U.S. Bancorp Leaders Receive "Most Powerful Women in Banking” Accolades for Fifth Consecutive Year

U.S. Banker magazine, a SourceMedia publication, has recognized U.S. Bancorp in its annual "Most Powerful Women in Banking” issue, due out in October 2010. A 32-year veteran of U.S. Bancorp was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, three individuals were honored as "Most Powerful Women in Banking” or "Women to Watch,” and for the fifth year in a row, U.S. Bancorp’s team of 64 women leaders ranked among the Top Banking Teams for 2010.

Diane Thormodsgard, who retired from U.S. Bancorp in July as vice chairman of wealth management and securities services, received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Pamela Joseph, vice chairman of payment services, ranked 5th on the list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking. Leslie Godridge, executive vice president of national corporate and institutional banking, ranked 12th and Lynn Heitman, senior vice president of retail payment solutions ranked 18th among the 25 Women to Watch.

"I am continually impressed by the dedication and hard work of the women leaders at this company, and it’s no surprise to me or any of our colleagues at U.S. Bancorp that our team of outstanding women is receiving this recognition for the fifth year in a row,” said Richard Davis, chairman, president and chief executive officer of U.S. Bancorp. "They have been an instrumental part of making this company great, and I’m proud of them for all they do.”

The awards will be presented to U.S. Bancorp representatives at an event hosted by SourceMedia in New York City on Wednesday, Oct. 6. (U.S. Banker magazine is not affiliated with U.S. Bancorp.)

A state-by-state list of the U.S. Bancorp women who were recognized with the team award follows:

Arizona

California

Colorado

Delaware

Diane Carney, senior vice president, payment services (Oceanview)

Georgia

Iowa

Nancy Kasparek, senior vice president, consumer banking (Cedar Rapids)

Idaho

Lori Tomasovic-Dizes, senior vice president, consumer banking (Boise)

Illinois

Kentucky

Minnesota

Missouri

Nevada

Lori Soren, senior vice president, commercial banking (Las Vegas)

New York

Leslie Villani Godridge, executive vice president, corporate banking (New York)

North Carolina

Becky DeGeorge, senior vice president, customer experience (Charlotte)

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Deanna Corona, senior vice president, payment services (Horsham)

Tennessee

Elaine Baker, executive vice president, payment services (Knoxville)

Washington

Wisconsin

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $283 billion in assets as of June 30, 2010, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 3,002 banking offices in 24 states and 5,309 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.