Welcome new member Molly Higdon
Jim Towery introduced Molly on June 19. Her cosponsor is Cliff Davis.
Molly has been the director of Private Wealth Markets for Simmons Bank Private Wealth in south Springfield since late 2024. She and her team manage $1.5 billion in trusts and investments. She’s worked in banking for 37 years after starting as a correspondent banker for Boatman’s Bank in southeast Kansas in the late 1980s. She most recently worked for a regional bank in private wealth leadership positions in Oklahoma City and Kansas City. She moved to Springfield from Leawood, Kan.
Molly is the youngest of three siblings. She grew up in Edmonton, Okla., where she was on the Pom-Pom squad in high school. She earned a BBA in finance at the University of Oklahoma, and an MBA in finance at University of Missouri Kansas City.
Molly is a past Rotary Club member in Oklahoma City. She is on the board of Lost and Found grief center in Springfield; the current president of the UMKC Alumni Association and UMKC Foundation; past board chair for Happy Bottoms KC diaper bank; she supported Kansas City ballet, and was in Business Council KC and the Kansas City Chartered Financial Analyst Society.
Molly is married to Hal Higdon, chancellor of the Ozarks Technical Community College system in southwest Missouri. She has two grown children: Campbell, a Marine captain at Fort Pendleton, and Annie, a dispatcher for Sacramento, Calif. For leisure, Molly spends time with her dog, Daisy the Puggle, red wine, and Sooners football.
Molly has been the director of Private Wealth Markets for Simmons Bank Private Wealth in south Springfield since late 2024. She and her team manage $1.5 billion in trusts and investments. She’s worked in banking for 37 years after starting as a correspondent banker for Boatman’s Bank in southeast Kansas in the late 1980s. She most recently worked for a regional bank in private wealth leadership positions in Oklahoma City and Kansas City. She moved to Springfield from Leawood, Kan.
Molly is the youngest of three siblings. She grew up in Edmonton, Okla., where she was on the Pom-Pom squad in high school. She earned a BBA in finance at the University of Oklahoma, and an MBA in finance at University of Missouri Kansas City.
Molly is a past Rotary Club member in Oklahoma City. She is on the board of Lost and Found grief center in Springfield; the current president of the UMKC Alumni Association and UMKC Foundation; past board chair for Happy Bottoms KC diaper bank; she supported Kansas City ballet, and was in Business Council KC and the Kansas City Chartered Financial Analyst Society.
Molly is married to Hal Higdon, chancellor of the Ozarks Technical Community College system in southwest Missouri. She has two grown children: Campbell, a Marine captain at Fort Pendleton, and Annie, a dispatcher for Sacramento, Calif. For leisure, Molly spends time with her dog, Daisy the Puggle, red wine, and Sooners football.
