DCI Remembers Grady Hopper

HUTCHINSON, Kan., April 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Center Inc. (DCI), the privately-owned developer of iCore360® core banking software and related technologies, announced the death of past president, Grady Hopper, at the age of 84. Hopper was DCI President from 1977-1996.

John Jones, DCI President and CEO said, "Grady Hopper laid a strong foundation for growth and innovation for DCI. And he was good at finding the right people to provide the best programming, networking, sales and customer service in the industry."

Hopper worked in the banking, correspondent banking, and computer industries for nearly 20 years at companies like the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Commercial National Bank of Kansas City, and Information Systems Development, Inc., prior to being hired by DCI in 1977.

As the second president for DCI, Hopper rapidly grew DCI in the 1980s, adding customers across Kansas and expanding services with new technology.

Under Hopper's direction DCI introduced its own, exclusive ATM network and opened some of the industry's first remote facilities to capture, access and transmit data via an online network to banks in multiple states. New products and services, and the equipment to drive them, were added throughout the system.

DCI became known throughout the country as a progressive, innovative provider of bank data processing services. DCI grew from a client base of 22 banks to serving over 200 banks under Hopper's direction.

Keith Hughes, DCI Chairman, said of Hopper, "DCI is the success it is today, based largely on the contributions and insights Grady Hopper brought to this company during the nearly 20 years he served as president."

About DCI
DCI is the developer of the award-winning iCore360® core banking software and related technologies for community banks nationwide. DCI is privately owned by a group of bank clients, with several clients serving as board members and user group leaders. In addition to iCore360 (available hosted or in-house), DCI offers integrated solutions for Internet and mobile banking, private ATM network and card management, teller automation, remote capture, custom analysis, risk/vendor management, managed IT and more. Among other awards, DCI has been named a FinTech Rankings Top 100 technology provider by IDC Financial Insights, a FinTech ForwardTop 100 technology provider by American Banker and BAI, a multiple winner of the BankNews Innovative Solutions Award and the exclusive core processing company endorsed by the Western Bankers Association. For more information about DCI, visit www.datacenterinc.com or contact [email protected].

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