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2011 Herb Wegner Memorial Awards |
Presenting the 23rd Annual Wegner Award Winners... | 
On February 28, 2011, the National Credit Union Foundation will present the winners of the 23rd Annual Herb Wegner Memorial Awards.
The credit union movement's highest national awards recognized:
Lifetime Achievement
Individual Achievement
Outstanding Organization |
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2011 Wegner Award for Lifetime Achievement Goes To... |  Rudy Hanley
President and CEO
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union
"Rudy Hanley’s accomplishments place him at the pinnacle of the credit union community,” states Tom Dorety, President and CEO, Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union.
Hanley has been described as a visionary, consensus builder, and a respected voice for all in the credit union industry. In recognition of his 30 years of credit union service, Rudy Hanley is the winner of the 2011 Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement. |
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2011 Individual Achievement Award goes to... |  Daniel A. "Dan" Mica
Former President and CEO
Credit Union National Association
“I am deeply humbled by and immensely appreciative of this great honor,” Mica said. “Throughout my tenure as CUNA CEO, I gave my entire heart and soul to the movement, as I became true believer in credit unions – and I will remain so the rest of my life.”
In conferring the honor on Mica, NCUF cited his efforts to preserve credit union access for millions of consumers, safeguard an independent federal credit union regulator and system, protect credit unions’ federal tax exemption, spearhead a successful challenge to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over unrelated business income tax (UBIT), garner unprecedented national positive press for credit unions, moved credit unions to the forefront of financial literacy, raised credit union political involvement to the highest levels, and a host of additional achievements. |
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2011 Outstanding Organization is ... |  National Youth Involvement Board
Columbia, South Carolina
For 38, years, the National Youth Involvement Board and its volunteer network of credit union youth advocates have consistently led the charge to bring financial education and understanding of credit unions to America’s young people. |
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| A bit about Herb Wegner | |  Herb Wegner was a visionary whose tireless dedication, innovative ideas and deeds truly revolutionized the way that credit unions serve their communities.
The awards that bear Wegner's name recognize leaders of the national and international credit union movements whose achievements fulfill the mission of promoting financial independence for millions of consumers around the world. |
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