James Barney receives Volunteer Achievement Award
September 24, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS---James Barney, Vice Chairman of the Board at Centurion Federal Credit Union in Evansville, was presented with the 2007 Volunteer Achievement Award by the Indiana Credit Union League. The presentation was made at the Chairman’s Awards Banquet on Sept. 15 as part of the trade association’s annual meeting and convention.

Barney’s father founded the credit union as F.O.P. Federal Credit Union and he began volunteering there as a youngster in 1953, helping with recordkeeping at the family’s kitchen table. He has been a member of the board of directors for 20 years, holding various committee positions and offices including Chairman. He has been instrumental to the credit union as it has added new products, purchased a headquarters building and opened its first branch.

In addition to volunteering at Centurion FCU, Barney is a retired Major General of the U.S. Army and is a member of the Hall of Fame at the Fort Benning Officer Candidate School. He also is a recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash and the order of Kentucky Colonel, the highest honors the governors of the states of Indiana and Kentucky can bestow on citizens.

Centurion FCU is not the only organization that benefits from Barney’s volunteer spirit. He has been active in Kiwanis and is a past president of Evansville Kiwanis and past Lieutenant Governor for the Indiana District Kiwanis. He has also held several offices with the Southwest Chapter of the American Red Cross and is currently treasurer for that group.

The Volunteer Achievement Award recognizes credit union volunteers who have given of themselves to promote the credit union ideal and to better the credit union movement in Indiana.

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