WASHINGTON — Retired California and Nevada Credit Union League President/CEO David Chatfield is among four "heroic" leaders to be inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame next May.
The Hall of Fame, the cooperative community's highest honor, recognizes those who have made "heroic" contributions to cooperative enterprise. Hall of Fame nominations are received from throughout the cooperative community and are screened by two committees of national co-op leaders. The board of the National Cooperative Business Association makes the final selections.
"The profiles of these individuals reflect lifetimes of achievement as educators, business and community leaders, innovators, and advocates for cooperative development, both here and around the world," said Terry Lewis, board chair of the Cooperative Development Foundation, which administers the Hall of Fame.
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Chatfield was recognized for advancing the cause of credit unions in the United States and around the globe over the past four decades. From devising the first national political action system for credit unions to helping to found and lead the Filene Research Institute, the credit union community's think tank, Chatfield has been a longtime CU advocate. He is also credited as being the first person with credit union experience to serve on NCUA, leading the effort to enact Alaska's credit union law, and launching a comprehensive program to build support for credit unions among California consumers and policy makers. Internationally, Chatfield helped draft and pass Poland's national credit union law in 1993.
Former Land O'Lakes Chief Executive Jack E. Gherty, former Governor of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Charles B. Gill, and Cooperative Communications and Education advocate Jean Jantzen round out the Cooperative Hall of Fame inductee list.
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