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CUES Heartland Council Recognized

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By Kristie Wimmer

From left, CUES members Randall Bettis, Denise Palmer, Cathy Semon, Kelli Blair, and Chuck Bullock celebrate the award. Bettis is SVP/chief lending officer at $142 million BluCurrent CU, Springfield, Mo.; Palmer is chief financial officer of $864 million Arkansas FCU, Jacksonville; Semon is SVP/chief development officer at Arkansas FCU; Blair is SVP/chief development officer at $641 million 66 FCU, Bartlesville, Okla.; and Bullock is president/CEO of $66 million TECU CU Wichita, Kans.

It was my great pleasure to visit the CUES Heartland Council (serving Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas) in April, and present one of the nine 2012 CUES Outstanding Council awards to the officers.

CUES Councils are run by members on a volunteer basis and serve CUES members regionally, offering networking and career-enhancing resources to credit union leaders.

Judges selected Heartland and the other winning councils for their ability to present timely and important topics to attendees, communicate effectively with their members and produce actionable marketing pieces to generate high meeting participation. Councils also encourage non-members to join CUES.

Each CUES Outstanding Council winner receives $500 to develop future meetings.

Check out what's available from a CUES Council in your area!

Kristie Wimmer is member relations and council manager for CUES.

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