2016 Maxwell, Herring, Desjardins national CUNA award winners announced
WASHINGTON, DC (December 9, 2016) — CUNA’s National Awards Committee recently selected the recipients of the 2016 Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award, the Louise Herring Philosophy-in-Action Member Service Award, and the Desjardins Awards for Financial Education. The awards, which are given in several credit union asset sizes, were selected among the winning entries at a league level.
First-place winners for the Dora Maxwell Award include:
- Community Credit Union Lewiston, ME
- United Credit Union Mexico, MO
- San Mateo Credit Union Redwood City, CA
- Hanscom Federal Credit Union Hanscom AFB, MA
First-place winners for the Louise Herring Award include:
- Nueva Esperanza Community Credit Union Toledo, OH
- Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union Gray, TN
- Educational Systems Federal Credit Union Greenbelt, MD
- Associated Credit Union Norcross, GA
First-place winners for the Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award include:
- Community Credit Union Lewiston, ME
- CORE Federal Credit Union East Syracuse, NY
- DOCO Credit Union Albany, GA
- CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union Alexandria, VA
- Altra Federal Credit Union Onalaska, WI
First-place winners for the Desjardins Adult Financial Education Award include:
- Community Credit Union Lewiston, ME
- Carolina Foothills Federal Credit Union Spartanburg, SC
- Financial Center First Credit Union Indianapolis, IN
- Firefly Credit Union Burnsville, MN
- Rocky Mountain Chapter of Credit Unions Colorado
*The Maine Credit Union League also received a first place award for their efforts to improve financial literacy for both youth and adults.
“On behalf of the CUNA Awards Committee, I would like to congratulate all of the 2016 CUNA Award winners,” said Winona Nava, CUNA Awards Committee Chair. “We had an impressive number of submissions this year and the quality of the program submissions once again impressed the committee with the ideas and projects credit unions have put in place in their communities. Please join the committee in congratulating this year’s winners and remember: It’s never too early to start thinking about submitting your own entry for 2017.”
Winning credit unions will be recognized at the 2017 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference, held February 26 – March 2, in Washington, DC. If you or your credit union is in interested in submitting awards for 2017 – please visit https://cunaawards.secure-platform.com/a/ to learn more.
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