Bert J. Hash Jr., president/CEO of the $1.2 billion MunicipalEmployees Credit Union of Baltimore, was named as the 2012 CUES Outstanding Chief Executive.

Hash has led MECU for more than 15 years. During that time,MECU grew from 57,573 members with $435 million in assets, to a100,048 members with $1.2 billion in assets, CUES said.

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MECU has also received many awards and recognitions for itsservice and commitment to the community. In 2010, Morgan StateUniversity of Baltimore created an award in Hash's honor toacknowledge his unwavering commitment to the development of youngpeople. The Bert J. Hash, Jr. Mentoring Award is given annually toan honors student there. He also serves on many boards within thecommunity and the industry.

He also was named CEO of the Year in the 2007 Trailblazer Awards from CreditUnion Times.

Hash has been a CUES member since 1997. He was honored by CUESin 2008 when inducted into the CUES Hall of Fame in 2008, said FredJohnson, CUES president/CEO.

“I'm so pleased we can once again honor Bert,” Johnson said.“His contributions to the movement are substantial.”

Hash will be honored at CUES CEO/Executive Team Network on Nov.4 at The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach in Manalapan, Fla.

CUES will also honor six CUES Hall of Fame inductees:

• Kenneth D. Burns, CCUE, CCE, president/CEO, of the $3.7 billionPatelco Credit Union in Pleasanton, Calif.;
• Shelley B. Clarke, former CUES board member and president/CEO,of the $799 million Goldenwest Federal Credit Union in Ogden, Utah,who is being honored posthumously;
• Chip Filson, chairman, Callahan & Associates of Wash.,D.C.;
• Frederick D. Healey, Portsmouth, R.I.;
• Fred Johnson, CUES president/CEO, Madison, Wis.; and,
• Harriet B. May, former president/CEO of the $1.9 billion GECUin El Paso, Texas.
  Formerly known as the CUES Outstanding Executive award, the CUESOutstanding Chief Executive award recognizes exceptional leaderswho display professional achievement, employee motivation anddedication to the community, the organization said.

CUES Hall of Fame inductees are nominated by the CUES Board ofDirectors for lifetime achievement and are recognized annually fortheir contributions to their profession and the industry.