Sid Dinsdale Explained

Sid Dinsdale
Pretitle:Candidate for the U.S. Senate from Nebraska
Chairman and President, Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.
Birth Name:John Sidney Dinsdale
Birth Date:26 July 1952
Birth Place:Palmer, Nebraska
Party:Republican
Children:Three
Residence:Omaha, Nebraska
Alma Mater:University of Nebraska-Lincoln (B.S. 1976)

John Sidney "Sid" Dinsdale (born July 26, 1952) is an American banker. The president of Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.,[1] which has 130 banking locations in eight states and assets of $7.6 billion, Dinsdale was a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska in 2014.

Life and career

Dinsdale was born in Palmer, Nebraska. Dinsdale graduated from Palmer High School and attended Hastings College. Dinsdale transferred to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, graduating with a degree in finance. He graduated from the Colorado Graduate School of Banking.[2] In 2013, Dinsdale completed the President's Program in Leadership at Harvard Business School.[3]

In 1994, he was named president of his family's banking company, Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.[4] Dinsdale sits on the boards of directors of Ameritas Life Insurance Company,[5] the Nebraska Methodist Health System, the University of Nebraska Foundation,[6] and the STRATCOM Consultation Committee[7] at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska.

U. S. Senate campaign

On September 16, 2013, Dinsdale became the fourth Republican candidate vying for Nebraska's U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Senator Mike Johanns.

Dinsdale lost the primary to Ben Sasse who went on to win the US Senate seat in the November 2014 election.

Philanthropy

Honors and awards

Articles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pinnacle Bank - AboutUs . Pinnbank.com . January 9, 2014.
  2. Web site: Home Graduate School of Banking at Colorado . Gsbcolorado.org . January 9, 2014.
  3. Web site: Harvard Presidents' Seminar Event YPO.org « Young Presidents' Organization – YPO. ypo.org. February 9, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110227001212/http://www.ypo.org/events/harvard-presidents%E2%80%99-seminar/. February 27, 2011. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: Pinnacle Bank - Locations / ATMs . Pinnbank.com . March 28, 2012 . January 9, 2014.
  5. Web site: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. - Leadership . Ameritas.com . October 3, 2011 . January 9, 2014.
  6. Web site: University of Nebraska Foundation . Nufoundation.org . January 9, 2014.
  7. Web site: ADM Cecil D. HaneyCommander, USSTRATCOM . Home - U.S. Strategic Command . Stratcom.mil . January 9, 2014.
  8. Web site: Omaha Salvation Army . Givesalvationarmy.org . January 9, 2014.
  9. Web site: Midlands Hospital - Papillion, Nebraska (NE) - Alegent Creighton Health . Alegentcreighton.com . January 9, 2014.
  10. Web site: Children's Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska - Children's Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska . Childrensomaha.org . January 9, 2014.
  11. Web site: TeamMates Mentoring Program . Teammates.org . January 9, 2014.
  12. Web site: Home . Team Jack Foundation . January 9, 2014.
  13. Web site: Hope Center for Kids « Hope Center for Kids . Hopecenterforkids.com . January 9, 2014.
  14. Web site: Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Description . Elkhornfoundation.org . January 9, 2014.
  15. Web site: Reflection Award Recipients . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107225729/http://www.midlandscommunity.org/igsbase/igstemplate.cfm/SRC=DB/SRCN=/GnavID=14/SnavID=23/TnavID=9 . dead . January 7, 2014 . Midlandscommunity.org . January 9, 2014 .