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NCOFCU Awards Presentations Seattle WA

Seattle WA 9/20/18
These prestigious awards are presented annually recognizing a credit union professional and volunteer whose career best embodies the National Council of Firefighter Credit Unions Inc (NCOFCU) mission.  The recipients will have demonstrated support for the credit union philosophy of “people helping people” and organized and/or provided significant assistance to their credit unions needs which constructively impacted the growth, image and/or service capacity of their credit union. 

Volunteer of the Year

Michael McCormick V Chairman
San Diego Firefighters FCU
Mike has been a volunteer at the credit union for the past 20 years and is currently the Vice-Chairman of the credit union's Board of Directors. Mike is also on the Board of the NCOFCU.
Mike has been a great advocate for the credit union over these past 20 years and has attended numerous educational conference on behalf of the credit union. He has also been a valued member of the ALCO committee for most of those 20 years. Mike's years of experience in both the private sector and the public sector along with an Executive MBA allows him to play a key role in the decision-making process regarding the strategic financial direction of the credit union.
The credit union is truly fortunate to have someone of Mike's dedication and commitment to the success of the credit union.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Richard T. Andrews CEO
F & A Credit Union
Rich Andrews holds over 40 years of service within the credit union industry. He began his career with credit unions as a Real Estate and Special Service Manager, working his way up to Executive Vice President of Operations and eventually to the CEO position he holds today.  A vast majority of Rich’s credit union career has been serving as President/CEO of F&A Federal Credit Union.

F&A Federal Credit Union closed its books in 1985 with $115 million in assets and a capital ratio of 5.27%. In March of 1986, Rich was hired to take the helm of the Credit Union and lead them into the future. Today, F&A stands as one of the most successful credit unions in the country with over $1.6 billion in assets, nearly $260 million in capital, and an outstanding capital ratio of 15.79%.

Soon, Rich Andrews will leave his long, distinguished career at F&A behind knowing that he, with the help and support of many others, has crafted one of the most successful credit unions in the country. 

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