MARCO ISLAND, Fla.– Patrick Conway, president of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association, was presented with the Eagle Award during the American Association of Credit Union Leagues’ (AACUL) annual meeting here.
The Eagle Award is AACUL’s highest honor and was established in 1981 to recognize a league president who has an outstanding record of achievement at the league level, a willingness to speak out on critical and controversial issues, demonstrated leadership beyond the league level, innovation in creating or implementing new ideas, and an unremitting dedication to credit union personal principles and an unflagging focus on important issues, according to AACUL.
The Pennsylvania CU Association is currently in the process of merging with the New Jersey Credit Union League to create the CrossState Credit Union Association.
Other Presentations
Also during the AACUL meeting:
- A panel of state regulators and league presidents discussed several items, including how fostering a relationship between leagues and state regulators benefits credit unions and the role a regulator can play in enabling more consumer access to and knowledge of credit union.
- CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger addressed the group.
- NCUA Board Member Todd Harper spoke to the meeting.
“AACUL’s annual winter conference is a unique opportunity for credit union system collaboration, ” said AACUL Executive Director Brad Miller. “I want to thank CFPB Director Kraninger and NCUA Board Member Harper for engaging with our leagues and sharing their insights on the regulatory environment.”
Board Members Elected
During the meeting, the following were elected to the AACUL Board for the coming year: Patrick Conway, president/CEO of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association; Brad Douglas, president/CEO of the Heartland Credit Union Association; Diana Dykstra, president/CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues; Jeff Olson, president/CEO of the Credit Union Association of the Dakotas; Debbie Painter, president/CEO of The Kentucky Credit Union League.
Dykstra will serve as chair, Olson will serve as vice chair, and Conway will serve as secretary/treasurer of the board. Other ex-officio members of the AACUL board include Scott Simpson, president/CEO of the Utah Credit Union Association (immediate past chair); Jim Nussle, president/CEO of CUNA, and Brad Miller, executive director of AACUL.