Save the Date: 2008 Banker of the Year Awards

We might be in the nasty grip of a Bair Market, but life goes on. And I don't know about you, but the Banker of the Year Awards is always the highlight of my year. Good Times.

There are so many bankers to choose from. Of course, I am not sure if you actually have to be employed to win. That would narrow the field.

Sheila Bair, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., will deliver the keynote address at American Banker's 2008 Banker of the Year Awards, a gala dinner to be held at The Plaza in NYC on Thursday, December 4, the newspaper announced today.

The annual Banker of the Year Awards honor the individuals who set the highest standards of progress, innovation, and performance in the banking and financial services industry. Since the inaugural Best in Banking/Banker of the Year Awards dinner and ceremony in 2001, the gala has become the industry's premier event, attracting a who's who of lawmakers, regulators, and leading executives.

Assuming the voting is not cancelled due to a lack of interest, or bomb threats, my vote goes to John A. Allison IV, the Chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation (BBT-NYSE). He is the only banker that would appear to know how to actually run a bank, and is stepping down as CEO in December. A fitting tribute for a class act....

Sheila Bair to Keynote American Banker's 2008 Banker of the Year Awards
Marketwatch

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