So was sitting around with them in the reception at the Renaissance across from the Washington Convention Center.

First some fiddling around from the night's musical entertainment, then on to the awards.

CO-OP Financial Services CEO Stan Hollen, whose company sponsored the event, helped get the awards presentations going.

Credit Union Times Publisher Tom Greve addressed the group during the awards presentation.

Kathryn Davis of Xceed Financial Credit Union in California was the Marketing Executive of the Year.

Tom Greve, left, and Editor-in-Chief Sarah Snell Cooke helped present awards, including to Michael Edwards of WOCCU, who accepted the award for Outstanding Political Action on behalf of the IIFC in Afghanistan.

Kyle Markland of Affinity Plus FCU in Minnesota was the CEO of the Year for 2012.

Volunteer of the Year was Terry Richardson of Pioneer West Virginia FCU.

Brett Jorgenson of Gesa Credit Union was the Lending Officer of the Year. Here he shows off the award with a group of his colleagues.

Jason Dias of Eloquent Online introduces the next recipient during the awards presentation. (It's Latino Community Credit Union, whose vice president, Erika Bell, is standing behind Dias.)

Erika Bell, vice president at Latino Community Credit Union in Durham, N.C., represented her credit union as it received the Outstanding Service to the Underserved Award.

From left, CU Times Publisher Tom Greve, Baxter Credit Union CIO Jeff Johnson, Symitar President Ted Bilke and CU Times Editor-in-Chief Sarah Snell Cooke. Johnson received the IT Executive of the Year Award.

David Kwant, second from left, of Mountain America Credit Union in Utah was the winner of the Chief Financial Officer of the Year award. Flanking him, from left, are CU Times Publisher Tom Greve, UBS Managing Director of CU Advisory Services Gary Tantleff, and CU Times Editor-in-Chief Sarah Snell Cooke.