Accepting Nominations until March 11, 2013

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World Council's Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is the highest honor paid to individuals and institutions by the worldwide credit union movement. Created to recognize outstanding contributions to international credit union development, Distinguished Service Awards are presented each year at World Council's World Credit Union Conference.

The 2013 Distinguished Service Award will be presented during the World Credit Union Conference, July 14–17, in Ottawa, Canada. World Council member organizations may submit nominations in the following categories:

DSA Individual:

Women and men who have provided exemplary service to the international credit union movement qualify for the individual category. These may be World Council and member organization officers, directors or representatives; international credit union pioneers; experienced field technicians; or individuals who have positively influenced credit union development. Former World Council officer, directors or employees are eligible for nomination one year after having held office or employment with World Council when they receive the award. No more than three individual awards may be granted each year.

Individuals nominated for the award should demonstrate some or all of the following:

• Personal history of commitment to international credit union development outside the nominee's home country.
• A record of technical service to the development of other credit union movements beyond their own national boundaries.
• Ongoing institutional development by playing a leading role in advancing World Council.
• Ability to locate and mobilize resources needed by World Council and its affiliates to establish strong credit union movements wherever they are sought.
  

DSA Institutional:

Organizations that have provided financial and technical assistance over an extended
period of time to develop international credit union movements and their service infrastructure may be nominated in the institutional category. No more than one institutional award may be granted each year.

Institutions nominated for the DSA must meet the following qualifications:

• Ongoing commitment to international credit union development for more than three years.
• Technical assistance provided beyond the nominee's borders has led to measurable results within the region receiving it and has an ongoing history following the end of the period of assistance.
• The range of programs funded has led to concrete changes and development as anticipated beyond their borders.

DSA nominations are due March 11, 2013, to:
Lili Tangwall
Email: ltangwall@woccu.org
Phone: +1-608-395-2043
Fax: +1-608-395-2001

Winners of the Distinguished Service Award

2012 DSA Winner Barry Jolette United States of America President and CEO of San Mateo Credit Union in Redwood City, California Former World Council of Credit Unions director
2011 DSA Winner Jim McMahon Ireland Former President of the Irish Credit Union League Director of Clones Credit Union in Mullanamoy, Clones, Co Monaghan, Ireland
2010 DSA Winners Harriet May United States of America President and CEO of GECU in El Paso, Texas Former Chair of Credit Union National Association
Lech Kaczyński Poland Former President of Poland President Kaczyński played a central role in helping establish a credit union movement in Poland
Credit Union Executives Society United States of America

2009 DSA Winners

• David Chatfield - USA
• Wayne Nygren - Canada

2008 DSA Winners

• Chris Baker - USA
• Karen Schwartz - USA
• Credit Union Foundation of Australia (CUFA)

2007 DSA Winners

• L.R. Bobby McVeigh - Canada
• Foundation for Polish Credit Unions - Poland

2006 DSA Winner

• John Hume - Ireland

2005 DSA Winners

• Gerry Foley - Ireland
• Roman Catholic Church - Vatican City

2003 DSA Winners

• Henry Cruz - USA
• Joseph Cugini - USA
• Dennis Cutter - USA
• John Nicholson - Canada
• Alan Parry - Australia
• Reverend James Oswald Thorbourne - Jamaica
• Herb Wegner (posthumous) - USA
• U.S. Peace Corps - USA

2000 DSA Winners

• Angel Castro - Panama
• Al Charbonneau - Canada & USA
• Rose Dorman - Great Britain
• Renford Douglas - Jamaica
• Michael Sang-Ho Lee - Korea
• Tod Manrell - Canada
• Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch - Germany
• Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen - Germany
• Alphonse and Dorimène Desjardins - Canada
• Edward A. Filene - USA
• Roy Frederick Bergengren - USA

1997 DSA Winners

• Everard Dean (posthumous) - Trinidad and Tobago
• Augustine Kang - Asia
• Augustine "Gus" Murray (posthumous) - Ireland
• Joe Perkowski - USA
• O.W.A. Baron von Verschuer - Netherlands
• Albert E. Williams (posthumous) - USA
• Canadian Co-operative Association - Canada

1994 DSA Winners

• Florencio Eguía Villaseñor - México
• Henry William (Bill) Howe - Australia
• William A. Atkins - USA
• Richard M. Heins, Ph.D. - USA
• Alex Gracie - Canada
• Robert L. Wermuth - USA
• ILCU International Development Foundation, Ltd. - Ireland
• Credit Union Foundation - USA

1991 DSA Winners

• Armando Terán - Panamá
• Colin Smith (posthumous) - New Zealand
• R.C. Robertson - USA
• R.C. Morgan (posthumous) - USA
• Paul Hebert - USA
• Jack Dublin - USA
• United States Agency for International Development
• Canadian International Development Agency

1988 DSA Winners

• Bartholomew Quainoo - Ghana
• Kenneth Miller - Australia
• Robert Ingram - Canada
• Lorrell S. Bruce - Jamaica
• Konrad Adenauer Foundation - Federal Republic of Germany
• CUNA Mutual Insurance Group - USA

1986 DSA Winners

• A. A. Bailey - Jamaica & USA
• Marion Ganey - USA & Fiji
• A. Rod Glen - Canada
• MISEREOR - Federal Republic of Germany
• Coady International Institute - Canada