Meeting and mingling was the order of the night.

Catching up with friends from other credit unions was ahighlight of the evening.

So was sitting around with them in the reception at theRenaissance across from the Washington Convention Center.

First some fiddling around from the night's musicalentertainment, then on to the awards.

CO-OP Financial Services CEO Stan Hollen, whose companysponsored the event, helped get the awards presentations going.

Credit Union Times Publisher Tom Greve addressed the groupduring the awards presentation.

Kathryn Davis of Xceed Financial Credit Union in California wasthe Marketing Executive of the Year.

Tom Greve, left, and Editor-in-Chief Sarah Snell Cooke helpedpresent awards, including to Michael Edwards of WOCCU, who acceptedthe award for Outstanding Political Action on behalf of the IIFC inAfghanistan.

Kyle Markland of Affinity Plus FCU in Minnesota was the CEO ofthe Year for 2012.

Volunteer of the Year was Terry Richardson of Pioneer WestVirginia FCU.

Brett Jorgenson of Gesa Credit Union was the Lending Officer ofthe Year. Here he shows off the award with a group of hiscolleagues.

Jason Dias of Eloquent Online introduces the next recipientduring the awards presentation. (It's Latino Community CreditUnion, whose vice president, Erika Bell, is standing behindDias.)

Erika Bell, vice president at Latino Community Credit Union inDurham, N.C., represented her credit union as it received theOutstanding Service to the Underserved Award.

From left, CU Times Publisher Tom Greve, Baxter Credit Union CIOJeff Johnson, Symitar President Ted Bilke and CU TimesEditor-in-Chief Sarah Snell Cooke. Johnson received the ITExecutive of the Year Award.

David Kwant, second from left, of Mountain America Credit Unionin Utah was the winner of the Chief Financial Officer of the Yearaward. Flanking him, from left, are CU Times Publisher Tom Greve,UBS Managing Director of CU Advisory Services Gary Tantleff, and CUTimes Editor-in-Chief Sarah Snell Cooke.