AUSTIN, July 17, 2014 – The Texas Bankers Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Texas Bankers Association, honored Dorothy Edwards of Sulphur Springs with the 50-Year Banker Award during its 20th Annual TBA Senior Management Summit in Lost Pines on July 17. This prestigious award honors bankers with a half century or more of service and dedication to the banking industry.
Edwards is an assistant cashier at City National Bank in Sulphur Springs. She was hired as a bookkeeper in 1964 and has been with the bank her entire career.
Edwards attributes her longevity in banking to working for a bank that cares for its employees and has great leadership. Her favorite part of working for the banking industry for 50 years has been getting to know the people she works with and visiting with the customers.
Serving Texas bankers since 1885, the Texas Bankers Association is the largest and oldest state bankers association in the nation.