Three to be inducted into Indiana Credit Union Hall of Fame
June 27, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Credit Union League Board has selected three individuals to be inducted into the Indiana Credit Union Hall of Fame during the League convention in September. Immediate Past League Chairman Angie Dufour, Tech CU President Mike Hussey and DeKalb Financial CU President Ron Linstromberg will be honored at the Chairman’s Awards Banquet on Sept. 15 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

With nearly three decades in the credit union business, Dufour served as a League director beginning in 1999 and was chairman from 2004-2006. She was also a charter director of the Indiana Credit Union Foundation and served as secretary of that organization until earlier this year. Dufour was president of the former Cooperatives FCU and was on the management team at Link FCU. And, she was a volunteer for Central FCU until it was merged into Indiana University EFCU in March.

“What started as a job at a credit union became a career at a credit union then became a passion for helping members realize their financial goals—at a credit union,” said Dufour. “I am honored to be recognized for the work I loved doing for so many years.”

Mike Hussey has been president of Tech CU since 1978 and was also Chairman of the INDICORP board in 1999. He received the League’s Professional Achievement Award in 1994. Hussey has been a key leader in the early development and continuing success of Indiana’s shared branching system. He was instrumental in opening the state’s first shared branch service center; and today there are more than 60 credit unions involved, which represent 58 percent of Indiana’s 2.2 million credit union members. Hussey has also been active in the Hoosier CUES Council and the Northwest Chapter.

Ron Linstromberg’s credit union career has spanned 31 years—29 of which he spent as president of DeKalb Financial CU, a credit union that celebrated its 75th anniversary this year. Linstromberg was also chairman of the INDICORP board in 1998. He is a longtime member of the League’s Governmental Affairs Committee and has traveled to Washington, D.C., on behalf of credit unions many times over the years.

“It is an honor to be selected to the Indiana Credit Union Hall of Fame,” said Linstromberg. “I owe this honor to the many credit union people both in our credit union and at other credit unions who have advised me.”

The Indiana credit union system is a better place for all because of these three individuals,” said Indiana League President John McKenzie. Their career achievements and leadership have made a tremendous difference for members at their own credit unions and for all credit unions across the state.”

League Chairman Jenny Budreau of FORUM CU agrees. “This group’s collective accomplishments and contributions personify what the Hall of Fame is all about.”

The League’s Awards Committee is also reviewing candidates for the Indiana Credit Union Hall of Fame and for other League Awards. All award recipients will be recognized at the Chairman’s Awards Banquet Sept. 15 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Indianapolis. The event is part of the League’s Convention.

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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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