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Baylake Bank Officers Achieve Education Honors

September 9, 2008
Baylake Bank Trust Officers Inge Bacon and Park Drescher recently earned national recognition for their trust expertise, while Marketing Officer Erica Hickey and Director of Retail Michelle Knaus each completed one of two years of the Graduate School of Banking, with Knaus graduating from the school upon her final two-week session this year.

Mr. Drescher, JD (Juris Doctorate), and a graduate of the Cannon Financial Institute Personal Trust School, earned CTFA designation from the American Bankers Association Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB). The designation is awarded to financial advisors who have completed a minimum of three years of personal trust training through the ICB, and who have five to ten years of experience in personal trust management. Personal trust includes estates, guardianships, trusts, IRAs, and individual asset management. To earn the prestigious CTFA designation, participants must pass a comprehensive exam measuring their knowledge in topic areas including: fiduciary responsibilities, personal finance, insurance, estate planning, tax law, and investment management.

Ms. Bacon completed the Cannon Trust School with Honor Graduate status, Cannon’s highest distinction. Ms. Bacon also holds CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CFP (Certified Financial Planner), and CTFA (Certified Trust and Financial Advisor) designations. Cannon Trust is part of the prestigious Cannon Financial Institute, which has a national reputation for setting the benchmark in practical and relevant training for the financial services industry. CFI’s school is completed in three years, with 38 hours of classroom instruction each year. Over 3,400 students attend the schools at its six locations around the country.

Ms. Hickey and Ms. Knaus both attended the 64th annual session of the prestigious Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison held August 10-22, 2008. The School, sponsored by the 18 state bankers associations comprising the Central States Conference of Bankers Associations, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was established in 1945 to provide bankers with an opportunity for advanced study and research in banking, economics and leadership. Instruction at the Graduate School of Banking takes place during two-week resident sessions for three consecutive summers, along with comprehensive study between summer resident sessions. The curriculum focuses on the management of strategic issues faced by banking executives and financial services industry professionals. The Graduate School of Banking enrolls approximately 550 US and international professionals each year. Over 75 esteemed academicians, economists, government officials, and industry professionals comprise the School’s faculty.

Baylake Bank employs over 320 individuals throughout northeastern and central Wisconsin and serves its communities from 28 financial centers in Brown, Door, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Waupaca, and Waushara counties and from its website at www.baylake.com. For more information call (920) 743-5551 or 1-800-267-3610.

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