FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2004
Contact: Mollie McClure, 859-887-9901
“Kim Davis of Citizens Union Bank is inducted to Kentucky Council of Economic Education’s Board of Directors”
Kim Davis, who fulfills multiple roles for Citizens Union Bank in Shelbyville, including marketing coordinator, car loan officer, and executive assistant to the president, has been inducted to the board of directors for Kentucky Council on Economic Education (KCEE), a not for profit organization dedicated to supporting economic education in Kentucky. According to Davis, she accepted the appointment because “I wanted a positive connection that would help me bring economics into the schools. When I found out that KCEE could assist me in giving students what they need for economic education, I knew I was in the right place.” Davis is currently working on is CUB in the Classroom, a KCEE program that brings Citizens Union Bank volunteers to where the action is – Kentucky’s classrooms – to teach students about making good money decisions.
“Concepts like borrowing and saving are so important, and CUB in the Classroom helps students understand those concepts before they leave school,” Davis says. Davis is just the person to make that happen: She was named as the Community Bankers of Kentucky’s “Young Banker of the Year” for 1993-1994, and also won the Kentucky Bankers Association Young Banker’s Division’s “Leadership Award” in 1996 in addition to numerous awards from the Kentucky Bankers Association’s Young Bankers Division’s Personal Economics Program (PEP) for her work in the school system teaching economics to children.
As she begins her term as a KCEE Board Member, Davis brings an incredible determination to make a difference in Kentucky’s school systems, its economy, and most importantly, its young people. “I’m especially excited about what we’re doing with CUB in the Classroom,” she says. “Five of Citizens Union Bank employees have already been approved as volunteers in area schools; teachers can call and ask for a volunteer to come out and assist them as they teach economics.” One important lesson Davis and other CUB volunteers bring to K-12 classrooms in Spencer and Shelby counties: Money does NOT grow on trees, but with smart saving and spending, and credit management, it DOES grow.
About KCEE: The Kentucky Council on Economic Education (KCEE) is a not for profit organization funded by committed businesses, interested individuals and foundations targeting economic education in schools. The Council has been supporting economic literacy in Kentucky for 30 years. The mission of KCEE is to help teachers teach economics. KCEE goal is to have students learn about economics -- the everyday business of life -- from competent and confident economic educators. For more information, call KCEE toll free at 1-800-I DO ECON or visit www.econ.org.