ICUL Staff Anniversaries. Congratulations to long-time League staff member, George Fiegle, who celebrated his 20-year service anniversary during August 2006. George is Executive Vice President of the ICUL Service Corp.

New Names. Mid-States Corporate FCU is now Members United Corporate FCU, NewellRubbermaid EFCU is now 1st Northwest FCU, and State Farm Great Lakes FCU is now State Farm FCU.

New CEOs. Welcome to the following new CEOs of Illinois credit unions: Alton Route CU – Lee Ann Steffa, Atlas Community CU – Doug Macias, Chicagoland Electrical Industry CU – Sue Beckwith, Douglas CU – Roy Price, Electrical Workers #601 CU – Michelle Coleman, MADCO CU – Melissa Maher, Metro Fellowship FCU – Valerie Gideon, Metropolitan L FCU – Steven Johnson, Peoria Journal Star CU – Tonya Carter, Preferred Members CU – Josephine Elmore, Route 1 CU – Kim Swan, Streator Community CU – Paula Upchurch, Streator Onized CU – Kathy Lucas, and Urbana Municipal ECU – Melody Neumann.

Grand Openings. The following credit unions opened new facilities recently: CEFCU in Springfield, DuPage CU in Geneva, GCS FCU in Madison, Generations CU in Belvidere, Olin CU in Jerseyville, and Chicago Firefighters CU in Chicago.

Retirements. Best wishes to the following CU CEOs who recently retired: Alton Route CU – Dorothy Hileman and MADCO CU – Marcia Prater.

Passings. The credit union movement mourns the loss of Richard C. Zaraycki, charter member and chairman of Archer Heights CU; Margaret Hatfield, former secretary and bookkeeper for Beardstown CU; Leo Dubrovin, former president of Marshall Field CU; and Norma Lindberg, former board member of Gale CU.

EFT Pioneer Dies. John W. Adams, former League Director from the Galesburg Chapter and CUNA national director, died on August 26, 2006. Adams served as chairman of the original CUNA funds transfer committee in February 1974 and was a catalyst for action which resulted in allowing credit unions to offer share drafts. His integral knowledge of credit union operations and EFT systems helped him develop materials for a series of highly successful national EFT seminars. Adams organized Butler ECU in Galesburg during 1949 and served as treasurer/manager for more than 40 years. He was a League director for 23 years and served as a CUNA national director from 1969-1985, holding the position of vice-chairman from 1970-1991. Adams was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley, who also worked as an employee of Butler CU. Butler CU became Prairieland CU, which merged into Galesburg Midwest CU, now called Midwest Community CU.

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