MADISON, Wis./WASHINGTON–CUNA has announced the national recipients of its 2017 Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Awards, the Louise Herring Philosophy-in-Action Member Service Awards, 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:
- Patterson Federal Credit Union, Arkadelphia, Ark.
- Financial One Credit Union, Columbia Heights, Minn.
- Financial Center First Credit Union, Indianapolis
- American Heritage Federal Credit Union, Philadelphia
- Southwest Credit Union Outreach Alliance, Ohio
First-place winners for the Louise Herring Award include:
- Riverways Federal Credit Union, Rolla, Mo.
- Public Service Credit Union, Romulus, Mich.
- St. Louis Community Credit Union, Saint Louis
- Hanscom Federal Credit Union, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
First-place winners for the Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award include:
- Clarence Community & Schools Federal Credit Union, Clarence, N.Y.
- CORE Federal Credit Union, East Syracuse, N.Y.
- Community Financial Credit Union, Plymouth, Mich.
- GESA Credit Union, Richland, Wash.
- Northwest Credit Union Outreach Alliance, Ohio
First-place winners for the Desjardins Adult Financial Education Award include:
- Electro Savings Credit Union, Saint Louis
- Financial Center First Credit Union, Indianapolis
- Patelco Credit Union, Pleasanton, Calif.
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 2017 CUNA Award winners. 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 2018,” Winona Nava, CUNA Awards Committee Chair.
Winning credit unions will be recognized at CUNA’s 2018 Governmental Affairs Conference, February 25 – March 1, in Washington, DC.