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2025 GSB Banker Advisory Board Scholarship Winner Announced

Pictured (from left to right) Kathy Berman, GSB’s vice president, marketing and communications and Jodie Curtis, vice president at Union State Bank in West Salem.

Jodie Curtis, vice president at Union State Bank in West Salem, was named one of the 2025 Graduate School of Banking (GSB) Banker Advisory Board Scholarship winners. GSB’s Kathy Berman attended the recent WBA BOLT Summer Leadership Summit and was able to present the scholarship to Jodie in front of her peers.

The scholarship, amounting to $1,500 for each year of a student’s attendance, assists incoming students at UW–Madison’s Graduate School of Banking to gain a comprehensive education in relevant bank leadership courses across all areas of the bank.

Congratulations, Jodie!

June 13, 2025/by Katie Reiser
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GSB Prochnow Educational Foundation/WBA Scholarship Winner Announced

Pictured (from left to right) Kathy Berman GSB’s vice president, marketing and communications and Deborah Hodge, senior vice president and mortgage manager at Lake Ridge Bank in Monona.

The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) is excited to award the 2025 WBA/Prochnow Educational Foundation Scholarship for the Graduate School of Banking at UW-Madison to Deborah Hodge, senior vice president and mortgage manager at Lake Ridge Bank in Monona. GSB’s Kathy Berman attended the recent WBA BOLT Summer Leadership Summit and was able to present the scholarship to Deborah in front of her peers.

The scholarship, amounting to $1,500 for each year of a student’s attendance, assists incoming students at UW–Madison’s Graduate School of Banking to gain a comprehensive education in relevant bank leadership courses across all areas of the bank.

Congratulations, Deborah!

June 11, 2025/by Katie Reiser
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GSB-Wisconsin Hires Olivia Luster as Marketing Coordinator

Olivia Luster

The Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, consistently ranked among the nation’s top banking schools, is pleased to welcome Olivia Luster to the newly created role of Marketing Coordinator.

Drawing on her experience in marketing and communications, Luster will support the GSB leadership team by creating content for digital and traditional marketing channels, managing social media, producing the GSB Connection newsletter, and assisting with event planning. She brings a strong background in marketing strategy, SEO-optimized content creation, website management, graphic design, and office administration.

“The Marketing Coordinator role was established to expand our capacity for alumni engagement and business development,” said Paul C. Katz, GSB President and CEO. “Olivia brings exactly the skills we envisioned when creating this position, and she’s already making a positive impact.”

Most recently, Luster served as a Marketing Communications Generalist for a Wisconsin-based manufacturing company. She holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Management and Communications Studies from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where she was a Presidential Scholar and participated in multiple study abroad programs.

Founded in 1945, the Graduate School of Banking at UW-Madison is sponsored by state banking associations across the central United States and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to its flagship Graduate School of Banking program, GSB offers specialty schools in Human Resources, Technology, Information Security, Sales, Marketing and Finance — as well as online seminars covering all areas of bank management.

May 9, 2025/by Katie Reiser
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2024 GSB Banker Advisory Board Scholarship Winner Announced

Pictured (from left to right) Sarah Rogers branch manager and retail lending officer at
Mound City Bank, and Kathy Berman, GSB’s vice president, marketing and communications.

Sarah Rogers, branch manager and retail lending office at Mound City Bank in Cuba City, was named the 2024 Graduate School of Banking (GSB) Banker Advisory Board Scholarship winner. GSB’s Kathy Berman attended the recent WBA BOLT Summer Leadership Summit and was able to present the scholarship to Sarah in front of her peers.

The scholarship, amounting to $1,500 for each year of a student’s attendance, assists incoming students at UW–Madison’s Graduate School of Banking to gain a comprehensive education in relevant bank leadership courses across all areas of the bank.

June 19, 2024/by Katie Reiser
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GSB Prochnow Educational Foundation/WBA Scholarship Winner Announced

Pictured (from left to right) Sara Taylor, vice president at Ladysmith Federal and Kathy Berman, GSB’s vice president, marketing and communications.

The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) is excited to award the 2024 WBA/Prochnow Educational Foundation Scholarship for the Graduate School of Banking at UW-Madison to Sara Taylor, Vice President at Ladysmith Federal. GSB’s Kathy Berman attended the recent WBA BOLT Summer Leadership Summit and was able to present the scholarship to Sara in front of her peers.

The scholarship, amounting to $1,500 for each year of a student’s attendance, assists incoming students at UW–Madison’s Graduate School of Banking to gain a comprehensive education in relevant bank leadership courses across all areas of the bank.

Congratulations, Sara!

June 18, 2024/by Katie Reiser
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Graduate School of Banking at UW–Madison Welcomes New Leadership

Paul C. Katz Selected to Succeed Retiring President and CEO

Paul C. Katz

The Board of Trustees of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (GSB) is pleased to announce that Paul C. Katz has been selected as the next GSB/Prochnow Educational Foundation (PEF) president and CEO. Katz succeeds Kirby Davidson, who announced his retirement in October of 2023. Katz will begin as president on June 1, 2024, and assume the role of CEO upon Davidson’s retirement on December 31, 2024.

Katz comes to GSB following 25 years in banking industry leadership roles. He most recently served as managing director & head of bank relations at Promontory MortgagePath in Danbury, Conn. Prior to that, he was EVP of the State Association Alliance with the American Bankers Association in Washington, D.C. where he collaborated with 51 state bankers associations to improve the competitive position of the nation’s banks. In both roles, he established himself as a strategic thinker with a proven track record for growing existing business. He earned his bachelor’s degree with honors in political science from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md. and is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program — Leadership for Extraordinary Performance — at the University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business.

“I have the highest respect for GSB and its students, alumni, faculty, and staff,” said Katz. “I am honored to be entrusted to lead the organization and look forward to building on its longstanding tradition of educating professionals and creating leaders.”

A national search, managed by The QTI Group of Madison, yielded applications from more than 300 candidates for the position. It was important to the Board of Trustees that the search committee include various perspectives and backgrounds. For this reason, the eight-member committee consisted of state association executives, banker alumni, and faculty. The seven-month process included surveys and input from key constituent groups including Trustees, bankers, faculty, and staff.

“The Board of Trustees is very thankful for the thorough effort the search committee put into this important leadership position,” said Randy Hultgren, president and CEO of the Illinois Bankers Association and chair of the GSB Board of Trustees. “Paul will be an outstanding leader and intuitive thinker, who will help shape the School and its various in-person and online educational programs for years to come.”

Current GSB/PEF President and CEO Davidson said, “GSB has always been recognized as the best and most progressive graduate banking school in the country. I am confident that under Paul’s leadership this tradition will continue. We are on the cusp of some major enhancements and additional offerings that, with Paul’s background, will serve the School well in the years to come.”

More information on the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin–Madison can be found at gsb.org.

May 6, 2024/by Cassandra Krause
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May 17, 2023/by Hannah Flanders
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UW-Madison Online Offers Cost Savings for WBA Members

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