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Sheree Utash and Sheryl Wohlford have been elected to serve on the Fidelity Bank Board of Directors. Both are accomplished business professionals and community leaders. Their terms on the board of directors began on June 1, 2017.

Fidelity Bank celebrated the construction of a new branch in Derby, Kansas on June 29 with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by members of the Derby city government and Derby Chamber of Commerce.

  The United Way of the Plains has honored Fidelity Bank with the Spirit of Caring Award in the large company category. Each year, four organizations are presented with this prestigious designation in recognition of prior-year giving and volunteer support. The Spirit of Caring Award represents collective contributions of time and dollars during our 2015 fall campaign. With an 11% increase in employee giving over the prior year and 13 new leadership givers, we achieved 114.82% of our giving potential, reaching the Chairman’s Circle with a combined corporate and employee gift in excess of $150,000. We are proud to be recognized alongside Bank of America (medium-sized company), Grant Thornton (small-sized company) and Workforce Alliance (non-profit and government) for strengthening our community through giving, advocacy and volunteerism. This award was earned through our shared spirit of generosity and effort to move our city Bravely Onward.

  Fidelity Bank has been recognized as one of the Top 200 Healthiest Banks in America by DepositAccounts.com, an online publication focused on compiling banking and savings information for consumers. After evaluating a list of 6,199 banks across the country on a number of factors including capitalization, deposit growth and loan reserve ratios, Fidelity was awarded an A+ rating, ranked 153rd overall and was the only Wichita-based bank to make the top 200. “An important part of our ability to earn the trust of our customers is our sound business practices,” said Aaron Bastian, president of Fidelity Bank. “Our strong reputation is the result of each of us acting with integrity and doing business the right way.” Learn more about the health ratings: https://www.depositaccounts.com/banks/health.aspx.

Fidelity Bank was honored with an Innovation Award from the Wichita Business Journal for our revitalized retail banking model, which blends new technology and personal service into an improved customer experience.

Envision announced today that it has received a $75K gift from The Fidelity Bank Foundation, the charitable arm of Wichita-based Fidelity Bank that supports local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. The funds will be applied to the completion of construction and the ongoing operation of the Envision Research Institute, a facility being constructed within Envision’s downtown Wichita headquarters to serve as a hub of studies of the challenges associated with low vision and practical approaches to addressing them.

Beginning April 1, Fidelity Bank President Aaron Bastian will take on the additional role of Chief Executive Officer, a title Aaron’s father Clark Bastian held for nearly 25 years. Clark Bastian will continue as chairman of the Fidelity Bank Board of Directors, a position he has held since 2004. This mirrors a previous transition of duties at the fourth generation, family-owned bank when Marvin Bastian named his son Clark Bastian CEO after fulfilling the role for 25 years. 

The Fidelity Bank Foundation has elected long-time Fidelity Bank employee Pam Regehr as its President.

There’s a new — and familiar — business coming to the southeast corner of 21st and Rock Road where a gas station used to be at Bradley Fair.

Fidelity Bank has announced the hiring of LaShonda Garnes, MPA, PMP as the director of inclusion, equity and diversity, a new role that will lead the long-term planning and execution of an enterprise-wide push toward fostering a culture of inclusion. The position falls under the oversight of The Office of Culture and Talent, a multi-faceted division that seeks to align departments that play a key role in shaping the internal work environment in line with the mission, vision and values of the Bank.