MADISON, Wis.– The National Credit Union Foundation has named the winners of the 2018 Herb Wegner Memorial Awards. Angel V. Castro, Bill Hampel, Susan Mitchell and Chuck Purvis will be recognized with Outstanding Individual Achievement awards by the Foundation.
Among the highest honors awarded within the credit union community, the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards will be presented at a special fundraising event hosted by the Foundation at the Marriott Marquis on Feb. 26, 2018, in conjunction CUNA's GAC in Washington. Registration for dinner sponsorships and tickets will be available on the Foundation website (ncuf.coop) later this year.
The winners:
- Outstanding Individual Achievement: Angel V. Castro, President of Castro y Asociados
- Outstanding Individual Achievement: Bill Hampel, former Chief Policy Officer for the Credit Union National Association
- Outstanding Individual Achievement: Susan Mitchell, CEO of Mitchell, Stankovic & Associates
- Outstanding Individual Achievement: Chuck Purvis, President/CEO of Coastal Credit Union
“It’s appropriate to announce these winners this week as credit unions will be celebrating International Credit Union Day,” said Gigi Hyland, Executive Director of the Foundation. “The four award winners truly embody and live out the credit union philosophy of ‘people helping people’ and have done tremendous work to improve people’s financial lives.”
Detailed profiles will be released in the next few weeks, the Foundation said.