October 18th, 2019088Georgia United Credit Union recently welcomed Stephanie Zuleger as its new chief lending officer.
Zuleger -- who will sit on Georgia United's executive leadership team and will report to Executive Vice President Shawn Turpin -- comes with 15 years of credit union experience. Most recently, she held the
position of chief lending officer and chief experience officer at Y-12 Federal Credit Union in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
In addition ot her extensive credit union experience, Zuleger has been honored with the Credit Union Times Women to Watch Award in 2016 and the CUNA Lending Council's Rising Star award in 2017. As an active conference...
October 18th, 20192157
The music room at Cousins Middle School is one of 10 school facilities that will receive a grant toward a makeover as part of Georgia United Credit Union's School Crashers program.
>>RELATED: Georgia United Credit Union wins national recognition for School Crashers Program<<
Leigh Gant, business development officer at Georgia United Credit Union, surprised music teacher Krista Firkus with the announcement during a special-called faculty meeting at the school recently, according to a Rockdale-Newton Citizen article.
"I'm so incredibly grateful to Georgia United for the School Crashers Grant," Firkus told...
October 16th, 20190150Mercy Federal Credit Union's CEO was recently named to Georgia Southern University's '40 Under 40' Class of 2019, according to Savannah Business Journal.
Clint Smith earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Georgia Southern in 2006.
The '40 Under 40' honorees were chosen by a selection committee that reviewed each individual's professional expertise, achievements, dedication to charitable and communitiy initiatives and their commitment ot Georgia Southern.
The full list of '40 Under 40' Class of 2019 honorees is available here.
Also featured in: Savannah Business Journal, Savannah CEO...
October 8th, 2019087Associated Credit Union kicked off October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a mobile mammogram truck from Quantum Radiology at their main office location on Oct. 7, according to a CUInsight article.
Employees and employees' families were able to set up appointment times to get checked in the mammogram mobile. Twenty employees and family members of employees signed up to participate and be screened at no cost.
Women should begin receiving annual screenings at the age of 40, and annual mammograms can help detect cancer early.
"We know it can be difficult to schedule the time to go to the doctor's office and get a yearly...
October 1st, 20191117
Local radio station 13WMAZ recently named one of MidSouth Credit Union's student tellers as its Athlete of the Week.
The following is an excerpt from that article.
is full-tilt on the Cross Country and Track courses, holding school records in the 800, 1600 3200 and 5000 meters. He's also full-speed in the classroom with a 3.9 GPA a job at MidSouth Credit Union in Macon as a teller. Sparrow has been working since he was 14 -- first, mowing lawns in the summertime, and now, at the . He says it's helped him develop as a person."It's definitely helping me with my social skills as far as not being a social butterfly. It's helping me to...
October 1st, 20191121
East Laurens Elementary School recently opened its media center doors to its 600 students after receiving a "mini-crash" from Georgia United Foundation's sixth annual School Crashers program.
Out of more than 300 entries submitted across the state, East Laurens Elementary was selected to receive a media center makeover that included new carpet, fresh paint and fun, flexible furniture including whiteboard tables. The "mini-crash" grant totaled more than $22,000.
It was a pleasure working alongside Principal Kelly Dean, the faculty and the staff to provide a refreshed and inspiring learning space for the students," said Georgia...
September 30th, 20191314
Robins Financial Credit Union recently contributed more than $156,000 to eight organizations as part of its annual Community Project.
The winning organizations were selected by a board committee based on their reputation and the work they do for the community.
"Robins is committed to the communities we serve and give back whenever possible," according to a statement from the credit union. "The funding from this year's Community Project will fill a specific need for the selected organizations as follows:
Cafe Central serves the hungry residents of Milledgeville. They serve a weekly free meal to residents along the providing...
September 30th, 2019291
Credit Union of Georgia will act as a donation stop in Leadership Cherokee Alumni's second annual community food drive, according to a Georgia Patch article.
Leadership Cherokee is a nine-month-long program meant to educate existing and emerging leaders in Cherokee County. Last year, the Leadership Cherokee Class of 2018 learned local pantries were suffering a food shortage and challenged the Class of 2017 to see who could collect the most food.
"The Class of 2017 quickly called in the support of additional Leadership Cherokee graduates with collections spanning all areas of the county," said John Barker, chamber board chair and...
September 27th, 20190123
Team members from Georgia United Credit Union's Dalton branches kicked off the fall season with a day of giving back to the local community.
On Sept. 12, team members from both Georgia United Dalton branches partnered with Greater Dalton Habitat for Humanity to provide home building assistance for two future homeowners.
"This was a great opportunity for both of our Dalton branches to unite and serve the community we live and work in," said Harrison Stafford, Georgia United's business development officer. "Through our shared strength, we were able to complete numerous projects and watch the interior of the home come together."
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