Thomas D. Hayes*

NARRATIVE:
SMITH HAYES Companies was established on January 25, 1985, by Thomas C. Smith and Thomas D. Hayes. SMITH HAYES Financial Services Corporation, a securities broker dealer, opened for business on December 18, 1985, as a subsidiary to SMITH HAYES Companies.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Smith Hayes Financial Services Corporation, partner, president and CEO, Lincoln, NE, 1985-1994
First Mid America, Lincoln, NE, senior vice president, 1976-1985
Private Law Practice, attorney, Lincoln, NE, 1974-1976

EDUCATION:
University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., 1974
University of Nebraska, B.A. in Business Administration, 1971
Lincoln Southeast High School, 1967

PERSONAL:
Wife: Dorothy
Children: Kelly, Matthew, Adam