CU Award Programs

Following the philosophy of “People helping people,” credit unions make a difference for their members and the communities they serve. While focusing on member needs, credit unions work for the ongoing development of communities through policies developed and accepted by the members.

LSCU promotes community and youth involvement among member credit unions through recognition awards such as the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Awards, the Louis Herring Award for Philosophy in Action, and the Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award. These award programs are in place to honor professionals, volunteers, and credit unions for excellence in leadership and service.

Dora Maxwell and Louis Herring Awards
These two programs identify credit unions that demonstrate the credit union "People-Helping-People" philosophy. The Dora Maxwell Award program honors the work of credit unions in the community and the Louise Herring Award program recognizes the practical application of credit union philosophy in daily internal operations. State winners in the two programs will advance to national competition for judging.

Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award

The Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award recognizes leadership within the credit union movement on behalf of youth financial literacy. It considers all activities supporting the personal finance education of young members and nonmembers, including, but not limited to, face-to-face teaching, publicity, lobbying for curriculum requirements, teacher and volunteer training, and promotion and use of educational programs such as the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP).