Awards & Recognition 2022

Dora Maxwell Award, Dakota Credit Union Association Hall of Fame Inductee, and much more!

In 2022, FCCU was recognized by the Dakota Credit Union Association (DakCU) with several awards. Recognized for our community involvement, FCCU was presented the Dora Maxwell award. FCCU received this award for our charity support towards suicide prevention, raising more than $3,000 and awareness for the organization. In addition, FCCU received the 2022 Desjardins Financial Education for our podcast, “Let’s CU Succeed”. FCCU started the podcast in early 2021 and has since published more than 32 episodes ranging from tips on buying your first home to budgeting, student loans, fraud protection, and more.

Additionally, FCCU received the Marketing and Communication Award for our outstanding efforts for its “Life is Better with Community” campaign to support membership engagement, growth and brand awareness.

The most prestigious of all the DakCU awards was given to Dayne Headland, former FCCU board member who was inducted into the Dakota Credit Union Association (DakCU) Hall of Fame. This honor is based on lifetime achievement within the credit union movement. Dayne retired in 2022 from the FCCU board of directors after nearly 30 years on the board, the longest standing board member at FCCU.

FCCU also was awarded by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) a Marketing and Business Development Diamond Award. FCCU was awarded a national Diamond Award for the category of “Complete Campaign” for our “Life is Better with Community” campaign. Other recognition in 2022 includes being selected as one of the Top 50 Best Places to Work in the region by Prairie Business for the third year in a row, being named one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work by the Young Professionals of Bismarck and being named the Best Credit Union in Fargo. Additionally, the USDA Rural Development recognized FCCU as a top rural housing lender in North Dakota. This was a huge honor for the FCCU home loans team.

The FCCU Volunteer of the Year for 2022 was Amanda Thrift, Jamestown Retail Manager. Amanda volunteered more than 170 hours in the Jamestown and surrounding communities in 2022. She actively participates in Kiwanis, Prairie Paws Rescue and Jamestown Tourism in addition to volunteering at FCCU events.

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