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<p>CUES, Madison, Wis., Thirty-four credit union executives have accepted their “diplomas” from the CUES CEO Institute. Part of the CUES Center for Graduate Studies, CEO Institute is an advanced executive educational experience designed specifically for credit union senior executives. Since 1995, more than 200 credit union executives have completed the three-year curriculum. Those who complete the program and two post-segment projects are eligible to become a Certified Chief Executive. Here is the complete list of this year’s CUES CEO Institute graduates: David R. Ackerman, President/CEO USX FCU, Cranberry Township, Pa.; Lindsay A. Alexander, President/CEO NIH FCU, Rockville, Md.; Paul Archambault, President/CEO Wave FCU, Providence, R.I.; Janell B. Bautista, CCE,VP/Research/Development CommonWealth Central CU San Jose, Calif.; Robert M. Boland, CCE, President/CEO, Alta One FCU, Ridgecrest, Calif.; Matthew Carcich, VP/Residential/Business Lending, Paragon FCU, Washington Township, N.J.; James L. Ernest, Senior Vice President Provident Central CU, Redwood City, Calif.; Karol A. Griffin, CCE, SVP/Organizational Dev & Sales, Teachers CU South Bend, Ind.; William Spearman, CCE, CEO Mid-Hudson Valley FCU, Kingston, N.Y.; Mark N. Starr, President/CEO Florida CU Gainesville, Fla.; Maria F. Steffy, VP/Finance Citadel FCU, Thorndale, Pa.; Joseph Stejskal, CCE, VP/Finance Centris FCU, Omaha, Neb.; Chris Hyer, CCE, President Idaho Central CU, Pocatello, Idaho; R. Christy Lee, CCE, VP/Electronic Services Community Educators CU Rockledge, Fla.; Tamela McPherson, CCE, Chief Financial Officer Lansing Automakers FCU Lansing, Mich.; Robert McKay, SVP/COO Baxter CU, Vernon Hills, Ill.; James C. Miles, CCE, President/COO MidFirst CU Inc., Middletown, Ohio; Colin Morrison, SVP/Information Systems Kitsap Community FCU, Bremerton, Wash.; Warren Nakamura President/CEO Honolulu Federal Employees’ FCU Honolulu; Christiane Olson, VP/Marketing & Human Resources Eli Lilly FCU Indianapolis; Terry M. Olson, SVP/Branch Administration WA State ECU, Olympia, Wash.; Lawrence Palochick, Jr., EVP/COO Community One FCU, Las Vegas; Francis Proto, CCE, EVP/CFO Dutch Point CU Inc., Wethersfield, Conn.; Harold Roundtree, CCE, VP/Member Services Technology CU, San Jose, Calif. ; Stephen Roy, CCE, President Tricorp FCU Portland, Ore.; A. Collien Sams, CCE, Senior Vice President Provident Central CU, Redwood City, Calif.; Gilbert Schneider, VP/Member Services & IT Systems Eli Lilly FCU, Indianapolis; Alfred Scipio, CCE, SVP/Sales & Service US Alliance FCU, Rye, N.Y.; Tom Studley, VP/CFO Campus USA CU, Gainesville, Fla.; Penny Tonn, CCE, VP/Operations & Marketing Partners FCU, Anaheim, Calif.; Sallie J. Trimble Executive Vice President MidWest America FCU, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Lynne Truschel, CCE Chief Operations Officer Sarasota Coastal CU Sarasota, Fla.; James J. Weibert, CCE, Chief Financial Officer Community Educators CU Rockledge, Fla.; and Luvester G. Young, Jr, CCE, Senior Vice President BMI FCU, Columbus, Ohio.</p>