Barbara Berghoff to be inducted into the Indiana Credit Union Hall of Fame
May 19, 2006

INDIANAPOLIS --- Mid-States Corporate FCU Board Chair Barbara Berghoff will be inducted into the Indiana Credit Union Hall of Fame during the Indiana Credit Union League’s Convention in September. She will be honored at the Chairman’s Awards Banquet at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis on Saturday, Sept. 23. Berghoff, who is President/CEO of Professional FCU in Fort Wayne, has been on the corporate’s board since 1997 when it was called INDICORP, continuing as a director after the 1999 merger with Mid-States Corporate FCU. She will continue as a director of Members United Corporate FCU, the newly named organization which is a result of the merger between Mid-States and Empire Corporate FCU. For Mid-States, Berghoff has held the positions of board secretary and vice chair. She has been board chair since April 2004. Her term continues through June.

In addition to her role at Mid-States, Berghoff is vice chairman of the Indiana Credit Union Foundation, secretary of the Hoosier CUES board of directors and a member of the League’s Audit & Finance Committee. She served for nine years on the board of the Northeastern Chapter of Credit Unions and three years on the Education Credit Union Council. Berghoff is also active in the Fort Wayne business community, where she is a director of the Finance and Investment Committee for the University of St. Francis and chairman of the board for Consumer Credit Counseling Service. She is a past recipient of the League’s Professional Achievement Award, the Fort Wayne YWCA’s Women of Achievement Award, and has had the honor of being named Fort Wayne’s Highest Ranking Female Banking Executive.

"My passion for credit unions and the great services they continue to provide their members has not wavered, even after 30-plus years," said Berghoff. "A philosophy at Pro Fed is supporting a teamwork environment with high integrity by retaining our most valuable asset—our staff!"

"Indiana’s credit unions have benefited tremendously from Barb’s leadership, willingness to give of her time in so many ways, and enthusiasm for the credit union cause," said League President John McKenzie. "She represents what our credit union hall of fame is all about."

League Chairman Angie Dufour added, "Barb has always been a role model for many because of her accomplishments and her dedication to making the credit union system a better place for all of us."

About the Indiana Credit Union Hall of Fame:
The Indiana Credit Union Hall of Fame was established in 1989 by the Indiana Credit Union League to recognize credit union leaders who have given outstanding long-term service to the Indiana credit union movement. To be inducted, individuals must:

• Have selflessly given exceptional time, effort and talent to the betterment of the Indiana credit union movement.
• Have been involved in the credit union movement for more than 20 years.
• Understand and personify the credit union philosophy of "People Helping People," and actively demonstrate loyalty to the entire organized credit union movement.
• Have demonstrated organizational leadership, high professional standards, volunteer contributions and technical innovations in credit union service.

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