MILESTONES

California CU, Los Angeles, has bid a fond farewell to long-time Director Robert V. Way, who retired in December after 52 years of service. Way served on the supervisory committee from 1947-1975, when he was elected to the board. He was chairman of the personnel committee when he retired. "Bob has one of the most remarkable service records I've ever known," said board Chairman Robert Alm. "In his more than 50 years as a volunteer, his counsel, contributions, and commitment have added to the CU's success. We will miss him." MembersFirst CU, Pensacola, Fla., CEO Wayne Lowery announced his retirement in January after 30 years of service. He began as assistant general manager in 1970. "There is no single accomplishment I would like to showcase at the end of my credit union career...," Lowery said. "The sense of fulfillment that I take with me is found in watching a small organization, once called Escambia County Teachers CU, grow to become the MembersFirst CU of Florida we know today, an organization that has greatly impacted the community and the people in it. That achievement is not the result of just one person." NWA FCU, Bloomington, Minn., recently began construction on a new headquarters building in Apple Valley, scheduled for completion in Dec. 2000. Two hundred employees of the FCU will work there when it opens. NWA FCU has more than $750 million in assets.