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Stonier Legacy

  • June 5-12, 2025
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Philadelphia, PA
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The ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking: Namesake and Legacy

Dr. Harold Stonier was a renowned educator and ABA executive widely respected for his innovation and leadership. He helped create the first ABA graduate-level school of banking in 1935 at a time when our country was coming out of the worst economic downturn in its history. Much like today, there was a critical need to ready attendees for the changes that lay ahead by providing the management and stewardship skills needed for success.

Today, 90 years later, the ABA Stonier Graduate School of banking is the only Ivy League graduate program for bankers nationwide – even attracting students from across the globe. The leadership and dedication of Dr. Harold Stonier laid a strong, focused foundation for what the school is today, and how it will reach into the future.

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