MADISON, Wis.— J. Marvin Hawk, the board chair at Fort Knox FCU in Kentucky, has been named as the 2017 CUES Distinguished Director.
He will be honored at CUES’ Directors Conference Dec. 10-13, 2017, at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida.
“As current chairman of the board, Hawk continually encourages his fellow board members to advance their training,” CUES said in making the announcement. “He leads by example, attending and completing multiple professional development training courses and encouraging others to become well-informed in credit union matters. His leadership at Fort Knox FCU has led to directors completing 663 educational training sessions.
In addition, CUES said that Since 1978, Hawk’s contributions to Fort Knox FCU have enhanced the growth, advancement and financial strength of not only the board, but the credit union members, as well.
“He was instrumental in developing a new board governance policy, helped to establish the associate board member position and an extensive new board member onboarding process with a six-week orientation program. During his tenure, Fort Knox FCU has grown from $52 million in assets to more than $1.4 billion and 17 branches to date.”
CUES noted that Hawk also advises the Fort Knox Command Group on matters involving civilians on post as the charter president of the Fort Knox Leadership Association. He was also elected president of Fort Knox Leadership Association and American Society of Military Comptrollers after serving as first vice president for more than 10 years. In other leadership capacities, he was the highest-ranking civilian in financial management at the U.S. Army Armor Center from 1984 until he retired in 1995, serving as the posts’ director of the directorate of resource management.
With nearly four decades of service to the credit union industry, Hawk is also the recipient of the 2011 Steve Brody Outstanding Volunteer Award and was inducted into the Defense Credit Union Council Hall of Honor in 2016.