Herring, Maxwell and Desjardins Awards Programs
Administered by the Michigan Credit Union League & Affiliates and CUNA, the Louise Herring, Dora Maxwell and Alphonse Desjardins awards programs are a wonderful way for credit unions to showcase all the great things they do for their members and their communities. Below you'll find a brief description of each of the programs along with links to award information and entry packets. Please click on this link for the 2012 Awards Differentiation Chart
| Dora Maxwell |
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| $20 -$50M |
1st Place |
Shore to Shore Community FCU |
| $50-$100 M |
1st Place |
Isabella Community CU |
| $100-$200 M |
1st Place |
Advantage One FCU |
| $200-$500 M |
1st Place |
ELGA CU |
| $1B plus |
1st Place |
Michigan State University FCU |
| $50-$100 M |
2nd Place |
Education Plus CU |
| $100-$200 M |
2nd Place |
Oakland County CU |
| $200-$500 M |
2nd Place |
Wanigas CU |
| $1B plus |
2nd Place |
Genisys CU |
| $100-$200 M |
Honorable Mention |
Gerber FCU |
| $200-$500 M |
Honorable Mention |
Alpena Alcona Area CU |
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| Louise Herring |
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| Less than $50 M |
1st Place |
Communicating Arts CU |
| $50-$250 M |
1st Place |
Public Service CU |
| $1B plus |
1st Place |
Michigan State University FCU |
| $50-$250 M |
Honorable Mention |
Education Plus CU |
| $1B plus |
Honorable Mention |
Michigan Schools & Gov't CU |
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| Alphonse Desjardins |
Youth |
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| Btw $50 and $150 M |
1st Place |
Public Service CU |
| Btw $150 and $500 M |
1st Place |
Extra CU |
| More than $500 M |
1st Place |
Michigan State University FCU |
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| Alphonse Desjardins |
Adult |
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| More than $500 M |
1st Place |
Michigan Schools & Gov't CU |
Louise Herring Award Program
Louise Herring was an active supporter, organizer and champion of credit unions. She was the Ohio delegate to the 1934 national credit union conference in Estes Park, Colorado, where she signed the original constitution for a national credit union association. Louise Herring believed that credit unions should work in a practical manner to better people's lives. She saw the credit union as more than just a financial institution. In her own words, "The purpose of the credit union is to reform the financial system, so that everyone can have his place in the sun."
Dora Maxwell Award Program
Dora Maxwell was an early credit union pioneer. One of the original signers of CUNA's constitution at Estes Park, Colorado, she worked as an organizer for the movement's trade association (then called the Credit Union National Extension Bureau) and held numerous volunteer positions at the local and national level. In addition to organizing hundreds of credit unions, she developed volunteer organizer clubs and worked with organizations on behalf of the poor.
Maxwell & Herring Awards Programs: FAQs
Desjardins Award Program
Alphonse Desjardins was a credit union pioneer who was instrumental in forming the Canadian and U.S. credit union movements. Besides helping to found the first credit unions in Canada and the U.S., Desjardins pioneered youth savings clubs and in-school "banks", known as caisses scolaires.
This award honors leadership within the credit union movement on behalf of youth and adult financial literacy.
2012 Desjardins Awards
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