2018 Winners: GSBLSU Bank Management Simulation

Every year, the seniors of GSBLSU take part in the Bank Management Simulation course, a computer-based program that is specifically designed to provide students with a look into management and the decision-making process in specific banking areas, such as investments, funds management, risk management, loans, and asset/liability management.

During this simulation, the class is divided into teams. Each team is responsible for effective management and profitability of an 800-million-dollar bank. The computer model (BMSim) allows students to make future decisions for the bank and quickly receive feedback on the effectiveness of these decisions. Students must consider the economy, bank competition, and regulatory constraints when planning and implementing their decisions. During the two-week program, the teams will experience an equivalent of two years in bank management and operations, and the results are examined quarterly by state and federal regulators.

Once the course is completed, winners are selected based on factors such as organization, consistency, earnings, ability to report to shareholders, and how they positioned the bank for the future.

The following students were the 2018 Bank Simulation winners. Each received a letter of recognition, as did their home bank’s president and CEO, along with a certificate of recognition for their outstanding work on the Bank Management Simulation. Please join us in congratulating the 2018 Bank Sim winners!

SIM	NAME	TITLE / DESCRIPTION	EMPLOYER	CITY	STATE
A4	Baird, Myke	Loan Officer	United Cumberland Bank	Whitely City	KY
A4	Bass, Jimmy	Assistant Vice President	First Commerce Bank	Chapel Hill	TN
A4	Chamblee, Tommy A.	First Vice President	First American National Bank	Luka	MS
A4	Conner, Patterson	Vice President & Team Leader	Whitney Bank	Covington	LA
A4	Furrer, Annie	City President	Citizens Bank & Trust	Guntersville	AL
B6	Beasley, Gioldasis, Megan	Branch Manager	Carolina Bank & Trust	Florence	SC
B6	Garner, Ronald	Consumer Affairs Examiner	Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta	Oxford	GA
B6	Keeton, Daniel	Mortgage Loan Officer	Gibsland Bank and Trust	Bossier City	LA
B6	Savage, LaRoy	AVP/Relationship Manager	Trustmark National Bank	Ridgeland	MS
B6	Young, Jeffrey	Area Executive	Tennessee Bank & Trust	Franklin	TN
C4	Brashear, Joel	Community Outreach Officer	Hyden Citizens Bank	Hyden	KY
C4	Browning, Trayce	Chief Financial Officer	Feliciana Bank & Trust Co.	Clinton	LA
C4	Goad, Brian	Assistant Branch Manager	American Ag Credit	Garden City	KS
C4	Jones, Samuel C.	Vice President/Portfolio Manager	Legends Bank	Clarksville	TN
C4	Minear, James	Senior Vice President	First National Bank	Forest	VA
D5	Braswell, Justin	Vice President	Bank of Commerce	Greenwood	MS
D5	Clark, Wendy	First Vice President	CB&S Bank	Florence	AL
D5	Culver, Darren	Vice President/Senior Lender	First National Bank of Oneida	Oneida	TN
D5	Gondran, Christopher	VP/Information Tech Manager	Home Bank	Lafayette	LA
D5	Scherrey, John	Commercial Loan Officer	Centennial Bank	Conway	AR
E6	Henry, Shannon	Vice President/CFO	Bank of Dade	Trenton	GA
E6	Major, Jay	Banking Officer	Southern Bank of Tennessee	Mt. Juliet	TN
E6	Ryan, Stefanie	Vice President	Ameris Bank	Ormond Beach	FL
E6	Taylor, Kenny	Business Services Officer	Truliant	Winston-Salem	NC
E6	Wright, Charles	Assistant Vice President	Franklin State Bank	Winnsboro	LA
F4	Glas, Jason	AVP/Commercial Banker	Ameris Bank	Valdosta	GA
F4	Hyman, Jeremy	Assistant Vice President	The Conway National Bank	Conway	SC
F4	Morell, Maria	Account Executive	Banorte	Cancun	MX
F4	Shearer, Paul G.	Head of Real Estate Management	Wilson Bank & Trust	Lebanon	TN
F4	Welch, Mark	AVP/Commercial Ag Lender	Delta Bank	Vidalia	LA