U.S. Bank Announces Winner of National LGBT Debit Card Design Contest
March 13 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Winning art celebrates LGBT community with
patriotic design
Artwork featuring sparklers lighting a night sky with rainbow
colors is the winner of the LGBT Debit Card Design Contest by U.S.
Bank (NYSE: USB), getting more than 3,600 votes in public voting in
February.
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Olivia Ogba of Atlanta won U.S. Bank's
first LGBT-themed debit card design contest with her patriotic
creation. (Photo: U.S. Bank)
More than 400 artists nationally submitted original designs to
the bank’s card contest, which launched in December and ended Jan.
31. The LGBT card design contest was a part of U.S. Bank’s ongoing
efforts to show support for different communities and highlight the
bank’s emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
The winning artist, Olivia Ogba, 23, of Atlanta, created her
design after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2015 that
same-sex marriage was legal nationwide. The photograph with
painting effects is purposefully patriotic, featuring rainbow
colors shooting from sparklers on the Fourth of July.
“That’s what America stands for – the ability for everyone to go
after the American dream without any sort of discrimination,” Ogba
said.
Ogba’s art will become one of U.S. Bank’s 10 permanent card
designs, and she will receive $7,500 for her winning artwork.
Customers can choose Ogba’s debit card art beginning May 15.
Nancy Faulhaber of Lakewood, Ohio, outside Cleveland, will
receive $5,000 for second place for her design of heart-shaped
hands holding a rainbow; and Joseph Escobar of Los Angeles will get
$2,500 for third place for his rainbow-striped depiction of diverse
people. A profile of the three finalists can be found here.
“U.S. Bank asked artists to submit art in any medium that
celebrated the LGBT community. We were happily surprised by the
large response, which made it a challenge to narrow it down to
three finalists,” said Ann Dyste, assistant vice president, LGBT
strategy manager, U.S. Bank. “We believe the three winning designs
all honored equality, progress and unity, and we wanted to leave
the final decision up to the public, so their voices could be
heard.”
U.S. Bank is increasing its outreach to the LGBT community in a
variety of ways this year, including sponsoring Pride festivities
in 30 cities, the largest number in the bank’s history. In
addition, U.S. Bank sponsors many LGBT organizations across its
25-state footprint, including the National Gay & Lesbian
Chamber of Commerce, the Human Rights Campaign, GLSEN and the LGBT
Center in Los Angeles. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has named
the bank a “Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality” for 10 years in a
row.
“We have a strong tradition of supporting our LGBT employees at
U.S. Bank, with six chapters of LGBT business resource groups and
more on the way. We want employees and prospective hires to know
that U.S. Bank is an open and inclusive workplace where all are
welcome,” said Eduardo Sayan, U.S. Bank vice president, director of
multicultural strategy.
About U.S. BankMinneapolis-based U.S.
Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $446 billion in assets as
of Dec. 31, 2016, is the parent company of U.S. Bank
National Association, the fifth largest commercial bank in the
United States. The company operates 3,106 banking offices in 25
states and 4,842 ATMs, and provides a comprehensive line of
banking, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services and
products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S.
Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.
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