Celebrating Lucy Ito: Herb Wegner Memorial Award Winner, 2022

by The Foundation

During February 2022’s Foundation Dinner, NASCUS President and CEO, Lucy Ito, will receive the Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement. Ahead of the event, we take a brief look at her legacy and impact.

“Dedicated, influential […] exceptional.” So begins the nomination packet for Lucy’s Outstanding Individual Achievement award. The scale of support for Lucy’s recognition equaled only by the scale of her achievements over 30+ years serving the credit union movement.

Joining the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) in 1989, Lucy led development projects across the world. During her 15 years at WOCCU, Lucy’s work influenced and improved the financial lives of people across Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. Of particular note was her partnership with the government of Uzbekistan, through which she laid the groundwork to introduce the former Soviet republic’s first credit unions.

Lucy’s commitment to the credit union mission and deep-rooted collaborative spirit reaped further rewards when she moved to the California and Nevada Credit Union League in 2004.

 

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