Michigan Credit Union Financial Education Awards
Award entries are closed at this time, but 2008 winners will be announced soon.
The Michigan Credit Union Financial Education Awards recognize outstanding efforts by Michigan credit unions and their staff on behalf of adult and youth financial education. The following is a brief description of each of the awards:
Credit Union Youth Advocate of the Year—Recognizes an active credit union person for outstanding individual achievement in contributions to the credit union youth movement. This individual is a leader in peer education, legislative efforts, cooperative resources and community outreach to further develop credit union efforts to serve youth.
Award for Excellence in Consumer Education —Recognizes an active credit union or individual person for outstanding contributions and innovation in consumer financial education for members and within the community.
Herring & Maxwell Award Programs
Administered by the Michigan Credit Union League and CUNA, the Louise Herring and Dora Maxwell Awards Programs are a wonderful way for credit unions to showcase all the great things they do for their members and their communities. Below you'll find a brief description of each of the programs along with links to award information and entry packets. Be sure and click the "Tips for Preparing an Award Entry" link for helpful strategies for preparing a winning entry!
Award entries are closed at this time, but 2008 winners will be announced soon.
Louise Herring Award Program
Louise Herring was an active supporter, organizer and champion of credit unions. She was the Ohio delegate to the 1934 national credit union conference in Estes Park, Colorado, where she signed the original constitution for a national credit union association. Louise Herring believed that credit unions should work in a practical manner to better people's lives. She saw the credit union as more than just a financial institution. In her own words, "The purpose of the credit union is to reform the financial system, so that everyone can have his place in the sun."
Dora Maxwell Award Program
Dora Maxwell was an early credit union pioneer. One of the original signers of CUNA's constitution at Estes Park, Colorado, she worked as an organizer for the movement's trade association (then called the Credit Union National Extension Bureau) and held numerous volunteer positions at the local and national level. In addition to organizing hundreds of credit unions, she developed volunteer organizer clubs and worked with organizations on behalf of the poor.
Maxwell & Herring Award Programs: FAQs & Tips
Commonly Asked Questions About the D. Maxwell/L. Herring Programs
Tips for Preparing a Winning Entry
Desjardins Award Program
Alphonse Desjardins was a credit union pioneer who was instrumental in forming the Canadian and U.S. credit union movements. Besides helping to found the first credit unions in Canada and the U.S., Desajardins pioneered youth savings clubs and in-school "banks", known as caisses scolaires.
This award honors leadership within credit union movement on behalf of youth financial literacy.
Award entries are closed at this time, but 2008 winners will be announced soon.
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