CUES Press Archives

CUES® recognizes summer 2017 CEO Institute graduates

MADISON, WI (September 14, 2017) — CUES is pleased to recognize 26 credit union executives who recently completed all three years of its prestigious executive education program, CEO Institute. In addition, 18 of the graduates earned their Certified Chief Executive (CCE) designation, signifying their ongoing ...

CUES® announces Strategic Innovation Institute™ graduates

MADISON, WI (September 12, 2017) — CUES® is pleased to congratulate the credit union industry leaders who recently completed Strategic Innovation Institute and earned the prestigious Certified Innovation Executive (CIE) designation. They join a significant number of previous attendees of the institute who have also ...

CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec finalists announced

MADISON, WI (August 24, 2017) — The judges’ results are in! The five Finalists for the 2017 CUES® Next Top Credit Union Exec challenge are: Geoff Bullock, 33, Financial Education Specialist, Firefly Credit Union, Burnsville, Minnesota, United States Derek Fuzzell, 31, Vice President-Finance, Northwest FCU, ...

Introducing CUES 2017 Exceptional Leader, Amy Downs, CCE

MADISON, WI (August 9, 2017) — CUES is pleased to announce Amy Downs, CCE, senior vice president/chief operating officer of $263 million Allegiance Credit Union, Oklahoma City, as the recipient of the 2017 CUES Exceptional Leader award. She will be honored at CUES’ CEO/...

Fifteen CUES® Next Top Credit Union Exec applicants advance

MADISON, WI (July 12, 2017) — Public voting has ended and CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec (NTCUE) has announced its Top 15 applicants for 2017. The NTCUE competition–held in partnership with DDJ Myers and powered by Currency–searches for emerging leaders age 35 ...

CUES® recognizes 2017 Mergers & Acquisitions Institute graduates

MADISON, WI (June 30, 2017) — CUES is pleased to recognize the executives and directors who recently completed CUES’ Mergers & Acquisitions Institute. Attendees of this graduate-level program learned directly from distinguished University of Chicago Booth School of Business faculty. “Like our other institutes, CUES’ ...

Vote now for the 2017 CUES® Next Top Credit Union Exec

MADISON, WI (June 28, 2017) — Who will advance to the Top 15 in the CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec challenge? That’s up to YOU. Nineteen young, emerging leaders from within the credit union industry created video applications to compete for 2017 CUES ...

CUES® recognizes 2017 CUES Governance Leadership Institute graduates

MADISON, WI (June 26, 2017) — CUES is pleased to recognize 40 credit union board members and executives who recently completed CUES Governance Leadership Institute. All have earned the distinguished Certified Credit Union Director (CCD) designation, bringing the number of credit union executives and directors ...

VanBeek appointed to CUES® Board of Directors

MADISON, WI (June 21, 2017) — CUES is pleased to announce that Kris P. VanBeek, CCE, CIE, president/CEO of $1.2 billion USAlliance Federal Credit Union, Rye, N.Y., has accepted an appointment to serve on its board of directors. “Kris is a great ...

Director Skills Assessment tool now available for U.S., Canadian credit unions

MADISON, WI (June 1, 2017) — Credit unions can easily determine their boards’ skill sets with Quantum Governance’s new Director Skills Assessment tool, available through CUES®. The online assessment evaluates a board’s individual and collective capabilities in five key areas: governance culture, personal ...

CUES® recognizes May 2017 CEO Institute graduates

MADISON, WI (May 18, 2017) — CUES is pleased to recognize 50 credit union executives who recently completed all three years of its prestigious executive education program, CEO Institute. In addition, 31 of the graduates earned their Certified Chief Executive (CCE) designation, signifying their ongoing ...