Meet a TSR Rotarian

Posted by Paul Bossert

Allen Towle - President of Fidelity State Bank and Trust Company

Allan is happily married to the wonderful Chris Towle since June 22, 1985. They were married three years to the day from their first date June 22, 1982. They have six children. Andy is age 22 and is a Private First Class in the Marine Reserves and works as a mechanic at Ed Bozarth Chevrolet when he is not doing Reserve Duty. Patrick is age 20 and is a senior at Washburn University with plans to complete his Bachelors Degree in Information Technology and then complete a Masters in Business Administration. Matthew is age 19 and is a freshman at Washburn University in the Criminal Justice program. Joseph is age 19 and is a student at Washburn Institute of Technology in their Building Technology Program with plans to go to Washburn University. Daniel is 13 and a seventh grader at Washburn Rural Middle School. Katie is the youngest and only girl at age 9 and is in the third grade at Christ The King Elementary School.

Allan is involved in the community in many ways. He is the President of Christ The King Elementary School Advisory Council, Chairman of Valeo Behavioral Health Care Board, Past Chairman of Valeo Foundation Board, Chair-elect Go Topeka Board, Past President Jayhawk Area Council Boy Scout of America Board, and a member of the United Way Finance Committee and Leadership Greater Topeka 2012 planning committee.

In his spare time Allan is President of Fidelity State Bank and Trust Company. He started his banking career as an Examiner for the State of Kansas Office of the Bank Commissioner after graduating from Washburn University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration majoring in Accounting and Finance. As a bank examiner, Allan worked in the Chanute, Topeka, and Overland Park Field Offices examining banks in Eastern Kansas. During his 7 years of examining banks, Allan had the experience of assessing the quality of a diverse range of banks from very small rural banks to very large urban banking groups. Allan looks back at this time as a great opportunity to learn from the experiences of many bankers both good and bad. Allan worked for a small bank in Olathe Kansas for 4 years prior to having the opportunity to join Fidelity State Bank and Trust Company in August 1996. Allan was named President of Fidelity Bank in 2009 due to the guidance and leadership he provides the bank. Fidelity State Bank and Trust Company is the only commercial bank with offices in Topeka that has no repossessed real estate and no real estate in foreclosure. They have the lowest problem assets ratio of the 19 commercial banks in Topeka. Allan believes this is a result of 90 years of responsible practices concentrating on the success of the customer.