Bert Hines, Market President with First National Bank in Bainbridge, GA, is among the 523

bankers taking part in the 72nd annual two-week session of the

Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. Classes got underway

May 23 and will continue through June 3, 2022, with courses covering all aspects

of banking, economics, and related subjects. Students traveled from twenty-one

states to participate in this session.

Sponsored by 15 southern-state bankers associations in cooperation with the

Division of Continuing Education at LSU, the banking school, requires attendance

on campus for three years, with extensive bank study assignments between

sessions. The faculty consists of bankers, business & professional leaders, and

educators from all parts of the U.S.

During their three summer sessions at the Graduate School of Banking, students

receive 190 hours of classroom instruction, planned evening study, and final

examinations at the end of each session.