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Community CU Award Winners Provide Shining Example
Each fulfilled a long-range vision to serve as an agent for community change.
CUNA's Community Credit Union of the Year Awards recognize and honor community credit unions that best exemplify the principles of the credit union movement while serving as a positive influence in the field of service.
Four credit unions received the honor during a ceremony Thursday at the CUNA Community Credit Union & Growth Conference in Uncasville, Conn.
Winners among credit unions with more than $250 million in assets:
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| From left: Cari Humphries, AVP of marketing, Freedom First FCU, Salem, Va.; Paul Phillips, CEO, Freedom First FCU; and Pete Dzuris, CEO of Northland Area FCU, Oscoda, Mich., CUNA Board member, and chairman of CUNA’s Community CU Committee. | From left: Pam Rowe, board member, BayPort FCU, Newport News, Va.; Monte Crowl, vice president of marketing, BayPort FCU; and Dzuris. |
Winners among credit unions with less than $250 million in assets:
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| Dzuris and Paul Woodruff, vice president of community development, St. Louis (Mo.) Community CU. | Dan Cumbee, CEO, Dakotaland FCU, Huron, S.D., and Dzuris. |
The awards program is open to community chartered credit unions and those with multiple select employee groups. This includes credit unions that, in all aspects, consistently excel in the advancement of the ideals of the credit union movement, are proactive in their community, and provide a wide array of services that meet the needs of their diverse communities.
Judges praised this year’s entries for their:
The people principle
As an ambassador of your company’s culture, coach and connect with your employees.
Embrace strategic expansion
Boards must be ”all in“ because the future of their organization and stakeholders depends on it.
More tech, strategy on the horizon
Directors need to focus on industry changes and shifts in consumer preferences.