CUES Press Archives

CUES brings payments school to the credit union industry

MADISON, WI (January 7, 2015) -- Responding to industry needs and requests from members, CUES is pleased to bring the inaugural CUES School of Payments™ to credit union leaders, May 12-13, 2015, at the Warwick Allerton Hotel, Chicago. “Payment strategies credit unions choose to implement ...

CUES 2015 CEO Institute I sells out, summer session added

MADISON, WI (December 10, 2014) -- For the second year running, enrollment for CUES’ CEO Institute I has reached capacity, and a second session added to meet demand.    The summer session of CEO Institute I: Strategic Planning will be August 16-21, 2015, at The Wharton ...

CUES’ Murn-Kohal inspires first-ever WSAE Young Professional Award

MADISON, WI (December 4, 2014) -- The Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (WSAE) named Dana Murn-Kohal, CUES’ professional development & innovation manager, as the recipient of the first-ever WSAE Young Professional Award. The WSAE Awards Committee was inspired by Murn-Kohal’s enthusiasm and involvement in ...

Castley named 2014 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec

AMELIA ISLAND, FL (November 5, 2014) -- Alex Castley, engagement & communications manager with $1.25 billion Integris Credit Union in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada was named the 2014 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec this morning in Florida.Castley’s credit union project ...

CUES honors outstanding councils

AMELIA ISLAND, FL (November 4, 2014) -- Three CUES Councils were honored as CUES Outstanding Councils at CEO/Executive Team Network in Amelia Island, Fla. Winners in each category include:- 1-275 members—CUES Alabama Council- 275-450 members—CUES Rocky Mountain Council- 450+ members—CUES ...

Vote now for CUES 2014 Next Top Credit Union Exec

MADISON, WI (November 3, 2014) -- Who will advance from our five Finalists to become the CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec? That’s up to YOU. Earlier this year, twenty-four young, emerging leaders from within the credit union industry created video applications on NextTopCreditUnionExec....

View presentations, vote for CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec, November 3

MADISON, WI (October 31, 2014) — Final presentations for the 2014 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec challenge are set for Monday, November 3, during CUES’ CEO/Executive Team Network in Florida( http://www.cues.org/professional-development/training-education/conferences/ceo-executive-team-network/overview) . The competition is supported by ...

2014 CUES Distinguished Director named

MADISON, WI (October 29, 2014) -- CUES is pleased to announce Howard Williams, former director, Fort Knox Federal Credit Union, Radcliff, Ky., is the 2014 CUES Distinguished Director. He will be honored at CUES’ Directors Conference, Dec. 7-10, 2014, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs ...

CUES announces 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees

MADISON, WI (October 23, 2014) — CUES is pleased to announce the induction of four executives into the CUES Hall of Fame in recognition of their lifetime of achievement and dedication to the credit union movement: Gerrianne “Winky” Burks, CCE, former president/CEO of Northwest FCU, ...

CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec judges announced

MADISON, WI (October 2, 2014) -- The judges for the 2014 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec challenge have been announced: Deedee Myers, CEO of CUES Supplier member and challenge sponsor DDJ Myers, Phoenix; Kent Oram, Chief Executive Officer, Idaho Central Credit Union, Pocatello, Idaho; ...

CUES mourns passing of Franck Schuurmans

MADISON, WI (September 25, 2014) -- CUES mourns the passing of past staffer, Franck Schuurmans, Ph.D., who led the executive education and training function for CUES from 1997 to 2002. During this time he helped build and grow a world-class learning environment for credit ...

CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec finalists announced

MADISON, WI (September 19, 2014) -- The judges’ results are in! The five Finalists for the 2014 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec challenge are:- Alex Castley, Integris Credit Union, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada- Alvaro Macias, Ascentra Credit Union, Bettendorf, Iowa, United States- ...

CUES announces its 2014 outstanding chief executive

MADISON, WI (September 11, 2014) -- CUES is pleased to announce Tony C. Budet, CCUE, president/CEO, University Federal Credit Union (UFCU), Austin, Texas, as the 2014 CUES Outstanding Chief Executive. Budet will be honored at CUES’ CEO/Executive Team Network™, on Sunday, November 2, ...

Inaugural ServiStar Credit Union Award winners announced

MADISON, WI (September 4, 2014) -- CUES and MNA Consulting, Inc. are pleased to announce the ServiStar Credit Union Award winners for January-June 2014: GECU, El Paso, Texas; Hughes Federal Credit Union, Tucson, Ariz.; AERO Federal Credit Union, Glendale, Ariz.; and 121 Financial Credit Union, ...