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ABA Stonier National Graduate School of Banking
June 12-18, 2010 • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

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We are proud to annouce that ABA is combining the best of two educational traditions - the National Graduate School of Banking (NSB) and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking - into one school and in one location at the University of Pennsylvania.

The new ABA Stonier National Graduate School of Banking, the preeminent executive management school for the financial services industry, is designed to develop leaders who are able to compete in the 21st century. The primary objectives of the school are to provide you with the knowledge and skills to recognize and solve executive management problems and to implement solutions. With an industry undergoing such rapid change, highly developed leadership skills are required to meet the challenges and rapid changes occurring in the industry.

This school is about choice and building the program that will be right for you. Whether you design your own curriculum through a rich mix of Stonier core courses with a wide range of cutting edge electives, or select the pre-determined NSB program, the choice is yours.

This intense three-year program brings together the best and the brightest minds in the banking industry to be challenged by expert faculty and fellow students. Through a variety of team-building experiences students are able to brainstorm and share ideas. They develop strategies to be proactive in today's competitive financial environment, improve their effectiveness and internal working relationships, and hone their skills in all areas of banking.

Who Should Attend

  • Senior to Executive Level Management in all functional areas of financial services 
  • Bank Directors
  • Regulatory Staff
  • Bank Examiners
  • Financial Analysts


Executive Development Solutions

The ABA Stonier National Graduate School of Banking is part of a comprehensive portfolio of ABA Executive Development Solutions designed to improve leadership performance.

What Our Graduates Are Saying...

"Stonier was the icing on the cake for my undergraduate and graduate education. The Stonier experience gave me the confidence to take giant steps for banking. When I think of Stonier now, words like world class come to mind. I am proud to be a part of this great heritage."
-- Leon Patterson, Stonier Board Chairman, Chairman & CEO, Palmetto Bancshares, Inc,
   Laurens, SC, Class of 1971

"We are extremely proud of the new ABA Stonier National Graduate School of Banking. Bringing together the National Graduate School of Banking and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking into one school ensures that we now offer the most prestigious graduate banking school for tomorrow's banking leaders."
-- Arthur R. Connelly, ABA Chairman, Chairman, South Shore Savings Bank, South
   Weymouth, MA, NSB Class of 1973

"Stonier gave me the tools and confidence to open a new bank - a life-changing enterprise that I never would have taken on without it."
-- Frank J. Baldassarre, Jr, President/CEO, e3bank, Malvern, PA, Class of 2008

"The confidence and knowledge I gained through the National School of Banking has been a pivotal point in my professional success. Through its learning community, I acquired a lifelong network of banking professionals and, through its graduate credit recommendations, I received a head start on my MBA."
-- Lisa Funaro, Vice President/Compliance Officer, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Ridgewood,
   NY, NSB Class of 2005


Questions? Please contact Ann S. Friedman or Gloria Pritchard-Becker for more information.

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