CrossState Credit Union Association has awarded George Nahodil, President & CEO of Members 1st FCU, with the William W. Pratt Lifetime Achievement Award for the 2021 Credit Union Professional of the Year. Nahodil accepted the award on May 13, 2021 at the Association's 2nd Annual Convention, conducted virtually in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Nahodil has held the position of President & CEO at Members 1st since 2017. Before taking on that role, he was the credit union’s longtime Executive Vice President of Retail, PR, and Marketing, a position he held for 16 years.
In addition to his duties at Members 1st, Nahodil served on the PCUA Foundation Board from 2008 to 2014, and also served as the Foundation’s Fundraising Chair. He has been an iBelong Campaign Committee member since 2006 and served on the inaugural Credit Union Awareness Task Force that was responsible for designing the cooperative iBelong campaign.
Nahodil has demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to his Mechanicsburg, PA community by volunteering for numerous organizations, overseeing countless fundraising events, and encouraging all credit union associates to, in turn, become involved in their local communities. These efforts reached a new high this year when Members 1st launched its Foundation to further support local non-profits.
“I think so much of George not only because he’s a great friend, but because he’s a tireless promoter of the credit union movement,” said Sun East FCU CEO Mike Kaczenski. “He cares about the members, his staff, and other credit union leaders. I want to thank George for being who he is and what he’s done for the credit union movement. He’s done everything he could to earn this Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Professional of the Year Award is presented in memory of William W. Pratt, who for more than three decades worked on behalf of credit unions. When Pratt began working at the Association in 1942, there were 550 credit unions in Pennsylvania – when he retired in 1965, there were nearly 1,300 credit unions in the Commonwealth.
George Nahodil