CUNA on Friday announced the winners of the 2013 Dora MaxwellSocial Responsibility Community Service Award and the LouiseHerring Philosophy-in-Action Member Service Award.

The winning entries, chosen by CUNA's national awards committee,will be on display at CUNA's 2014 Governmental Affairs Conferencefrom Feb. 23-27 in Washington, D.C.

“Early this year, we unveiled our 'Unite for Good' initiative,which urges credit unions to come together toward the establishmentof a shared strategic vision: 'Americans choose credit unions astheir best financial partner,'” CUNA President/CEO Bill Cheney saidin the announcement.

“To achieve this vision, we have identified a 'sharedagenda' for the credit union movement: To remove barriers, createawareness and foster service excellence. In fact, the winners ofthis year's awards are among the vanguard of credit unions that arealready pursuing this shared agenda – by employing the credit unionphilosophy, and by taking on social responsibility projects,” headded.

The Maxwell award, named after Dora Maxwell, an original signerof CUNA's constitution, was awarded to credit unions withoutstanding social responsibility projects in their communitiessuch as raising funds or organizing events for charities, CUNAsaid.

The winners:

• The $15.1 million Keystone United Methodist FCU in CranberryTownship, Pa.
• The $32.6 million Communicating Arts CU in Detroit.
• The $95.9 million North Central Area CU in Houghton Lake,Mich.
• The $127.4 million SPC CU in Hartsville, S.C.
• The $488.3 million Merck Sharp & Dohme FCU in Chalfont,Pa.
• The $605.5 million Alabama CU in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• The $1.4 billion Indiana Members CU in Indianapolis, Ind.
• The Northwest Chapter of Credit Unions in Greensboro, N.C.

The Herring award, named after Louise Herring, anotheroriginal signer of CUNA's constitution, was presented to creditunions “demonstrating the internal application of credit unionphilosophy to help better financial matters and increase financialeducation for its members,” CUNA said.

This year's winners:

• The $42.2 million Bridge CU in Columbus, Ohio
• The $213.4 million Five County CU in Bath, Maine
• The $661.5 million Michigan First CU in Lathrup Village,Mich.
• The $3.1 billion Tinker FCU in Oklahoma City, Okla.
• Michigan Credit Union League & Affiliates in Lansing,Mich.