Open: 2020 Wegner Award Nominations Posted by AVCU on 3:32 PM

Now's your chance to nominate individuals and organizations for the annual Herb Wegner Memorial Awards, to be presented by the National Credit Union Foundation at its annual awards and fundraising gala on 2/24/20, held in conjunction with CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C.

Nominations are due by Friday, July 26, for the following awards:

• The Outstanding Individual Achievement Award honors an individual who is dedicated to promoting the credit union philosophy, has created innovative concepts, and provided leadership that has had a significant and lasting impact on the local, regional, national, or international credit union movement with measured results.
    
• The Outstanding Organization/Program Award honors an organization, program or business for their innovative concepts, products, and services that have had a significant impact on the local, national, or international credit union movement with measured results.

In 2005, Vermont's Opportunities Credit Union received the award for Outstanding Organization.  Watch the video about Opportunities below, used at the event that year. 

Wegner Award Nominations can come from individuals or organizations. Here are the three steps to make a nomination:

• Complete the Wegner Awards nomination form on the Foundation website (ncuf.coop).
• Gather at least five personal recommendations citing examples of the nominee’s achievements relevant to the award criteria.
• Send the nomination form and recommendation letters electronically to the Foundation by July 26, 2019.

The awards are named in honor of the late Credit Union National Association CEO Herb Wegner, whose tireless dedication, innovative ideas and deeds truly revolutionized the ways that credit unions serve their communities.  The awards that bear Wegner’s name recognize his spirit of “innovative, creative, risk-taking” leadership. View past award recipients here. Questions about the Wegner Awards can be directed to Jennifer Speth at jspeth@ncuf.coop or 608-231-4979.