Farmers Bank & Trust announces the promotion of Samantha Jacobs to Assistant Operations Officer. Sam has been employed with Farmers Bank & Trust for a total of four years, during which she has assumed various roles within the bank’s operations team.
Sam graduated from Fort Hays State University, receiving a Bachelors degree in Finance with an emphasis in banking. She then received her Master’s of Business Administration from West Texas A&M University. Since her return to Farmers Bank and Trust in 2013, Sam has been an essential part of the everyday management and oversight of the operations team. Sam will continue to grow her knowledge of bank operations and personnel management while assisting the Operations Officer with oversight of all of Farmers Bank and Trust’s nine locations. Robert Rugan, Central Kansas Market President, commented, “Sam continues to develop her skill set in the area of bank operations management. Her proven work ethic and desire to broaden her knowledge base into other areas of the bank will certainly add value to the organization far into the future.” Sam and her husband, Weston, reside in Great Bend with their two children, Wade and Waco.