1 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁as ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁director ▁of ▁Cit izen ▁Bank ing ▁Cor p . ▁after ▁ 2 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Cit iz ens ▁Bank ing ▁designated ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁in ▁lo ans ▁for ▁small ▁business es ▁in ▁county ' s ▁poor ▁and ▁minor ity ▁communities ▁over ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁bank ▁purchased ▁Bishop ▁International ▁Airport ▁expansion ▁b onds ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁saving ▁the ▁air port ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁on ▁a ▁$ 3 4 ▁million ▁project . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Cit iz ens ▁p led ged ▁$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁toward ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Robert ▁M . ▁Perry ▁School ▁of ▁Bank ing ▁building ▁at ▁Central ▁Michigan ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁partners hip ▁with ▁K mart , ▁the ▁Bank ▁gave ▁" real " ▁working ▁experience ▁to ▁students ▁of ▁Stewart ▁Element ary ▁School ▁in ▁Fl int . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁Cit iz ens ▁also ▁spons ored ▁a ▁" Sa fe ▁Stre ets " ▁gun ▁buy - back ▁program . ▁Cit iz ens ▁acquired ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁financial ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁including ▁Royal ▁Bank ▁Group ▁Inc ., ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ; ▁four ▁Michigan ▁locations ▁of ▁B anc ▁One , ▁February ▁