Distinguished Director Award Nomination Form

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The CUES Distinguished Director Award is bestowed upon a director or committee member who has rendered distinguished service and/or made outstanding contributions to strengthen their credit union or the industry. This award is bestowed at the discretion of the CUES Board of Directors, subject to criteria requested below on the proposed nominee.

Criteria

To be considered for the Distinguished Director Award, a candidate must:

Be a current CUES director member during nomination year
Must be nominated by a current CUES member
Currently serve on a credit union board or committee at a credit union.

Application Instructions

The application must be submitted electronically on this form by no later than Friday, June 13th, 2025. You may send letters of recommendation to us in PDF or MS Word format. Please also submit a professional picture or head shot of the nominee in high resolution (8x10", 300-DPI) jpeg format to awards@cues.org.

If you have any additional questions please reach out to Brian Cacic at awards@cues.org, or 608.288.5313.

Note: CUES will document any certifications or educational events that the nominee has completed with us.

Nominators Information

First Name

Last Name

Credit Union/Organization

Email Address

Direct Phone Number

Nominees Information

First Name

Last Name

Credit Union

Current Role

Email Address

Direct Phone Number

Eligibility Checklist

This nominee is a current CUES member

YesNo

The nominator is a current CUES member

YesNo

The nominee currently serves on a credit union board or committee

YesNo

The nominee has rendered exceptional service, and has made outstanding contributions to strengthen their credit union and the industry

YesNo

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Tell us more about the nominee

Complete the following questions to tell us why you believe your candidate deserves this award. Please limit the answers to services/contributions performed within the last 3 years. The judges will make their selections based off this information, so be sure to provide all the relevant information that you would like to be considered.

Total number of years the nominee been a credit union director

List the nominee’s contributions to strengthen their credit union, their board, and the industry

List contributions the nominee has made to the community

List professional or community awards that the nominee has received in the last three years

Why should CUES consider this nominee for the award?

Contact Information