It's time once again to honor credit union executives, volunteers and whole institutions that promote change by creating and implementing innovative strategies and solutions.

CU Times is currently accepting Trailblazer Award nominations for 2015. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 26, 2014.

"Each year we seek out the gold standard in credit union management and service for recognition in our Trailblazer program," Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Sarah Snell Cooke said. "And each year, when we look at the nominations that have come in, we find it hard to choose. It's a challenge we consider a privilege, and we appreciate the industry's participation."

The categories:

Individual Awards

  • CEO of the Year

  • Volunteer of the Year

  • CFO of the Year

  • IT Executive of the Year

  • Lending Officer of the Year

  • Marketing Executive of the Year

  • HR Executive of the Year

Institution Awards

  • Outstanding Political Action

  • Outstanding Service to the Underserved

Former CUNA President/CEO Bill Cheney and other industry leaders hobnobbing at last year's Trailblazers reception during the GAC in Washington.

Winners will be honored at a reception during CUNA's Government Affairs Conference in Washington next March and each success story will be told in print and online in CU Times.

Go online at CUTimes.com/TrailblazerNominations to nominate someone.

Winners are chosen by CU Times staff reporters and correspondents.

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