GSBLSU ANNOUNCES 2025 BANK MANAGEMENT SIMULATION WINNERS

Baton Rouge, LA  – Each year, the seniors of GSBLSU participate in the Bank Management Simulation (BMSim), an intensive, computer-based capstone course designed to immerse students in the realities of bank leadership and strategic decision-making. This simulation challenges students to manage every major area of bank operations—from investments and funds management to loans, risk, and asset/liability management.

In BMSim, students are grouped into management teams across six simulated communities. Each team is handed the reins of a virtual bank with identical starting financial conditions and is tasked with navigating a two-year simulated operating period, broken into “quarterly” decision cycles. Throughout the course, teams make a wide range of strategic and tactical decisions, analyzing their impact through immediate, computerized feedback.

The culmination of this experience is a verbal presentation before a panel of judges—composed of real-world bank CEOs and regulatory professionals—who act as shareholders. These judges evaluate each team based on overall bank performance, earnings, leadership, and vision for the future. Most importantly, teams are judged on their ability to communicate their strategies and outcomes effectively, just as they would in front of real stakeholders.

At the conclusion of the simulation, one team from each community is named a winner. These top performers are recognized at graduation, along with the President and CEO of their sponsoring home bank, with a certificate and letter of recognition for their exceptional performance.

We are proud to announce the winning teams for the 2025 Bank Management Simulation, as revealed during commencement on May 30, 2025. Congratulations to all on an outstanding demonstration of leadership, insight, and competitive spirit.

 

A1	Jeremy Tuggle	Bryant Bank	Trussville	AL
A1	Jason Dufrene	Gulf Coast Bank & Trust	Metairie	LA
A1	Jessica Milam	Planters Bank & Trust	Greenville	MS
A1	Marifer Iglesia	BanBajio	Leon	MX
A1	Reid Boehm	Synovus Bank	Charleston	SC
B4	Ben Whitt	North Alabama Bank	Ardmore	AL
B4	Greg Cross	Winter Park National Bank	Winter Park	FL
B4	Kathryn Shrout Mistich	Hancock Whitney Bank	New Orleans	LA
B4	Weston Wallace	BankPlus	Ridgeland	MS
B4	Pablo Ramirez	Banorte	Monterrey	MX
C1	Ryan Hammock	Pinnacle Bank	Watkinsville	GA
C1	AJ Jones	Bank of Zachary	Zachary	LA
C1	Russell LeBoeuf	Synergy Bank	Houma	LA
C1	Angel Noriega	BanBajio	Leon	MX
C1	Tina Melton	FirstNational Bank oF TN	Livingston	TN
C1	Jonathan Miller	Trustmark National Bank	Pasadena	TX
D2	Jeff Keenum	United Bank	Atmore	AL
D2	Jeremy Stull	The Cecilian Bank	Brandenburg	KY
D2	Todd Lawson	Hancock Whitney Bank	Covington	LA
D2	Clint Powers	First Security Bank	Marks	MS
D2	Nat  Villarreal	Banorte	San Pedro Garza	MX
D2	Ashleigh Malm	Arthur State Bank	Greenville	SC
E1	Wil Giannars	First Port City Bank	Bainbridge	GA
E1	RB Bass	Gulf Coast Bank & Trust	New Orleans	LA
E1	Robert Gage	Riverhills Bank	Vicksburg	MS
E1	Juan Carlos Gomez Melchor	Banorte	Mexico City	MX
E1	Cody Cross	People’s Bank & Trust	Livingston	TN
E1	Alan Villanueva	Hancock Whitney Bank	Houston	TX
F4	Matt Ratliff	Central Bank & Trust	Lexington	KY
F4	Clint Woods	Bonvenu Bank	Shreveport	LA
F4	Dee Dee Brown	The Peoples Bank	Biloxi	MS
F4	Efren Beltran	Banorte	Mexico City	MX
F4	Vesely Murray	AgFirst Farm Credit Bank	Columbia	SC