Springs Valley Bank names Loogootee graduate as summer finance intern

Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company has turned to a Loogootee graduate for its latest summer finance intern, a move that highlights how the Jasper-based institution is using internships to grow future employees from within the region.

Lucas Brittain joined the bank this summer in a finance internship designed to give students career connections, mentorship and networking opportunities inside Springs Valley and across the banking industry. The program is aimed at attracting local talent and identifying potential future employees, a strategy that matters for a community bank with deep roots in southern Indiana.

Brittain graduated from Loogootee High School in 2023 and is studying finance at Western Kentucky University while also earning a certificate in data analytics. He is expected to graduate after the fall 2026 semester. That combination fits a banking industry that increasingly values employees who understand both financial operations and the way data shapes decisions, customer service and risk management.

Western Kentucky University says its Applied Data Analytics certificate teaches students how data is acquired, how to frame analytic problems, choose methodologies and build deployable models. The university’s Business Data Analytics program is built to prepare students for careers using data analytics and technology, and to help students use data to improve decision-making. For a local bank looking ahead to its next generation of staff, Brittain’s coursework signals the kind of skills employers are asking for.

Dianna Land, Springs Valley’s senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, said the bank believes investing in future talent strengthens both the organization and the community. Land, who joined Springs Valley in 2003 and was named to her current role in March 2025, has worked in operations, information technology, human resources and marketing. Her long run inside the company gives added weight to the bank’s effort to build a workforce that understands local customers and local markets.

Springs Valley Bank was established in 1902 and is a subsidiary of SVB&T Corporation, headquartered in French Lick. The bank lists administrative offices at 1500 Main Street in Jasper and says it operates two locations each in Dubois and Orange counties, plus one location in Daviess County and one in Gibson County.

For Dubois County, Brittain’s internship is more than a summer placement. It is part of a broader effort by a regional bank to keep graduates connected to the area, develop homegrown leadership and make sure the next wave of financial workers comes from the communities the bank serves.