RAPID CITY, S.D.–Two South Dakota credit union leaders have been inducted into the Dakota Credit Union Association Hall of Fame.
Darrell Dickhaut was inducted after working in the credit union community for more than 25 years. Originally from Redfield, S.D., Dickhaut was a military veteran who served at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington during the Vietnam War, the DCUA said.
Dickhaut was named manager of Turtle Creek FCU in 1991 and “spent the next two years fixing the problems that had plagued the small financial institution, including crippling delinquency and a poor CAMELS rating. In 1997 he oversaw the construction of a new building on Main Street in Redfield, and another addition was completed in 2001,” the DCUA said.
Dickhaut also served on the South Dakota Credit Union League board for 10 years, completed CUNA Management School in 1997, and was a top ten fundraiser for CULAC.
In 2012, Turtle Creek FCU merged into Dakotaland FCU, and Dickhaut retired in 2015.
A tribute video can be viewed here.
A Half-Century Journey
According to the DCUA, Dayne Headland began his credit union journey more than 52 years ago when he became a member of First Community Credit Union. He was employed by the credit union from 1982 to 1991 as an agriculture loan officer in Jamestown, S.D., before leaving to pursue farming full-time. He then ran for the FCCU Board of Directors in 1992 and has served for the past 29 years.
Dayne is the longest standing board member at FCCU. “Every decision he made, he gave a lot of thought to and was not afraid to share his opinions,” said President CEO Steve Schmitz. “He trusted the leadership FCCU had in place, but also wanted to make sure we spent our credit union members’ money wisely.”
Added the DCUA, “When Schmitz first began working with Dayne, FCCU was on the verge of conservatorship by the NCUA and in full crisis management. Dayne provided leadership to the newly placed management team. He understood that infrastructure and expansion to new markets was imperative to the credit union’s long-term success. In 2010, Dayne took on an additional role as a member of the ALCO committee.”
A tribute video can be watched here.
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