MADISON, Wis. – Five individuals were honored by the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) for their excellence in banking, community service, and civic involvement. A celebration was held on Friday, September 5 at the WBA headquarters in Madison, where a Leaders in Banking Excellence Wall installation displays a tribute to outstanding current and former bankers. The wall, established in 2020, now profiles 32 remarkable leaders.
“We are incredibly proud to recognize these exceptional individuals on being inducted into the Leaders in Banking Excellence,” said Rose Oswald Poels, WBA president and CEO. “This honor reflects their extraordinary dedication and lasting contributions to our industry and to serving Wisconsin’s communities.”
The honorees in the Class of 2025 Leaders in Banking Excellence are:
- Robert B. Atwell, Nicolet National Bank, Green Bay,
- Michael E. Daniels, Nicolet National Bank, Green Bay,
- Mark W. Forsythe, Peoples State Bank, Prairie du Chien,
- Douglas S. Gordon, WaterStone Bank, Wauwatosa, and
- the late Samuel C. Johnson, Johnson Financial Group, Racine.
To read the bios of each of the 2025 Leaders in Banking Excellence honorees, please visit https://www.wisbank.com/community/excellence/class-of-2025/.
