CHICAGO–The Illinois Credit Union League has concluded its annual meeting here, during which it inducted three people into its Hall of Fame and honored numerous others, while the Cooperative CU Association has named a new board chair and executive officers.
The meeting, which drew 500 attendees, was a return to an in-person format after 2020’s meeting was held virtually due to the COVID pandemic.
Dan Hampton, retired Hall of Fame football player with the Bears and co-host of the weekly “Hamp and O’B” Bears radio show, helped to kick off the meeting as the opening keynote.
“I’m thrilled the league was able to provide our industry colleagues the opportunity to connect in-person this year,” said Tom Kane, president and CEO of the Illinois Credit Union System. “While we’ve kept engaged during the pandemic, returning to Chicago for our annual convention felt like a reunion. I could feel the enthusiasm of people at the event and I enjoyed seeing so many familiar faces in person.”
Award Winners
The league also announced the winners of its Annual Credit Union Awards during the convention. Inducted into its Hall of Fame were:
- Steve Olson, former principle legal Advisor at ICUL and founder of Olson Government Consulting, LLC.
- Ann Dubie, former president/CEO of Numark Credit Union
- Mark Spenny, former president/CEO of CEFCU)
Also presented awards were:
- Ted Klasner, former chairman of the Board for 1st MidAmerica CU, who was honored with ICUL’s Lifetime Achievement Award
- Spirit of Service Award as Employee of the Year: Jasmine Taylor-Newton of Great Lakes Credit Union
- Spirit of Service Award Volunteer of the Year: Winifred French of Shiloh Englewood FCU
- Clay Dunker of MEA CU received the Small Credit Union Award for his work promoting the credit union movement.
CCUA Announces New Board Chair, Officers
Separately, in Marlborough, Mass., the Cooperative Credit Union Association, which credit unions in Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, said Roland Draper, president/CEO of Somerville Municipal Federal Credit Union, has been named as its new board chair.
Officers for the 201-2022 Board of Directors are:
- Chair: Roland Draper, president/CEO, Somerville Municipal Federal Credit Union
- Vice Chair: Anabela Grenier, president/CEO, Pioneer Valley Federal Credit Union
- 2nd Vice Chair: Fred Reinhardt, president/CEO, Greenwood Credit Union
- Treasurer: Maurice Dawkins, president/CEO, American Spirit Federal Credit Union
- Secretary: A. Scott MacKnight, President/CEO, Triangle Credit Union
Other board members:
- David Araujo, president/CEO, Service Credit Union
- Robert M. Cashman, president/CEO, Metro Credit Union
- Eileen Danahey, president/CEO, St. Anne's Credit Union of Fall River, Mass.
- Rui F. Domingos, president/CEO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology FCU
- Chaz Rzewnicki, president/CEO, Dover Federal Credit Union
- Stephen J. White, president/CEO, Westerly Community Credit Union