DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 9, 2025–
The SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at SMU Cox 2025 summer session on the Southern Methodist University campus wrapped up June 6, 2025, with a commencement ceremony for SWGSB Class LXVI at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Jan Mills, president and chairman, First National Bank of Winnsboro, Texas, a graduate of SWGSB Class XL, delivered the commencement address to more than 350 guests celebrating 107 graduates who came from Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas.
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