Thank You for Making the 2025 CBI Annual Convention a Success!

We’d like to share a sincere thank you to everyone who joined us this past July at beautiful Arnolds Park for the CBI Annual Convention! Your energy, enthusiasm, and dedication to advancing community banking in Iowa made this year’s event one to remember.

We are proud to celebrate these outstanding individuals and teams who exemplify excellence and leadership within Iowa’s community banking industry:

Up & Coming Banker of the Year
Lucas Meier – County Bank, Sigourney

Chad Hudson and Lucas Meier

Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Winners
Paige Domeyer – Community Savings Bank, Edgewood
Jaelye Woudstra – American State Bank, Sioux Center
Megan Milligan – Commercial Savings Bank, Carroll

Chad Hudson and Paige Domeyer (2)
Chad Hudson and Jaelye Woudstra
Megan Milligan and Chad Hudson

Best of the Best Contest Winner
Vicki Parsons & Kelli Even – Farmers State Bank, Waterloo
Not pictured: Washington State Bank – Washington

Chad Hudson, Vicki Parsons and Kelli Even

Founder’s Award
Kris Ausborn – Iowa Trust & Savings Bank, Clive / Emmetsburg

Rob Dixon and Kris Ausborn

Thank you for your continued support of CBI and the mission of strengthening community banking across Iowa.