Kirk Kordeleski, president/CEO for the $4.7 billion Bethpage Federal Credit Union of Bethpage, N.Y., delivered thekeynote address to the 1,640 May 2012 graduates of FarmingdaleState College, a campus of the State University of New York,the credit union announced.
|The occasion also marked Kordeleski's receipt of an honoraryDoctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.), conferred by the SUNY Board ofTrustees, from Farmingdale State College President W. HubertKeen.
|“The honorary doctorate degree is the highest form ofrecognition offered by the State University to persons ofexceptional distinction, and that describes Kirk Kordeleski,” Keensaid at the school's 93rd Annual Spring Commencement ceremony. “For30 years, he has demonstrated integrity and excellence inleadership and a strong dedication to our community.”
|Kordeleski, a resident of Sea Cliff, N.Y., has served asBethpage FCU's president/CEO for 10 years. He's also chair of theLong Island Association board of directors, a board member for theLong Island Arts Alliance and the Long Island Regional EconomicDevelopment Council, and a former board member for the FarmingdaleState College Foundation.
|“I am fortunate that my personal passions are fueled by theengagement between business and community, which is the essence ofBethpage Federal Credit Union as a financial cooperative thatexists solely to serve its members,” Kordeleski said at theceremonies. “It is my hope that today's graduates find the samesatisfaction in the intersection of their professional and personalinterests.”
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