Pogue Receives Prestigious Diploma

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Randy L. Pogue, Vice President/Loan Officer/Branch Manager of First Missouri Bank, has graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado’s state-of-the-art graduate school of banking program. Pogue was among 141 graduates of the class of 2021 honored in a ceremony on July 29, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado.

I’m looking forward to finishing my career in community banking. I take pride in being a community banker! - Randy Pogue

I’m looking forward to finishing my career in community banking. I take pride in being a community banker! - Randy Pogue

Students graduate from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado upon successfully completing three annual two-week sessions of classroom training on the University of Colorado Boulder campus in Boulder, Colorado, and six immersive intersession research projects between sessions and throughout the year. Courses covering four career areas are delivered by community-banking experts and include financial management, technology, leadership and lending.

The program’s capstone course is an in-depth bank management simulation, where students assume the roles of senior management of a commercial bank, involving themselves in the group dynamics and managerial skills of managing a bank in a competitive environment with changing economic conditions.

“The coursework and projects associated with GSBC strive to enhance the skills of community bankers around the country,” said GSBC President Michael Stevens. “The ultimate beneficiary will be the consumers and businesses in the communities where these financial professionals serve.”

Pogue started his banking career here in Kearney 15 years ago, and his experiences here and through the graduate program in Colorado have meant a lot to him.

“I’m extremely grateful to my employer, First Missouri Bank, for granting me this amazing opportunity,” he remarked. “The education and networking opportunities I received during my time in Boulder are extremely valuable to me. I’m looking forward to finishing my career in community banking. I take pride in being a community banker!”

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story