Bank of America today recognized four technology associates for outstanding individual contributions by naming them Bank of America Technology Fellows in what is believed to be among the first such programs for a U.S. financial institution.

The bank’s Technology Fellow Program is designed as a highly selective annual award to honor exceptional individuals whose extraordinary career accomplishments in technology have helped drive business growth.

The first honorees are:

Peter Buchhop, of Cary, IL, a Senior Technology Manager in the Network Computing Group, a key leader in developing the bank’s industry-leading Mobile Banking technology;

William “B.J.” Fesq, of New Providence, NJ, a Senior Architecture Manager in Capital Markets and Wholesale Banking Technology & Operations, whose achievements include advances in Technology Portfolio Management and Knowledge Sharing & Associate Development;

Tim Guerry, of Cornelius, NC, an Architecture Executive in Consumer & Corporate Staff Technology, who developed and championed solutions addressing future systems growth; and

Tony Flora, of Manakin Sabot, VA, a Technology Business Executive in Network Computing Group, the thought leader for a number of major strategic technology initiatives for the Consumer bank and its customers.