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. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 25, 2015.

“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.”

Categories include:

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

Institution Awards

• Outstanding Political Action
• Outstanding Service to the Underserved

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

Submit your online nomination today.

Determinations of winners are made exclusively by CU Times' staff reporters and correspondents.