Press Release: SBS CyberSecurity Announces Davidson, Patterson Friend of SBS Award Recipients

SBS CyberSecurity Announces Davidson, Patterson Friend of SBS Award Recipients

MADISON, S.D., March 10, 2022  —SBS CyberSecurity recently announced Kirby Davidson and Becky Patterson, representing the Graduate School of Banking (GSB) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as the recipients of its 2022 Friend of SBS Award.

The partnership between GSB and SBS has been instrumental in the growth of the SBS Institute certification program over the past several years. SBS has also partnered with GSB on a variety of education initiatives, including yearly webinars hosted by SBS employees.

SBS President Chad Knutson is a faculty member at GSB, leading the IT Strategic Management and Cybersecurity and Vendor Risk Management courses. He also serves as a faculty member for the Bank Technology School and the Bank Technology Security School, along with SBS’s Senior VP of Information Security Consulting Buzz Hillestad.

"We appreciate the partnership with GSB and all the work Kirby and Becky do to make these initiatives a success," said Knutson. "SBS has a targeted focus on providing educational resources to the financial services industry and this partnership helps us do that at an even higher level. Thank you, Kirby and Becky, for your continued support over the years. We look forward to what the future holds for this partnership!"

GSB has been educating professionals and creating leaders in the banking industry since 1945. Attendees benefit from a curriculum that is tailored to meet the professional development needs of today's banking leaders. GSB relies on its alumni, Curriculum Advisory Committee, Banker Advisory Board and sponsoring organizations to ensure the program offerings are the highest quality and the most relevant education available.