Travis Sears was selected chair of the Nebraska Bankers Association earlier this month during the association’s annual convention in La Vista. .Sears is vice president of bank operations with Lincoln-based Union Bank & Trust. He started his career in banking at National Bank of Commerce, and spent more than 30 years in the industry. Sears has a business management degree from Concordia University, Seward, Neb., and graduated from the KBA/NBA Schools of Banking and the Operations School.