Awards

The Golden 1 Credit Union, Sacramento, Calif., announced that President/CEO Teresa A. Halleck was one of five Sacramento-area women honored by the St. John’s Shelter for Women and Children for their commitment to motherhood. Halleck was chosen to receive the award for her commitment to helping children and for mentoring an emancipated foster child.

FAA Credit Union, Moore, Okla., has been named patron of the year for 2008-2009 by Westmoore High School. Each year, the school recognizes one business that values education as part of its corporate citizenship. In 2007, the high school partnered with FAA Credit Union to open the state’s first student-run credit union branch. The branch, named Jag Money after the school’s mascot, was formed to provide financial education and on-the-job training for the students of the school. Since its inception, the branch has employed more than 10 Westmoore students, many of whom have gone on to full-time positions at the credit union.