Simmons Bank awards and recognitions

2022

• Arkansas Money & Politics, "Most Admired Trust Department" Simmons Bank Wealth Management Services
• Arkansas Money & Politics, George A. Makris, Jr. recognized as "Top C-Suite Executive"
• Maumelle Chamber of Commerce, Best "Large Bank of the Year" Award
• Forbes, "America's Best Banks"
• Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club, Rodney West named "President's Award" recipient
• Humboldt Chronicle, Simmons Bank named "Best Bank"
• Williamson County Chamber of Commerce, Tina Lilly named "Ambassador Team of the Year"
• The Independent, Mark Nuss named to "2022 Class of Rising Stars"
• St. Louis Business Journal, Simmons Bank named to "St. Louis' Largest Banks" list
• Little Rock Soiree, Wealth Management named "Platinum Service Award" recipient
• Arkansas Business "40 Under 40" list, George Makris, III
• AY Magazine, “Best Bank” and “Best Mortgage Lender” list
• Arkansas Bar Association, Dee Davenport recognized with "Presidential Award of Excellence"
• Fort Worth Business, Lori Baldock named to "23 Great Women of Texas" list
• St. Louis Small Business Monthly, Simmons Bank named "Best in Business"
• United Way of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas team recognized with "Gold Award"
• My Bank Tracker, Coin Checking product named a "Best Checking Account in Missouri"
• Economics Arkansas, Tommy May given "Leadership in Free Enterprise (LIFE) Award"
• Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation, Sabrina McDonnell named "Greater Missouri Woman of the Year"
• Ingram's Magazine, Mark Nuss named to "Forty under 40" list
• Daily Post-Athenian, "Best Bank," "Best Loan Officer" (Jason Housley) and "Best Teller" (Stefanie Ghorley)
• William Childs named to AMP list of Top 100 Professionals
• Simmons Bank recognized as Elite Lenders by RMI Business Finance
• Steve Wade, recipient of the 2022 American Bankers Association Foundation Community Commitment Award
• Lisa Chrzanowski, Stacey Martin and Claire McClellan named to AMP list of 2022 Top Women in Banking

2021

• Arkansas Business, Simmons Bank Named a "Best Bank for Business"
• Wichita Business Journal, Best Places to Work
• Arkansas Business, Matt Reddin named to list of 250 Most Influential Leaders
• Arkansas Business, Martie North named to list of 250 Most Influential Leaders
• Arkansas Bankers Association, Justin McCarty received Bill Holmes Leadership Award
• NextGen Under 30 Oklahoma, Blake Turney Awarded 30 Under 30 distinction
• RMI Business Finance, Simmons given Platinum Elite Lender designation
• Collierville Herald-Independent, Mollie Walker voted Best Banker by readers
• Little Rock Soiree, Elizabeth Machen named to “Women to Watch” list
• Forbes, "Best-in-State Employers," Arkansas
• Forbes, "Best-In-State Banks 2021," Arkansas
• Arkansas Business, Johnny McCaleb named a recipient of the "Lifetime Achievement Award in Accounting"
• St. Louis Small Business Monthly, Emilie Moody awarded "Best in Business" recognition for "Best Banker" category
• Wichita Business Journal, Shawn Jiwanlal named a "40 under 40" award recipient
• Arkansas Money and Politics, George Makris III and Daniel Robinson named to "Future 50" list
• Arkansas Bar Association, Dee Davenport named a recipient of the "Golden Gavel" award
• Daily Post-Athenian, Simmons Bank named "Best Bank," Pam Mobley named "Best Teller" and Jason Housley named "Best Loan Officer"
• Fort Worth INC. Magazine, Lori Baldock Named to "Most Influential People in Fort Worth"
• St. Louis Small Business Monthly, "Best in Business 2021," Best Banks category
• Monroe County Chamber of Commerce (Tennessee), Simmons Bank named "2021 Business of the Year"
• Monroe County Chamber of Commerce (Tennessee), Kim Littreal named "2021 Businesswoman of the Year"
• BauerFinancial, Five-Star "Superior" Rating
• Forbes, "World's Best Banks"
• Forbes, "Best Banks in America"
• Conway Area Leadership Institute, Dan Nabholtz Emerging Leader Award, Mr. Jason Culpepper
• Arkansas Money & Politics, George A. Makris, Jr. named to list of "2021 Influencers of the Year"
• Investopedia, Simmons named to list of "7 Best Physician Mortgage Loans"
• Little Rock Soiree, Soiree Recommends, Platinum Service Award
• Bayer YMCA, Allan Ivie awarded "Martin Luther King Jr. Strong Community Award"

2020

• AY Magazine, Best Mortgage Lender
• The Chickasha Express-Star, Best Loan Company, Best Finance/Investment Company, Best Customer Service, Best Boss and Best Teller
• St. Louis Small Business Monthly, Allan Ivie named to list of "Top 100 People to Know in St. Louis"
• St. Louis Small Business Monthly, Patrick Bowen named to list of "2020 Best Bankers and Lenders"
• Humboldt Chronicle, Best Bank
• Little Rock Soiree, "Soiree Recommends," Best Bank
• Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Best of the Best Finalist
• The Ascents Best-of 2020 Awards: Best Credit Card
• Fortune, Simmons Bank named a top 100 Fastest-Growing Company for 2020
• RMI Business Finance, Simmons recognized as Platinum Elite Lender for SBA Business Lending
• Wichita Business Journal, Best Places to Work
• Arkansas Money & Politics, 2020 Powerful Women in Banking, Ms. Carole Smith
• Arkansas Business, Best Places to Work
• The Journal Record, "Achievers under 40," Mr. Alex Kaiser
• Wichita Business Journal, "Women Who Lead in Finance," Ms. Chris Hemphill
• Little Rock Soiree, "Women to Watch," Ms. Amber McKnight
• Arkansas Business, "20 in Their 20s," Mr. Caleb Petersen
• Forbes, Simmons named a "Best-in-State Employer" for Arkansas
• Fort Worth INC. Magazine, Most Influential People in Fort Worth, Ms. Lori Baldock
• Arkansas Business, "40 under 40," Mr. Daniel Robinson
• Dallas Business Journal, "Women in Business Award," Ms. Stacy Bowers
• Forbes, Simmons named to “The World’s Best Banks,” ranking in the top 20 for U.S. banks
• The Daily Post Athenian, Simmons received five “Best of the Best” awards: top-three bank teller awards (associates Pam Mobley and Kim Shiestel), top-three home mortgage loan, top-three financial investments and top-three financial institution
• Arkansas Money and Politics, Simmons voted "Most Admired Bank" by readers
• St. Louis Small Business Monthly, Simmons named a "Best Bank" in the region
• Nashville Business Journal, Simmons Bank named to list of "Largest SBA Lenders in Nashville"