Banner Bank has announced the recipients of the company’s Banner’s Best, Production Club and Real Estate Leaders Club awards for 2009.

The Banner’s Best award is given to employees who have excelled in customer service and surpassed their specific business goals. Honored are:

■ Senior Vice President/Special Assets Manager Bruce Nelson from the Bellevue Loan Center.

■ Vice President/Manager of Real Estate Credit Analysis Kathryn Stark from the Bellevue Loan Center.

■ Senior Vice President/Senior Credit Officer Jill Rice from the Bellevue Loan Center.

■ Senior Vice President/Residential Construction Lending Group Manager Tom Stewart from the Bellevue Loan Center.

■ Senior Vice President/Credit Quality Manager Tom Sackmann from the Bellevue Loan Center.

■ Vice President/Real Estate Loan Officer Kirk Johnson from the Bellevue Loan Center.

■ Vice President/East Metro Retail Division Manager Jody Norton from the Bellevue Commercial Center.

The Production Club award recognizes Personal Bankers and Tellers, as well as back office support staff who positively impact production and excel in customer service. Honored is Personal Banking Officer Heaton Wrenn III from the Bellevue branch.

The Real Estate Leaders Club award acknowledges employees within the Real Estate Lending Division. Honored is Complex Credit Administrator Angela Charbonneau from the Bellevue Loan Center.