Trailblazer Awards

Credit Union Times 2013 Trailblazer Awards

Credit Union Times is very excited to recognize the best the credit union community has to offer with our 8th annual Trailblazer awards. Apply today for recognition by the nation's leading source for credit union news and analysis. The deadline for applications is December 14th. Don't wait until the last minute!

Hundreds of credit union professionals turn out each year for Credit Union Times Trailblazer awards reception to help us honor the top credit union professionals and volunteers. Credit Union Times will host the 2013 reception Feb. 26, 2013 at the Renaissance in Washington, D.C, during CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference. Read more about the 2012 Trailblazer Awards winners and take in the scenes from the 2012 Trailblazer Awards reception which took place March 20, 2012 at the Renaissance.

• Ogden's 'Stimulus Mortgage' Is a Big Winner With Members and Agents

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 24, 2010

  Just a few weeks into his new job as vice president of mortgage lending for the $1.3 billion Community First Credit Union,

• Patelco's Waite Credits Trailblazing Mentor Callahan for His Success

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 24, 2010

  Chief financial officers enforce policy, they don't shape it. And in a conservative industry like credit unions, trailblazing opportunities may seem few and far between for CFOs.

• Ron Wright Combines Tech and Hospitality to Add Byte to Member Service

  By Marc Rapport  |  February 24, 2010

  Services and solutions that push the envelope of what members expect and what credit unions can deliver can sometimes blur the lines between managing technology and member service.

• Swift Moves to Save Members' Mortgages Is One Way South Leads Novartis

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 24, 2010

  The affinity that Ann South has for those small, scrappy credit unions that

• Award-Winning Mississippi Credit Union Provides Hope on the Delta

  By David Morrison  |  February 25, 2009

  While it may have started small, no one is likely ever to accuse the $64 million Hope Community Credit Union of thinking small.

• Choice One Community FCU Helps Save Congressman Kanjorski's Race

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 25, 2009

  One of the credit union movement's best friends in Congress was on the ropes politically. So who are you going to call?

• McLean Helps Carolina Postal Offer Cadillac Service for Hoopty Lovers

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  February 25, 2009

  Charlotte, N.C., may be big banker territory but Vice President Marketing/Business Development Deb McLean has managed to help Carolina Postal Credit Union carve its own niche with a mix of innovation and a bit of irreverence.

• O'Connell Empowers Staff to Help Heartland CU Emerge From Dark Period

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 25, 2009

  When Pamela O'Connell took the helm at Heartland Credit Union eight years ago, she was faced with a lot of angry, frustrated and betrayed employees.

• SECU Board Follows the Credo of the Three Musketeers

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  February 25, 2009

  For the State Employees Credit Union Board, "all for one and one for all" is not just talk.

• Slugger Dan McGowan Also Relishes His Many Base Hits

  By Donald Shoultz  |  February 25, 2009

  Dan McGowan, sometimes stumbles over his words when discussing the credit union movement and his work at Tallahassee, Fla.-based Envision Credit Union.