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2018 Credit Union Hero of the Year
Tom McWilliams
Senior VP - Mississippi CU Association
A teacher and a learner
Tom McWilliams, senior vice president of the Mississippi Credit Union Association, has been named the 2018 Credit Union Hero of the Year, sponsored by Trellance.
He was honored during the America's Credit Union Conference, June 28 - July 1, 2018 in Boston.
Past Winners
2017: James Schenck - Pentagon Federal CU, Tysons, VA
2016: Steven Post - VSECU - Montpelier, VT
2015: Gail Lewis - 121 Financial CU, Jacksonville, FL
2014: Joni Senkpeil - Director of Small CU Development, Illinois CU League
2013: Warren Morrow - Founder & CEO, Coopera Consulting
2012: Ron Kase - Landmark CU, New Berlin, WI
2011: Maurice Smith - Local Government Federal CU, Raleigh, NC
2010: Vic Thate - FAA CU, Oklahoma City, OK
2009: Cathie Tierney - Community First CU, Appleton, WI
2008: Lynda Milton - Houston Teamsters FCU, Houston, TX
2017: James Schenck - Pentagon Federal CU, Tysons, VA
2016: Steven Post - VSECU, Montpelier, VT
2015: Gail Lewis - 121 Financial CU, Jacksonville, FL
2014: Joni Senkpeil - Director of Small CU Development, Illinois CU League
2013: Warren Morrow - Founder & CEO, Coopera Consulting
2012: Ron Kase - Landmark CU, New Berlin, WI
2011: Maurice Smith - Local Government Federal CU, Raleigh, NC
2010: Vic Thate - FAA CU, Oklahoma City, OK
2009: Cathie Tierney - Community First CU, Appleton, WI
2008: Lynda Milton - Houston Teamsters FCU, Houston, TX
The 2018 Nominees
Laura Aguirre
Hawaii First Federal CU - Kamuela, Hawaii
Paying it forward
Kathy Chartier
Members CU - Cos Cob, Conn.
A difference maker
Jeff Hayes
North Star Community CU - Cherokee, Iowa
A second-chance giver
Vicki Hoehn
Royal CU - Eau Claire, Wis.
A community engager
Tom McWilliams
Senior VP - Mississippi CU Association
A teacher and a learner
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