Schipper receives Leach Leadership Award

The Iowa Bankers Association today presented James Schipper with the James A. Leach Leadership Award during its annual convention in Des Moines.


	James Schipper

The Iowa Bankers Association today presented James Schipper with the James A. Leach Leadership Award during its annual convention in Des Moines.

The annual award, named for the former Iowa congressman and U.S. House Banking Committee chairman, recognizes a distinguished Iowa banker who has made significant, lifelong contributions to how Iowa banks serve their communities.

Schipper, who was the Iowa superintendent of banking from 2011 to 2015, has more than 40 years of experience as a community banker. In 1987, he organized an investor group to establish Osceola Bancorporation and obtained a de novo charter for American State Bank. He was the charter CEO of the bank for 22 years, helping it build assets over $185 million.

He is currently chairman of American State Bank.


	James Schipper

The Iowa Bankers Association today presented James Schipper with the James A. Leach Leadership Award during its annual convention in Des Moines.

The annual award, named for the former Iowa congressman and U.S. House Banking Committee chairman, recognizes a distinguished Iowa banker who has made significant, lifelong contributions to how Iowa banks serve their communities.

Schipper, who was the Iowa superintendent of banking from 2011 to 2015, has more than 40 years of experience as a community banker. In 1987, he organized an investor group to establish Osceola Bancorporation and obtained a de novo charter for American State Bank. He was the charter CEO of the bank for 22 years, helping it build assets over $185 million.

He is currently chairman of American State Bank.

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