News Harris-Stowe State University For Immediate Release Contact: Courtney McCall (314) 340-3391 mccallc@hssu.edu Nathan Nelson (314) 647-9991 nnelson@eaglebankandtrust.com Harris-Stowe Chief Financial Officer and Interim President Joins Eagle Bank Board ST. LOUIS, MO (February 3, 2014) - Constance G. Gully, interim president at Harris-Stowe University and the executive vice president for Business and Financial Affairs, will join the Eagle Bank and Trust Company Board of Directors effective January 28, 2014. Gully brings a wealth of financial stewardship experience and dedication to the greater St. Louis community to the Eagle Bank board. Since August 2013 she has served as interim president at Harris-Stowe, responsible for the university's academic, fiscal and operational activities. Ms. Gully continues serving as the university's chief financial officer. She began her career at Harris-Stowe in 1998. "Constance is an ideal addition to our board. She has a wonderful combination of financial acumen and valuable insight into the particular needs of educating the young people who are the very fabric of the community we serve," said Mike Walsh, Eagle Bank and Trust president and CEO. Gully is a licensed Certified Public Accountant who received her MBA at Lindenwood University and undergraduate Accounting degree at Illinois State University. Before joining Harris-Stowe she held audit and accounting positions at the City of St. Louis Comptroller's Office and two private CPA firms in the St. Louis area. Harris-Stowe State University, located in midtown St. Louis, is a four-year institution that offers 15 degree programs in the areas of Accounting, Business Administration, Biology, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Health Care Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Information Sciences and Computer Technology, Mathematics, Middle School Education, Educational Studies, Professional Interdisciplinary Studies, Secondary Education and Urban Affairs. Ranked by U.S. News as one of America's Best Colleges in the Midwest, the university, which has been in existence for more than 150 years, offers the most affordable bachelor's degree in the state of Missouri. HSSU is home of the Don and Heide Wolff Jazz Institute. About Eagle Bank and Trust Company of Missouri Eagle Bank and Trust, established in 1911, is locally owned and operated. Eagle Bank specializes in high level customer service while providing competitive products and services. Eagle Bank and Trust has 12 locations throughout St. Louis, Jefferson County and in Perryville with over $900 million in assets. For more information, call Eagle Bank and Trust at 314-647-9991. ### Courtney Z. McCall Harris-Stowe State University Associate Vice President for University Relations HGA 110 3026 Laclede Avenue St. Louis, MO 63103 Ofc: (314) 340-3391 **********************Harris-Stowe State University********************** This e-mail is confidential and sent only to specified recipient(s). However, all e-mail is subject to possible interception by third parties. *************Contact postmaster@hssu.edu to report problems**************