Volunteers are not paid--not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless. In this spirit, five credit union directors were honored as inductees into the CUES Volunteer Hall of Fame during an awards ceremony in December at CUES' Directors Conference in Las Vegas. Honored for their priceless contributions to credit unions were:

By Barb Kachelski, CAE

“All the world’s a stage.” I read William Shakespeare’s words during my college English major days.

By Mary Auestad Arnold

By Barb Kachelski, CAE 

I had the honor this month of flying directly from CUES' Directors Conference in Las Vegas to recognize CUES Board Member and President/CEO of Goldenwest Federal Credit Union Shelley B. Clarke.

By Barb Kachelski, CAE

Remember the old commercials for ABC's Wide World of Sports? You know, the ones where the announcer talked about, "The thrill of victory … the agony of defeat?" 

By Jim Jerving

Dear CUES Members,

After I retired from the Army following 27 years as an enlisted man, cadet and officer, I never imagined I would find a career at CUES that would be filled with as much satisfaction and emotional highs.

By Louis Hernandez Jr.

Our nation and world have been rattled by seismic events, from the Great Recession to bank failures, high unemployment, economic uncertainty in Europe, a volatile stock market, depressed home prices and falling consumer confidence. We are also seeing accelerated global change, from the rise of Asia to the decline of the West. This represents a great shift in global power.

By Mary Auestad Arnold

According to John Moore, former marketer for Starbucks and Whole Foods Market, employees who have a passion for your credit union and who make a direct connection with members can separate you from your competitors.

By Lisa Hochgraf

This morning CUES announced the 2011 Next Top Credit Union Exec: Devin Selte, senior relationship manager, team lead with $11 billion Servus Credit Union, Edmonton, Alberta. Devin was recognized with a $20,000 educational prize package for his work on Servus CU's Young Leaders Network. Nice work, Devin!