ABA stonier graduate school of banking accepting applications for its 80th year.

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THE ABA STONIER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING is now accepting applications for its 2015 program, the 80th in its history, which will be held June 4--11 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

The ABA offers this executive education program in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, one of the nation's top business schools. The banking industry's first-ever graduate school, Stonier was developed in 1935 at a time of far-reaching change in the industry.

"Since its inception, the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking has worked to improve the standards of the industry by fostering the development of visionary leaders," said Daniel J. Schrider, chairman of the ABA Stonier Advisory Board and President and CEO of Sandy Spring Bank.

The ABA Stonier Graduate School trains the future leaders of the industry; most students hold the titles of vice...