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Purdue Federal receives excellence award for outstanding HR/training and development achievements
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN (May 7, 2015) – Senior Training and Recruitment Specialist Megan Brown from Purdue Federal Credit Union (Purdue Federal), was recently honored with an Excellence Award, which recognizes outstanding human resource/training and development achievements in the credit union industry.
The award was presented by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) HR & Organizational Development Council, a national network comprised of more than 825 credit union human resource, training and development professionals. Awards are given in each of three categories, including Employee Engagement, HR/TD Management Practices and HR/TD Strategic Leadership.
Brown won for her entry detailing the GOLD (Growth, Opportunity, Leadership and Development) Program, which she created for credit union sales staff. The program consists of eight modules that allow sales staff to learn and develop in their current roles as well as prepare them for the newly created role of member consultant.
“It is exciting to see what programs our credit unions are implementing,” said Jennifer Huggard, Chair of the Awards Committee for the CUNA HR & Organizational Development Council. “The Excellence Awards recognize and honor credit unions that exemplify excellence in HR, training and development in the credit union industry. All our winners are very deserving.”
Brown, along with other winners, were recognized at the council’s 21st annual conference held April 22-25 in Hollywood, Calif. For more information on the Excellence Awards or to view the entire list of winners, go to www.cunacouncils.org/events-recognition/hrtd-awards-program. For more information about Purdue Federal, please visit purduefed.com.
About Purdue Federal
Purdue Federal Credit Union (Purdue Federal) was founded as Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) on the Purdue University campus in 1969. In December 2010, PEFCU acquired Members United Federal Credit Union through a merger. At the time of merger, the credit union changed its name to Purdue Federal to better reflect its membership base, which includes students, faculty and staff, and communities where Purdue University and its regional campuses operate. Purdue Federal is a member-owned financial cooperative with over 65,000 members nationwide and assets at more than $900 million.