Scholarship Deadline Extended!
Applications Due: Friday, April 24, 2020
Applications Due: Friday, April 24, 2020
Due to the challenges facing our communities, CBA is extending the scholarship deadlines for both the 2020 Hester Memorial Scholarship and the 2020 Walraven Memorial Scholarship. In addition, all applications can be submitted via fax, (770) 541-4496, or by emailing all materials to Jeremy Thomens at jeremy@cbaofga.com.
The deadline to submit applications to CBA is Friday, April 24, 2020, and the winner will be announced mid May 2020. If you are facing difficulties with submitting your completed application due to necessary social distancing measures, or have any questions regarding the scholarship, please contact Jeremy Thomens, 770-541-0380.
The deadline to submit applications to CBA is Friday, April 24, 2020, and the winner will be announced mid May 2020. If you are facing difficulties with submitting your completed application due to necessary social distancing measures, or have any questions regarding the scholarship, please contact Jeremy Thomens, 770-541-0380.
What is the J. Steven Walraven Memorial Scholarship?
Community Bankers Association of Georgia and the Walraven family announces an annual scholarship through the J. Steven Walraven Memorial Scholarship Fund to a Georgia community bank employee planning to attend a college or university within the state of Georgia.
This $500 scholarship is awarded to a Georgia community bank employee attending a college or university within the state of Georgia. The goal of the scholarship is to assist those employees interested in furthering their education to enhance their career in community banking.
The scholarship is named for the late J. Steven Walraven, a former community bank president who dedicated much of his life to his community and community banking. His wife Rebecca and their sons have developed the scholarship in his memory.
Steve was a graduate of Reinhardt College and University of Wisconsin School of Banking. He began his banking career at the First National Bank of Atlanta. He worked for Gordon County Bank and Bartow County Bank and became president of Peoples Bank in 1981. In 1988, he helped form First Community Bank & Trust, serving as president. In 1999, he was named president of United Bank & Trust in Rockmart. Steve was a member of the Board of Directors of Community Bankers Association of Georgia and served as Treasurer.
Community Bankers Association of Georgia and the Walraven family announces an annual scholarship through the J. Steven Walraven Memorial Scholarship Fund to a Georgia community bank employee planning to attend a college or university within the state of Georgia.
This $500 scholarship is awarded to a Georgia community bank employee attending a college or university within the state of Georgia. The goal of the scholarship is to assist those employees interested in furthering their education to enhance their career in community banking.
The scholarship is named for the late J. Steven Walraven, a former community bank president who dedicated much of his life to his community and community banking. His wife Rebecca and their sons have developed the scholarship in his memory.
Steve was a graduate of Reinhardt College and University of Wisconsin School of Banking. He began his banking career at the First National Bank of Atlanta. He worked for Gordon County Bank and Bartow County Bank and became president of Peoples Bank in 1981. In 1988, he helped form First Community Bank & Trust, serving as president. In 1999, he was named president of United Bank & Trust in Rockmart. Steve was a member of the Board of Directors of Community Bankers Association of Georgia and served as Treasurer.
Apply Today!
Revised Deadline is April 24, 2020
Revised Deadline is April 24, 2020
Meet the 2019 Walraven Scholarship Winner!
Kaylyn Rawlings
Kaylyn Rawlings
Kaylyn Rawlings, Loan Administrator, OneSouth Bank, Blakely
Attending Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC)
Sponsored by Kim Davis Wilson, President & CEO, OneSouth Bank
Attending Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC)
Sponsored by Kim Davis Wilson, President & CEO, OneSouth Bank
