Heartland Hero

"I had to get out of the small town and get to something bigger," she recalls. "That's when I came to Omaha."

She applied for a few jobs, and took the first one that was offered, at First National Bank of Omaha. Twenty-four years later she's still a loyal employee.

Wascher gradually moved up through the ranks, working in the mortgage loan, trust and comptroller departments before finally landing in purchasing. Part of her duties there were to oversee the print shop, which consisted of just one full-time press operator.