship manager, F&M Bank of Central California, Modesto, California
- Heather Lawrence, market president/Edmond, First United Bank, Edmond, Oklahoma
- Vicente Lopez, senior vice president, F&M Bank, Oakland, California
- Derrick Loth, senior vice president/loan officer, Security State Bank & Trust, Fredericksburg
- Rafael O. Martinez, vice president/relationship manager, F&M Bank of Central California, Turlock, California
- Alex Maynard, president of commercial division, The Farmers & Merchants Bank, Stuttgart, Arkansas
- Cynthia McCarthy, shareholder/board member, First State Bank of Burnet, Burnet
- Kay Lynn McLaughlin, chief executive officer, Plains Land Bank, FLCA, Amarillo
- Tabor McMillan, senior vice president, Security State Bank & Trust, Kerrville
- Michael Merriweather, Jr., resolutions and resolutions specialist, FDIC, Dallas
- Jeffrey Thomas Miley, chief financial officer, Austin County State Bank, Bellville
- Russell Montfort, vice president, First State Bank, Corsicana
- Madisson Morgan, vice president/business development officer, The First State Bank of Louise, Sweeny
- Patricia Morgan, senior vice president/internal auditor, Austin Bank Texas, N.A., Longview
- Parker Ogburn, senior vice president/market president, Happy State Bank, Fort Worth
- Leyton Oppel, commercial banking planning and development manager, Simmons Bank, Northlake
- Daniel O’Rear, vice president, Farmers State Bank, Center
- Tyler Patterson, director of retail operations, Southside Bank, Tyler
- James Charles Petitjean, assistant vice president/commercial lending, First National Bank of Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Kansas
- Chris Pledger, Little Rock market president/senior loan officer, First Service Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Bethany Reed, retail operations director, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Sabrina Rehman, vice president/enterprise risk management, Vista Bank, Dallas
- Russell Reynerson, senior vice president/credit risk manager, Legacy National Bank, Springdale, Arkansas
- Blake Rogers, senior vice president, PlainsCapital Bank, Dallas
- Mark A. Romero, product director, USAA, San Antonio
- Alejandro I. Rosales, vice president/loan review manager, Vantage Bank Texas, McAllen
- Kyle Schmidt, senior vice president/audit manager, Encore Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas
- John Skae, vice president/relationship manager, Enterprise Bank & Trust, Clayton, Missouri
- Justin Slosser, senior vice president/consumer credit officer, First Financial Bank, Fort Worth
- Ryan Small, vice president, Guaranty Bank & Trust, Longview
- Nico Soliz, assistant vice president, Falcon International Bank, Laredo
- Joseph Spoon, commercial loan officer, The Bank of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Armond Stewart, case manager, FDIC, Dallas
- Larry Stewart, chief retail officer, Gunnison Savings & Loan, Gunnison, Colorado
- Edwin Monroe Teeter, senior vice president/commercial relationship manager, West Texas National Bank, Lockney
- Thomas Townley Jr., vice president/product development/training, VeraBank, NA, Henderson
- Jack Weeks, senior credit officer, The First National Bank in Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Corbin N. West, senior policy analyst/finance and capital markets, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, Virginia
- Daniel Wolfson, senior vice president/market president, Austin Bank, N.A., Montgomery
- Justin Zimmerman, vice president/retail operations, First Service Bank, Greenbrier, Arkansas
