AACUC Announces Inaugural Maurice R. Smith DEI Leadership Award Winners, Hall of Fame Honorees

SNELLVILLE, Ga.–The African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) has named the inaugural Maurice R. Smith DEI Leadership Award recipients, as well as its new Hall of Fame honorees.

All of the winners will be recognized during the 25th Anniversary AACUC Annual Conference on July 19  at the Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort in Stone Mountain, Ga.

Recognized with the Maurice R. Smith DEI Leadership Awards are:

  • Martin Eakes, CEO, Self-Help Credit Union and Self-Help Federal Credit Union
  • Juan Fernandez, president/CEO, Credit Union Association of New Mexico
  • Gigi Hyland, executive director, National Credit Union Foundation
  • Diane Rector, consumer affairs analyst, National Credit Union Administration
  • Self-Help Credit Union

Hall of Fame Honorees

To be inducted into the American Credit Union Hall of Fame are:

  • Marshall Boutwell, president/CEO, Peach State Federal Credit Union
  • Delores Glover, chair, Supervisory Committee, Florida A&M University Federal Credit Union 
  • Rodney E. Hood, past Immediate chairman and Board Member, National Credit Union Administration
  • Adrian S. Johnson, EVP/CFO, MECU Credit Union
  • Jackie Moore, president/CEO, Faith Community United Credit Union
  • Gary A. Officer, president/CEO, Center for Workforce Inclusion
  • Larry D. Sewell, VP-corporate partnerships and advocacy, retired, Together Credit Union

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