(MEMPHIS)-Paul W. Barret, Jr. Graduate School of Banking in Memphis, Tennessee
recently announced the graduations of Community Financial Services Bank (CFSB) Team
Members Crystal Blackwell, Assistant Cashier/Client Service Center Team Leader and
Justin Hendrick, Assistant Vice President/Residential Loan Officer at the CFSB
Calloway County Banking Center. Seventy-seven students completed the three year
curriculum and graduated in the 2017 class. The school was held May 21-26 on the
campus of Christian Brothers University in Memphis.
Jim Reber, Chairman of the Board of Regents of Paul W. Barret, Jr. School of
Banking, spoke at the graduation ceremony and congratulated the graduates on behalf
of the Board. In addition to course work, students attended the annual Paul W.
Barret, Jr. Lecture Series event. Jason Dorsey, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy
Officer of The Center for Generational Kinetics, addressed School participants and
invited guests on the topic “Crossing the Generational Divide: Unlocking the Power
of Generations to Grow Your Business”.
Paul W. Barret, Jr. Graduate School of Banking has been providing
advanced banking education for forty-five years, with a curriculum
designed to provide a high degree of understanding of all commercial
banking functions. During the three-year program, graduates
received 125 hours of classroom instruction and prepared in-depth
reports in eight areas of study. Approximately 275 financial
industry professionals from twenty-two states participated in the
2017 session.