Marvel is defined as something that causes wonder, admiration or amazement.

Considering that the average tenure of a credit union CEO is about 12 years, the CEO you are about to meet will make you wonder how she made it through 65 years of service. You'll be amazed how much she grew the credit union's assets and membership. And by the end of this story, you'll gain an admiration for a CEO who epitomized the credit union principles and made a difference.

Her name, suitably enough, is Marvel … Marvel Ebenhahn, the granddaughter of an 1883 homesteader and the daughter of a North Dakota farmer, who became the first manager in 1952 of a tiny credit union that served farmers when she was only 17 years old.

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