Louise Herring Award Entry Form

Entry Form for The Louise Herring Award for Philosophy in Action

Contact Person_______________________________________________

Title________________________________________________________

E-mail Address _______________________________________________

Credit Union Name____________________________________________

Street Address____________________________________

City___________________ State______ Zip___________

Asset size: _____ Less than $50 million
_____ $50 million to $250 million
_____ Greater than $250 million

Number of credit union branches: __________
Number of credit union members:__________
Number of credit union employees: _________
Number of credit union employees involved in implementing the project:________

Please include promotional materials, descriptions, and photos of projects/events with your entry.
Current and previous years' statements of financial condition and income statements must be included with the entry materials
Submit materials in a three ring binder or spiral- bound notebook.

Answer the following questions (use additional paper if necessary)

1. If your credit union was involved in multiple projects, please list them here. If not, proceed to question 2.

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2. Select and describe the one project that was the most successful and the most unique -- the one that best exemplifies the Louise Herring Award for Philosophy in Action. (The ensuing questions must be answered based on this one project.)

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3. How does your project demonstrate credit union philosophy?

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4. Describe how the credit union put its philosophy into action?

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5. How does the project go beyond what is normally expected of a credit union?

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6. How did the project demonstrate the credit union's commitment to educating its members about credit union philosophy?

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7. How does the project demonstrate extraordinary and exemplary efforts to serve the credit union's members on a consistent basis?

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8. How does the project show the credit union's commitment to the credit union operating principles of democratic structure, service to members, and social goals?

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9. Please describe the measurable or defined results the project achieved

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You must also include a completed checklist with your entry form.

For more information, please contact William Wille, Public Relations Coordinator, at (800) 942-7124, ext. 3216.