2/20/26

By: Fort Hays State University

HAYS, Kan. - FHSU’s Robbins Banking Institute Lecture Series will host a panel discussion on leadership and the future of community banking Tuesday, February 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Fort Hays State University Memorial Union Ballroom. A breakfast mixer will be at 9 a.m.

Fort Hays State University will welcome three of Kansas’ most accomplished banking leaders for an engaging panel discussion focused on leadership, vision, and the future of community banking. The free event, a partnership between Fort Hays State University, The Kansas Bankers Association, and the FHSU Alumni Office, is open to the media and public.

Speakers include:

• Kurt Knutson
  • Founder and CEO of Level 3 Freedom
  • Founder and CEO of Strategic Options
  • Founder, Former Chairman, and CEO of Freedom Bank (Overland Park)
• Earl McVicker
  • Chairman, President, and CEO of Central Financial Corporation (Manhattan)
  • Chairman of Community First National Bank (Manhattan)
  • Former Chairman, President, and CEO of Central Bank & Trust Co. (Hutchinson)
• Leonard Wolfe
  • Chairman, President, and CEO of United Bank & Trust (Marysville)
  • Former Kansas State Banking Board Member 

REGISTRATION: FHSUalumni.com/events/kbi-lecture-series

CONTACT:
Rayanna Breshears, FHSU Robbins Banking Institute Coordinator, 785-232-3444, rbreshears@ksbankers.com

Michele Eberle, FHSU Foundation Director of Development, 785-628-4589, mdeberle@fhsu.edu