25/50 Year Club Brochure

The 25/50 Year Club was founded to grant scholarships and recognize bankers for exceptional service and accomplishments. Member of the 25/50 Year Club have been affiliated with banking for 25 years or more. The fund provides annual scholarships to the Montana State University and University of Montana.

President: Bruce Gerlach, EVP, First Security Bank, Bozeman
Vice President: Mike Quade, President, Summit National Bank of Ekalaka, Ekalaka
Sec/Treasurer: Amy Jenks, CISR, VP of Operations, BANCSERVE, Inc., Helena
Director: Bob Sizemore, President/CEO, Western Bank of Chinook, Chinook
*Perpetual Members
+ Deceased
LIFETIME MEMBERS
Platinum: ($5,000)
Robert “Skip” Baxter, First State Bank, Thompson Falls 1976
George Bennett, MBA Counsel, Helena 1974
James D. Bennett, Citizens Development Co., Billings 1950
John T. Cadby, Past President, MBA, Helena 1973
Cheri Doll, First Security Bank, Malta 1964
Emil Erhardt, Citizens State Bank, Hamilton 1960
Ken Fenno, Manhattan State Bank, Manhattan 1966
Lynn Grobel, First Community Bank, Glasgow 1948
Mike Grove, Bank of the Rockies, White Sulphur Springsu 1968
Jerry T. Hoyer, Belt Valley Bank, Beltu 1964
Jim E. Johnson, First National Bank, Fairfield 1966
Bill Kearns, Jr., State Bank of Townsend, Townsend 1961
Richard Kingsley, Valley Bank of Glasgow, Glasgow 1975
Manhattan State Bank, Manhattan 1905
Murry Moore, Stockmens Bank, Cascade 1961
Robert Sizemore, Western Bank, Chinooku 1951
State Bank of Townsend, Townsend, 1899
Dale Tlustoch, Montana State Bank, Plentywood 1974
Roger Ulrich, First State Bank, Malta 1942
John T. Vucurevich, Citizens Development Co., Rapid City, SD + 1951
Gold: ($1,000)
C. S. Moore, Stockmens Bank, Cascade + 1932
Norman Mosser, Western Bank, Chinook 1949
Bud Uecker, Financial Institution Internal Revenue Group,
Whitefish 1960
Undesignated, Stockmens Bank, Cascade
T. A. Vashus, Stockman Bank, Glendive + 1948
Silver: ($500)
Don Bennett, First Citizens Bank, Columbia Falls 1980
James E. Cowan, First Valley Bank, Seeley Lake 1960
G. Doug Hartzheim, Bank Financial Services Group, Newport Beach, CA 1979
Robert Henry, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Butte 1958
Pete Johnson, American Federal Savings Bank, Helena, 1979
Zane Murfitt, Flint Creek Valley Bank, Philipsburgu 1950
Henry Murray, III, State Bank of Townsend, Townsend 1976
B. G. Paige, Flint Creek Valley Bank, Philipsburg* 1935
Mike Richter, State Bank of Townsend, Townsend* 1974
James Stegmeier, Western Bank, Chinook 1966
Undesignated, Washington Mutual, Butte
Ted Vanover, State Bank of Townsend, Townsend 1961
Donald Vondra, United Bank, N.A., Absarokee 1981

50 YEAR CLUB MEMBER
James D. Bennett, Citizens Development Co., Billings* 1950
Lynn Grobel, First Community Bank, Glasgow* 1948
Jack King, Valley Bank of Kalispell, Kalispell 1952
G. W. Leighton, Community Bank, Inc., Ronan + 1941
C. S. Moore, Stockmens Bank, Cascade* + 1930
Norman Mosser, Western Bank, Chinook* 1949
Zane Murfitt, Flint Creek Valley Bank, Philipsburg* 1950
Don Olsson, Sr., Community Bank, Inc., Ronan 1940
B. G. Paige, Flint Creek Valley Bank, Philipsburg* + 1935
John Ronneberg, Citizens Bank & Trust, Big Timber 1959
Bob Sizemore, Western Bank, Chinook* 1951
Roger Ulrich, First State Bank, Malta* 1941
T. A. Vashus, Stockman Bank, Glendive* + 1948
Warren Vaughn, Wells Fargo Bank, N. A., Billings + 1932
John T. Vucurevich, Citizens Development Co., Rapid City, SD* + 1951

25 YEAR CLUB MEMBER
Kathy Bauska, Valley Bank, Kalispell 1973
Robert “Skip” Baxter, First State Bank, Thompson Falls* 1976
Don Bennett, Freedom Bank, Columbia Falls* 1980
George Bennett, MBA, Helena* 1974
Janice Bergman, First Interstate Bank, Bozeman 1977
Bill Bickle, Stockman Bank of Montana, Miles City 1982
Denis Bolland, First Security Bank, Malta 1975
Rebecca Bowman, Citizens Bank & Trust, Big Timber 1967
Jerry Bygren, Flathead Bank of Bigfork, Bigfork 1977
John T. Cadby, MBA, Helena* 1973
David Calahan, First Interstate Bank, Missoula 1965
Peter Combs, First Madison Valley Bank, Ennis 1965
Jim Cowan, First Valley Bank, Seeley Lake* 1960
Rhonda DeVries, First Security Bank of Malta, Malta 1982
Cheri Doll, First Secuity Bank, Malta* 1964
Larry A. Dreyer, American Federal Savings, Helena 1973
Vickie A. Dygert, First Interstate Bank, Bozeman 1969
Sandra Earl, First Interstate Bank, Bozeman, 1983
Emil Erhardt, Citizens State Bank, Hamilton* 1960
Ken Fenno, Manhattan State Bank, Manhattan* 1966
Daniel C. Finn, Citizens Bank & Trust, Big Timber 1965
Susan Fisher, First Interstate Bank, Bozeman 1972
Fred Flanders, Valley Bank of Helena, Helena 1962
Sam Gane, Federal Reserve Bank, Helena 1973
Bruce Gerlach, First Security Bank, Bozeman 1972
Robert Gersack, First Interstate BancSystem, Billings 1964
Mike Grove, Bank of the Rockies, N.A., WSS* 1967
Wayne Haines, First National Bank, Libby 1958
Robert Henry, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Butte* 1958
Wayne Hirsch, U.S. Bank, N.A., Billings 1976
Jerry T. Hoyer, Belt Valley Bank, Belt* 1964
Cindy Huntsman, First Interstate Bank, Bozeman 1976
Harold Lee Isaacs, First Security Bank, Roundup 1972
Larry Jochim, Flathead Bank, Bigfork 1967
Jim Johnson, First National Bank, Fairfield* 1966
Joseph K. Johnson, First Interstate Bank, Bozeman 1977
Pete Johnson, American Federal Savings Bank, Helena* 1979
Bill Kearns, Jr., State Bank of Townsend, Townsend* 1961
Linda Kerr, First National Bank, Ekalaka 1982
Barbara Kimbell, Valley Bank of Kalispell, Kalispell 1979
Richard Kingsley, Valley Bank of Glasgow, Glasgow* 1975
Lyle Knight, First Interstate BancSystem, Billings 1970
Julianne Kouby, Valley Bank of Kalispell, Kalispell 1979
Terry Lobdell, Community First Bank, Glendive 1974
Gary M. Madison, Valley Bank of Kalispell, Kalispell 1971
Gilbert J. Majerus, First Security Bank, Roundup 1972
Gregory Mattfield, First Security Bank, Roundup 1978
Murry Moore, Stockmens Bank, Cascade* 1961
Mike Mundt, Amercian Federal Savings Bank, Helena 1974
Henry Murray III, State Bank of Townsend, Townsend* 1976
Russell C Nelson, First Security Bank, Bozeman 1976
Timothy Newton, First Community Bank, Glasgow 1972
Don Olsson, Jr., Community Bank, Inc., Ronan 1970
Andy O'Neill, Valley Bank of Helena, Helena 1974
James Overstreet, Citizens Bank & Trust, Big Timber 1981
Bruce Parker, First Interstate Bank, Billings 1974
Mike Quade, First National Bank of Ekalaka, Ekalaka 1976
Bob Robertson, First National Bank of MT, Missoula 1969
Bill Ruegamer, Empire Federal Savings Bank, Livingston 1967
James Sandsness, First State Bank, Malta 1967
Ron Scott, First State Bank, Malta 1963
Gary Sisson, First Interstate Bank, Bozeman 1969
Wilda “Genie” Smith, First Interstate Bank, Bozeman 1971
James C. Stegmeier, Western Bank, Chinook* 1966
Helen Stevens, First National Bank of Ekalaka, Ekalaka 1983
Dale Tlustosch, Montana State Bank, Plentywood* 1974
Steve Tostenrud, First Interstate Bank, Billings 1972
Bud Uecker, Financial Institution Internal Revenue Group, Whitefish* 1960
Ted Vanover, State Bank of Townsend, Townsend* 1965
Vern Voegele, First Interstate Bank, Bozeman 1963
Sandra J. Walen, First National Bank, Libby 1972
Steve Wheeler, First Interstate Bank, Billings 1979
Ron Young, First State Bank, Fort Benton 1973