Young Bankers on the Rise Rosemont Places Second in Pennsylvania in the 2021 CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition
A team of Rosemont business students was recognized and awarded for their winning submission to the National Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Community Banking Case Study Competition at the PA Bankers Association Annual Young Professionals in Banking Conference at the Hershey, PA Conference Center on September 20. In a room filled with young banking professionals, Ashley Kinney, Marlon Sharpton, and Madison Yeager were asked to stand and be recognized for their respective roles in developing an awardwinning case study in partnership with a few other classmates who could not attend, along with executives from the Philadelphia-based Asian Bank. “Our students worked very hard on this project from late January until midMay 2021 and it felt so good, they said, to be recognized for that effort,” said Christine Hagedorn, Assistant Professor and Discipline Coordinator, Business Department. “Our students had a great experience at the PA Bankers Conference, got out of their respective comfort zones, networked with others in the field, and grew as young professionals.” The case study competition began in January 2021 and two Rosemont teams, one each representing Bryn Mawr Trust and Asian Bank, participated. Each team submitted research reports and documentary videos at the conclusion of the competition in May. Nationwide judging began in the spring, and the Rosemont team paired with Asian Bank advanced to the second round of the national competition in June. “Going to the PA Bankers Conference was a great and fun experience,” said Ashley Kinney, a senior majoring in International Business with a minor in Accounting. “During the conference we were recognized for our second-place win for Pennsylvania. After all the hard work we put into this paper it was a great
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feeling to be recognized for it by CSBS and the PA Bankers Association.” Thirty-five student teams representing 29 colleges and universities conducted an original case study in partnership with a local community bank for the 2021 Community Bank Case Study Competition. Fifteen of those were PA colleges or universities and it was from among those 15 that the Rosemont team was named second place.
This is the seventh year of the competition, which is open to undergraduate students in all fields of study as an opportunity to gain valuable first-hand knowledge of the banking industry. This year, students wrote about how their partner community bank addressed two significant social events in 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide calls to improve diversity, inclusion, and economic fairness.
Students Ashley Kinney, Marlon Sharpton, and Madison Yeager at the PA Bankers Association Annual Young Professionals in Banking Conference
