Alice (Frampton) Dittman was born in 1930 to a family that had deep roots in agriculture, valued education and found (through her father) a new direction in banking. Her father, George, was born in Nebraska but his family left to start a ranch in Oklahoma. He returned to Nebraska to further his education. He met Cecile Meyer (who was also a college student) and they married in 1918. They worked in and founded banks in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa.
Their daughter Alice attended the University of Nebraska and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 1952.