Stacey-Ann Williams Receives FBA Tinsley-Wells Honor Graduate Award

 TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Stacey-Ann Williams, Associate Wealth Manager at BNY Mellon Wealth Management in Oviedo, has received the Florida Bankers Association (FBA) 2025 Tinsley-Wells Honor Graduate Award. The announcement was made during the FBA’s 66th Annual Trust & Wealth Management Conference in Fort Lauderdale. 

Each year, the FBA’s Trust and Wealth Management School Board of Directors presents this award to an exceptional student who has completed the Florida Trust School and demonstrated superior leadership and academic capabilities. 

“Stacey-Ann’s achievement reflects her dedication to professional excellence and her commitment to the trust and wealth management profession,” FBA President & CEO Kathy Kraninger said. “We are proud to recognize her as this year’s Tinsley-Wells Honor Graduate and celebrate the hard work that brought her to this moment.” 

Former Florida trust professionals and FBA members Fred T. Tinsley and John H. Wells initiated the School and served as its first co-directors from 1960-62. The three-year program gives students a well-rounded, practical understanding of a typical Trust & Wealth Management department. 

“Stacey-Ann stood out among her peers for her academic success and her leadership throughout Trust School,” Trust Division Chair Carlos Batlle said. “She exemplifies the qualities we seek to foster in future industry leaders, and we are thrilled to honor her with this award.” 

The FBA’s dedicated Trust & Wealth Management Division serves institutions providing clients with private banking, asset management, and trust banking services. The Division has an executive board, as well as active and involved legislative and education committees, that work to create value for its Trust & Wealth Management members and their clients, customers and communities throughout the state. 

Other FBA award recipients included Roland “Kelly” Caldwell, Jr., who received the Trust Banker of the Year Award; Rep. Vanessa Oliver and Sen. Lori Berman, who received Friend of the Trust Industry Awards; and Susan Walker, who received the Trust Hall of Fame Award. 

For more than six decades, bankers and industry friends have helped lead the FBA’s Trust Division. We are pleased to honor these awardees for their contributions to the Florida trust industry and Florida’s economic well-being. 

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Through advocacy, education and engagement, the Florida Bankers Association (FBA) supports Florida bankers in better serving their customers and communities. Established in 1888, FBA today represents more than 150 banks of all sizes, and their dedicated 134,000+ employees, operating in the state of Florida.