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2004 Press Releases

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December 22, 2004	Provident Bank Group Manager John King Graduates from Leadership MD 2004
December 22, 2004	Provident Bank's Frances Robertson Named Manager of Reisterstown SFW Branch
December 22, 2004	Provident Bank's Darren Hicks Named Manager of Bowie Superfresh Branch
December 22, 2004	Provident Bank's Rodney Coleman Named Manager of White Oak Branch
December 22, 2004	Provident Bank's Andrei Barros Named Branch Manager of Georgetown Branch
November 24, 2004	Provident Bank's Heather Burke Named Manager of Fairfax Circle Branch
November 24, 2004	Provident Bank Promotes District Manager John D. Murphy
November 24, 2004	Provident Bank's Donald Conner Named Manager of its Main Street Branch
November 23, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Senior Vice President Roy Howe
November 22, 2004	Provident Bank's Volunteer of the Year Honored at the White House
November 22, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Raymond Goodrich
November 22, 2004	Provident Bank's Edgar Crawley Promoted to Senior Vice President
November 15, 2004	Provident Bank Honors Cheryl Yuille as Volunteer of the Year
October 21, 2004	Provident Bankshares Corporation Announces 36% Earnings Growth for Third Quarter 2004
September 30, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Scott Ritter as Vice President
September 30, 2004	Provident Bank's Yun Kim Named Branch Manager of Perry Hall SuperFresh Branch
September 30, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Andrea Gross
September 30, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes David Dix
September 30, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes A. Katharine Anderson
September 22, 2004	Provident Bank Breaks Ground on Affordable Condominiums with Partners Fannie Mae and Neighborhood Development Company
August 27, 2004	Provident Bank's Christa Hemans Promoted to Senior Vice President
August 27, 2004	Provident Bank's Amanda Miller Named Retail Manager of Canton Branch
August 16, 2004	Provident Bank Set to Open New Branch in Manassas Liberia SFW on August 25th
August 16, 2004	Mount Saint Joseph and Provident Bank Announce Scholarship
August 13, 2004	Provident Bank's Myrna Kennedy Promoted to Senior Vice President
August 13, 2004	Provident Bank's David A. Miller Promoted to Senior Vice President
August 13, 2004	Provident Bank's Marian Denny Promoted to Vice President
August 13, 2004	Provident Bank Names Patricia Collison Vice President
August 13, 2004	Provident Bank's Joseph Brown Promoted to Senior Vice President
August 13, 2004	Provident Bank's Sue Brooks Promoted to Vice President
July 26, 2004	Provident Bank's Joseph J. Calabrese, III Promoted to Senior Vice President
July 26, 2004	Provident Bank Names Ron Battle Manager of its Dundalk Branch
July 26, 2004	Mounir Benmoha Named Retail Branch Manager of Provient Bank's Lexington Street Branch
July 26, 2004	Roxanne Naiman-Roloff Named Commercial Manager of Provient Bank's Towson Branch
July 26, 2004	Provident Bank Names Wanda Lee Manager of its Odenton SuperFresh Branch
July 26, 2004	Provident Bank Names Samantha Wellage as Retail Manager of its Rockville Branch
July 22, 2004	Provident Bankshares Corporation Announces Earnings for Second Quarter 2004; Consumer and Commercial Business Results Drive Growth; Provident Closes on Strategic Merger with Southern Financial Bancorp
July 21, 2004	Provident Bank Names Dawn M. Czosnowski as Branch Manager of the Middlesex SFW Branch
July 21, 2004	Provident Bank Names Kimberly Barnes as Retail Branch Manager of Owings Mills Branch
July 21, 2004	Provident Bank Names Linda Barnett as Retail Branch Manager of its Pikesville Branch
July 21, 2004	Provident Bank Names Rajiv Desai as Manager of Frederick Branch
June 24, 2004	Provident Bank Supports Strathmore's Backyard Theater for the Seventh Year
May 24, 2004	Provident Bank Celebrates Its Odenton SuperFresh Re-Opening in Grand Style
May 13, 2004	Provident Bankshares Corporation Announces Sale of Southeastern Virginia and North Carolina Branches
May 7, 2004	Provident Bank's Jim Whipp is Transferred to the Parkville Branch
May 7, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes A. Nicole Shelpack
May 7, 2004	Provident Bank Names Royeese Stewart as Retail Manager of the Laurel/Bowie Branch
May 7, 2004	Provident Bank's Chad Sharp is Transferred to Southside Market Place SFW Branch
May 7, 2004	Provident Bank Opens Mt. Airy SuperFresh Branch
April 30, 2004	Provident Bankshares Corporation Completes Acquisition of Southern Financial Bancorp, Inc.
April 26, 2004	Provident Bank's Gail P. Kyc Transferred to the Bel Air Road Branch
April 26, 2004	Provident Bank's Marc Czosnowski Transferred to the Parkville Branch
April 21, 2004	Provident Bankshares Corporation Announces 9.2% Earnings Growth for First Quarter 2004
April 20, 2004	Provident Bank's Joseph J. Calabrese, III Promoted to Vice President of Northern Virginia Unit
April 8, 2004	Provident Bank Growth Reaches Milestone - Installment of 200TH ATM
April 1, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Ann Marie Butterhoff
April 1, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes David E. Patzer
April 1, 2004	Provident Bank's Christine Schech Promoted to Retail Branch Manager
April 1, 2004	Provident Bank Names Anne Wilson As Commercial Branch Manager
March 8, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Avis Arnette Umstead
March 8, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Karl A. Satteson as Vice President & Retail Sales Manager
March 8, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Maria E. Randall
March 8, 2004	Provident Bank's Elizabeth A. McCall Promoted to Branch Manager
March 8, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Kimberly Box
March 3, 2004	Provident Bank's Andrew W. Snyder Promoted to Vice President
March 3, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Kenneth W. Rub
March 3, 2004	Provident Bank Names Josie B. Porterfield as Senior Vice President in Commercial Banking
March 3, 2004	Provident Bank's Hamid Islam Transferred to Flower Hill Branch
March 2, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes John S. Goldthwait, Jr.
March 2, 2004	Provident Bank's Gloria Rigney Promoted to Branch Manager
March 2, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Archie H. Borgus, III
February 20, 2004	Provident Bank's Maureen C. Clifton Promoted to Vice President
February 20, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Philip A. Heldrich
February 20, 2004	Provident Bank's Christopher J. Baker Promoted to Vice President
February 20, 2004	Provident Bank's Yvonne Mann Promoted to Branch Manager
February 18, 2004	Leadership Maryland Selects John J. King for Class of 2004
February 10, 2004	Provident Bank's Cynthia R. White Promoted to Vice President
February 10, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Diana La Venuta
February 10, 2004	Provident Bank's Bob Hijam Transferred to Columbia BJ's Branch
February 10, 2004	Provident Bank's America A. Espendez Promoted To Branch Manager
February 10, 2004	Provident Bank's Jean Ellis Promoted to Branch Manager
February 9, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Keith A. Harding
February 9, 2004	Provident Bank's Beth Esch Transferred to Capital Centre Branch
February 9, 2004	Provident Bank Names Margaret C. Diamond as Vice President in Real Estate Lending
February 9, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes George F. Oliver
January 31, 2004	Provident Bank Welcomes Francois R. Verleysen
January 21, 2004	Provident Bankshares Corporation Announces Net Income of $14.2 Million for Fourth Quarter 2003
January 15, 2004	Provident Bank Names Steven E Zelenak as Senior Vice President in Commercial Banking
January 12, 2004	Provident Bank Promotes R. Thomas Crawford to Division Manager, Baltimore Commercial Banking Group