Bio, Grant, William B.

Grant, William B.


Education:

  • B.A. West Virginia Wesleyan College  (History) (1975)
  • J.D.Duquesene University School of Law
  • Stonier Graduate School of Banking

Occupation:

  • Banking career spanning almost four decades
  • 1997-2017 Chairman and CEO of First United Bank and Trust

Where they lived: Oakland, MD


Years Served: 2006-current


Special Positions Held:

  • Secretary 2012-2018

Notes:

  • Board of Directors of the Baltimore Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (2007-2013
  • Certified Financial Planner
  • Chair of the Board of the Garrett County Memorial Hospital Foundation
  • Community Trust Foundation – Humanitarian Leadership Award, 2017
  • Emeritus member of the University System of Maryland Foundation Board
  • Garrett County Chamber of Commerce Golden Ambassador Award
  • Greater Cumberland Committee –  Greater Good Award
  • Member of the Mountain-Lake Park Lions Club
  • Maryland Bankers Association and Council of Professional Women in Banking and Finance Award
  • Past Chair of the American Bankers Association Community Bankers Council
  • Past Chair of the Leadership Maryland Board of Directors
  • Past Chair of the Greater Cumberland Committee
  • Past Chairman of Leadership Maryland
  • President of the Garrett Choral Society
  • Vice President of the Southern Garrett High School Alumni Association
  • Volunteer, Garrett Mentors Program
  • Volunteer, HART for Animals

Sources:

  • Catalog: 2006-2007 through 2017-2018
  • Cumberland Times-News, June 15, 2017
  • West Virginia Wesleyan College Board of Trustees Information Book 2016-2017
  • WVWC News (June 26, 2017) Grant ‘75 receives humanitarian leadership award

Related Pages: Honorary Degree (2019) – William B. Grant