Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. appointed Shawna Hettinger and John States as independent non-executive directors to both Hawthorn Bancshares and Hawthorn Bank's board of directors, effective September 28, 2022. Hettinger is currently president and majority owner of Streetwise, Inc., a pavement marking and traffic control company based in Grandview, Missouri with a location in Springfield, Missouri.

States, who has over 30 years of experience in the commercial construction industry, is a member/owner of Little Dixie Construction, a Columbia, Missouri based general contracting firm.