Helen Combs was awarded the Kansas Bankers Association 50 Years in Banking Award.

This prestigious award is given to only a small handful of Kansas Bankers each year. Kansas Bankers Association President/CEO Doug Wareham was at First Kansas Bank on May 2 to present the award to Combs at her retirement reception.  

Combs graduated from Brown Mackie College in Salina with an accounting degree. She started in banking on April 19, 1975 as a bookkeeper at American State Bank in Great Bend. She was promoted several times from bookkeeper to customer service representative, personal banker and loan officer. Combs joined First Kansas Bank in 2008 as Vice President and Residential Real Estate Loan Officer. 

First Kansas Bank President/CEO Paul Snapp commented, “Helen was instrumental in the Bank’s growth from $67 million in assets in 2008 to its present day $280 million in assets. Her leadership in innovative residential real estate coupled with developing close relationships with local realtors was critical to our success. Helen’s dedication and commitment to customers and the bank will leave an enduring mark on First Kansas Bank and her Community. I am proud to call Helen my friend and co-worker.”