The Idaho Business Review Excellence in Finance awards program celebrates financial professionals in the following categories:
- Banking
- Corporate
- Educator
- Investment
- Professional
The program and publication congratulate men and women in Idaho whose fiscal accomplishments set a high bar for their company and Idaho’s business economy.
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Boise Centre
2021 nominations due July 15, 2021.
2020 Excellence in Finance Awards
(held in conjunction with the Leaders in Law awards on 11/19, lunch schedule for 10/16 is canceled)
2020 EXCELLENCE IN FINANCE HONOREES
Kevin Bates, UBS
Dee Carter, Icon Credit Union
Jason Childers, Magellan Wealth Management
Bryan Churchill, WaFd Bank
Chad Colton, Northwestern Mutual
Jackie Cox, A10 Capital
Denise Dunlap, Loon Creek Capital Group, LLC AND Sage Growth Capital, LLC
Tyler Grigsby, Fisher’s Technology
Mark Houston, Bright Bank
Merri Johnson, Zions Bank
Greg Lovell, Idaho First Bank
Jeff Newgard, Bank of Idaho
Cheryl Parker Adams, PKG
Joe Peterson, Raymond James
Thomas Prohaska, Idaho Trust Bank
Doug Robison, Northwest Farm Credit Services
Michael Rockwood, Balsam Brands
Randy Siddoway, Polestar Succession & Exit Strategists
Debbi Smith, Columbia Bank
Steven Storey, KeyBank
Jesus Tarifa, Prime Lending
Juanita Villa, D.L. Evans Bank
Read the 2019 honoree profiles here.

The 2019 Excellence in Finance honorees gather at the awards power luncheon on Oct. 10, 2019. Photo by Katy Kithcart Creative.
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