Cadence Bank donation backs Texas Southern University banking program FacebookTwitterEmail The Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University will launch a Future Bankers Leadership Program in fall 2021.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Cadence Bank announced a $500,000 commitment to Texas Southern University’s Jesse H. Jones School of Business to support a new Future Bankers Leadership Program at the historically Black university. The program, which will focus on preparing students for a commercial banking career, will launch this fall. The bank announced a three-year, $250,000 pledge to fund scholarships to business students based on merit and financial need. Another $250,000 contribution will be made to the FBLP program endowment.