News Release: Indiana’s state-level CUNA award winners announced

by League Communications | Oct 19, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS – Projects from Indiana credit unions in the areas of community service, credit union philosophy in action, and excellence in delivering financial literacy content have been recognized with state-level awards. These awards are named for credit union pioneers in each of the areas.

Those credit union entries receiving first-place honors in their asset size category in Indiana have been forwarded on to CUNA’s national competition. A video with highlights from each entry is available here.

Alphonse Desjardins Award – Adult 
$1 billion+ – First Place – FORUM CU, Fishers, Building a Better Financial Future

$250 million – $1 billion – First Place – Financial Center First CU, Indianapolis, Building Financial Foundations Early

Alphonse Desjardins Award – Youth 
$1 billion + – First Place – Centra CU, Columbus, Zogo Financial Education for Gen Z Members

$250 million – $1 billion – First Place – Financial Center First CU, Indianapolis, Building a Stronger Financial Ecosystem

Louise Herring Award 
$1 billion + – First Place – Centra CU, Columbus, Project WOW – Member Loyalty Rewards

$250 million – $1 billion – First Place – Financial Center First CU, Indianapolis,  Financial Center’s Core Conversion

Less than $50 million First Place – NorthPark Community CU, Indianapolis, Virtual Branching

Dora Maxwell Award 
$1 billion+ – First Place – Interra CU, Goshen, Habitat for Humanity Staff Build

                     Second Place – Centra CU, Columbus, Centra #PaysItForward

$250 million - $1 billion – First Place – Financial Center First CU, Indianapolis, Becoming a Community Partner in a New Market

$50-$250 million – First Place – Fire Police City County FCU, Fort Wayne, Baby Item Drive
                                Second Place – REGIONAL FCU, Hammond, Fundraiser for The Caring Place

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The Indiana Credit Union League is the statewide trade association for credit unions in Indiana. Those credit unions serve more than 2.8 million Hoosiers