Attendees at the Defense Credit Union Council's recent50^th Annual Conference celebrated four inducteesinto the DCUC Hall of Honor in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

DCUC's Hall of Honor was established 13 years ago as a means ofrecognizing individuals whose contributions and support of thecredit union movement added great value to the Defense Credit UnionCouncil and defense credit union community.

Former or current volunteers, and management and staff of DCUCmember credit unions, whose lifelong achievements have beenexceptionally noteworthy, are eligible for this prestigiousaward.

Arty Arteaga, president/CEO of the Defense Credit Union Council,introduced the people who have dedicated their lives to the creditunion movement and presented the honorees their eagles and Hall ofHonor medals at the Aug. 14 gathering.

The council's Recognition Task Force selected RobertMorgan for his long service in the creditunion industry, especially with defense credit unions and theDCUC.

Morgan was the president/CEO of the $381 million ABNB FCU in Chesapeake, Va., for 28 years and sat on the DCUCBoard for 17 years, serving as the Navy/Coast Guard Representativeand holding almost every position on the board to include chairman.Morgan also sat on the Armed Forces Financial Network Board formore than 10 years.

The Defense Council's second inductee, JeanYokum, was selected for her lifetime dedication to militarycredit unions. Initially employed as a teller with the $1.7 billionLangley FCU in Newport News, Va., in 1953, Yokum rose through theranks to become president/CEO, where she served for 33 years. Shealso served on the DCUC Board for 20 years and is a pastchairman.

Randy Smith, retired president/CEO of $5.5 billionRandolph-Brooks FCU in Austin, Texas, was also honored. Over thecourse of his 20 years with RBFCU, the credit union expanded from$295 million in assets to more than $5 billion and from 64,000members to almost 400,000.

Concluding the ceremony was the induction of Sharon Ichord,retired president/CEO of the $208 million Mid Missouri CU at FortLeonard Wood, Mo. Ichord started her career with Mid Missouri CU in1975 as a phone operator and retired in August 2013. During hertenure as president/CEO, she oversaw the expansion of the creditunion from one facility to five facilities with a sixth branch inthe design process.

Three credit unions were also recognized with DistinguishedService Awards: the $2.3 billion Service CU, Grafenwoehr, Germany, for the Army, the $54 billionNavy FCU at Bethesda, Md., for the Navy/Marine Corps; and $205million 1st Community FCU, Goodfellow AFB, Texas, for the AirForce.

The DCUC now numbers 210 credit unions with over 18 millionmembers.

Patricia Kimmel, CEO of the $318 million Belvoir FCU in Woodbridge, Va., and an Army representative onthe DCUC Board, was re-elected to another term as chairman of theorganization.