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Contact:	Robert Schmermund (202) 857-3104 Jim Eberle (202) 857-3145	Jim Eberle (202) 857-3145 (work) (703) 893-2593 (home) [email protected]	For Immediate Release December 30, 2005 #05-93
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ACB ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS, GRADUATES

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s Community Bankers announced today the four recipients of the 2005 Executive MBA Scholarship. These scholarships are annually awarded to select graduates of the National School of Banking in Fairfield, Conn. ACB also announced the 2005 graduates of its Executive MBA program.

ACB is strongly committed to furthering the professional development and education of community bankers through five major schools that focus on the technical and management development of officers and specialists. Programs are offered at locations throughout the country, as well as through web casts and teleconferences.

Only graduates of the National School of Banking are eligible for the scholarship. The mission of ACB’s National School of Banking is to prepare career-minded banking professionals to manage their institutions and shape the future of community banking. The NSB program has been recommended for 21 graduate credits by the American Council on Education.

The scholarship award winners demonstrated leadership both in their sponsoring institutions and in their communities. A committee of professors, bankers and administrators reviewed all the scholarship applications and selected the recipients. The recipients of the 2005 Executive MBA Scholarship are:

Lisa Funaro, AVP & Compliance Officer, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Ridgewood, N.Y.
LouAnn Mannino, AVP & Branch Manager, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Ridgewood, N.Y.
Lynn M. Starr, VP, Systems & Operations, Easthampton Savings Bank, Easthampton, Mass.
Brenda Marie Wilkins, VP & Controller, Passumpsic Savings Bank, St. Johnsbury, Vt.

In 1999, ACB launched the first and only Executive MBA offering to help community banks develop and retain key staff. ACB has added enhancements, joining with the University of Maryland University College (UMUC), a progressive graduate business school, in designing a unique, accredited MBA program. This course of studies combines the industry-specific content of ACB’s National School of Banking with the global strategic, operational, economic and leadership curriculum of UMUC.

In December 2005, nine bankers fulfilled all of the requirements for their MBAs at UMUC through ACB’s partnership program. The nine master’s recipients are:

Pamela Chan, SVP& CFO, Choice Bank, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Bryce Coughlin, AVP & Branch Manager, The Provident Bank, Bloomfield, N.J.
Jeffrey Crump, VP & CFO, First Federal Savings, McMinnville, Ore.
Michael Healy, VP, South Shore Savings Bank, South Weymouth, Mass.
Barbara Heinemann, SVP & Director of Operations, Eastern Bank, Lynn, Mass.
Herman Klinger, SVP, Information Technology, Atlantic Coast Federal, Jacksonville, Fla.
Brandon Lorey, VP, Chevy Chase Bank F.S.B., Bethesda, Md.
Laura Peters, AVP, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Glendale, N.Y.
David Sweiderk, Group VP, Chevy Chase Bank F.S.B., Bethesda, Md.

Pamela Chan, Jeffrey Crump, Michael Healey, Herman Klinger, and Laura Peters, were recipients of the Executive MBA scholarships awarded in 2003.

America’s Community Bankers is the national trade association committed to shaping the future of banking by being the innovative industry leader strengthening the competitive position of community banks. To learn more about ACB, visit www.AmericasCommunityBankers.com.

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