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 Awards nominations. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 3, 2016.
"This is the twelfth year of the Trailblazer Awards and each year we ask you to nominate the best of the best in credit union management and service," Executive Editor Michael Ogden said. "Selecting a winner from the people who are nominated is really difficult work. We take this very seriously and we are honored by the participation we receive from credit union professionals across the industry."
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, DC, on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and each success story will be told in our print and online issues.
Determinations of winners are made exclusively by CU Times' staff reporters and correspondents.
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Michael Ogden
Editor-in-Chief at CU Times. To connect, email at [email protected]. As Editor-in-Chief of CU Times since 2016, Michael Ogden has led the editorial team in all aspects of content strategy and execution, including the creation of the publication’s exclusive and proprietary research database of the credit union industry’s economic landscape. Under Michael’s leadership, CU Times has successfully shifted to an all-digital editorial product with new focuses on the payments, fraud, lending and regulatory beats. Most recently, he introduced a data-focused editorial product for subscribers that breaks down credit union issues into hard data, allowing for a deeper and more factual narrative for readers. In 2024, he launched the "Shared Accounts With CU Times" podcast, which offers a fresh, inside-the-newsroom perspective through interviews with leaders from the credit union industry and the regulatory world. He dives into pressing credit union issues, while revealing the personalities working behind-the-scenes to push the credit union world forward. His background includes years as a radio and TV anchor/reporter and a public relations and digital/social media manager, where he covered the food and music industries, as well as cooperatives and credit unions. Over the years, he has launched numerous exclusive video and podcast series, including a successful series of interactive backstage interviews with musicians at music festivals, showcasing his social media and live streaming production skills.
