Filene and Biden Award Winners 2011-2017

AWARD WINNERS

2017

EDWARD FILENE CREDIT UNION AWARDS FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE - GB & IRELAND

• Supreme Award for Social Entrepreneurship -  Prince Bishops Community Bank, Stanley, Co.Durham        
• Single Benefactor of the Year (Organisation) - Karbon Homes  nominated by Prince Bishops Community Bank
• Single Benefactor of the Year (Individual) - Ian Gylee, President, Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd, Treorchy, Wales
• Chief Executive Officer or General Manager of a Credit Union -  Amanda Ivey, CEO, Commsave Credit Union Ltd, Northampton
• Young Credit Union Leader, either paid or unpaid, aged 17-35 years in 2017 - Bethany Moss, South Yorkshire Credit Union Ltd, Doncaster 
• Customer Services Officer or Teller of the Year 2017 - Christine Bates, Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd, Treorchy, Wales
• Hosting Saving Schemes for Primary and Secondary School pupils - Prince Bishops Community Bank, Stanley, Co.Durham
• Achieving Business Growth using its own resources - Commsave Credit Union Ltd, Northampton 
• Trading and Innovation using its own resources or others obtained from the private sector - Prince Bishops Community Bank, Stanley, Co.Durham
• A credit union serving as a financial incubator for seed, small and medium enterprises operated by its owner-members - Killarney Credit Union Ltd, Co.Kerry, Ireland 
• Credit union advocacy with local and national politicians - Joint Winners:  Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd and Prince Bishops Community Bank
• Community mobilisation and outreach - Killarney Credit Union Ltd, Co.Kerry, Ireland  
• Dispensing financial education to the entire Common Bond - Prince Bishops Community Bank, Stanley, Co.Durham  
• Use of the media - Salford Credit Union Ltd, Salford, Greater Manchester  
• Making a film describing the Award winning activity of an individual or credit union - Justine Lynn Limocon, PhDE, Lamac Multipurpose Cooperative, Cebu City, Philippines
• Beacon Credit Union  -  Commsave Credit Union Ltd, Northampton  

JOE BIDEN AWARDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR from:-

• ​Asia - Justine Lynn Limocon, PhDE, Lamac Multipurpose Cooperative, Cebu City, Philippines
• Australasia - Paul Dawson, ACDE, First Choice Credit Union Ltd, Orange, NSW, Australia
• The Caribbean - Carla Decker, CUDE, DEUK, CaribDE, CanadaDE (from Washington, DC, USA) - Academic Director & Lead Facilitator, CaribDE
• Europe - Christina Stoneman, ACDE, Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd, Treorchy, Wales

"PELL SCHOLARS" - Recipients of ICULD&E Foundation bursaries to attend Development Educator courses  ►

• CaribDE25 - March 2017 - Jacqueline Simpson and Patrice Thomas-Hinds from Kingston, Jamaica
• CaribDE26/CanadaDE1 - June 2017 - Jennifer Dawne Heyliger from St Kitts and Wade Richardson from Anguilla 
• ACDE21 - June 2017 - Sheila Murtagh from England, Walter Owuor Oguto from Kenya and Wayne Rosser from Wales 

2016

EDWARD FILENE CREDIT UNION AWARDS FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE -GB & IRELAND

• Supreme Award for Social Entrepreneurship - Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd., Treorchy, Wales

• Beacon Credit Union - Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd., Treorchy, Wales

• A Chief Executive Officer or General Manager of a Credit Union - joint winners
           Sheila Murtagh, DEEU, Chief Executive Officer, Salford Credit Union Ltd, Salford
           Christina Stoneman, ACDE, General Manager, Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd.
• Juvenile Depositors Schemes in Primary Schools (up to age 11) Prince Bishops Community Bank Ltd., Stanley, Co.Durham
• Achieving Business Growth using its own resources - Jubilee Tower Credit Union Ltd, Darwen, Lancs
• Trading and Innovation using its own resources or money borrowed from the private sector - Jubilee Tower Credit Union Ltd., Darwen
• Creating legitimate products and services for owner-members to create, accumulate, retain and pass on their wealth -
          North East Scotland Credit Union Ltd, Aberdeen
• Engaging in direct Credit Union Advocacy with local/national politicians - Salford Credit Union Ltd., Salford
• Exemplary service in response to telephone enquiries - Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd., Treorchy, Wales
• Community Mobilisation and Outreach - North East Scotland Credit Union Ltd., Aberdeen
• Dispensing Financial Education in its entire Common Bond - Prince Bishops Community Bank, Stanley, Co.Durham
• Fundraising for Good Causes - North East Scotland Credit Union Ltd., Aberdeen.
• Use of the Media - joint winners
          Glenamaddy Credit Union Ltd, Co.Galway, Eire 
          Prince Bishops Community Bank, Stanley, Co.Durham
• Film Production -  Glenamaddy Credit Union Ltd, Co.Galway, Eire

JOE BIDEN AWARDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR from:-

• The continent of Africa - Lilian Ndegwa, ACDE, ADE, Nairobi, Kenya
• The continent of Asia - Teresa Tao, ACDE, Yunnan, China 
• The continent of Asia - Runner Up - Dudz Samson, CUDE, PhDE, I-CUDE, Cebu City, Philippines

"PELL SCHOLARS" - Recipients of ICULD&E Foundation bursaries to attend Development Educator courses

All the following attended Asian Development Educator Courses (ACDE) in Bangkok, Thailand, "Batch 19" in May and "Batch 20" in December    

• Alana Miles, CUDE, DEEU, ACDE from the USA - Batch 19 
• Khin Moh Moh, ACDE from Myanmar - Batch 19 
• Lilian Ndegwa, ADE, ACDE from Kenya - Batch 19
• Peter Owira, ADE, ACDE from Kenya - Batch 19
• Christina Stoneman, ACDE from Wales - Batch 19
• Teresa Tao, ACDE from China - Batch 19
• Thinzar Soe Win, ACDE from Myanmar - Batch 20

2015 

EDWARD FILENE CREDIT UNION AWARDS FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE
-  GB & IRELAND

• Supreme Award for Social Entrepreneurship - South Yorkshire Credit Union Ltd, Doncaster
• Beacon Credit Union - Ballyhackamore Credit Union Ltd, East Belfast, N.Ireland
• A Single Benefactor to a Credit Union - Matthew Don Bailey, Civil Service Credit Union Ltd, Dublin, Eire
• A President, Board Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer or General Manager of a Credit Union - Murdo MacLeod, South Yorkshire Credit Union, Doncaster
• Young Credit Union Leader (17-35 years on 31.07.15) - Owen Chown, Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd, Treorchy, Wales
• Achieving Business Growth using its own resources - Jubilee Tower Credit Union Ltd, Darwen, Lancs
• Trading and Innovation using its own resources or money borrowed from the private sector - North East Credit Union Ltd, Aberdeen
• Community Mobilisation and Outreach - Ballyhackamore Credit Union Ltd, East Belfast, N.Ireland
                                                                  Jubilee Tower Credit Union Ltd, Darwen, Lancs
                                                                  North East Scotland Credit Union Ltd, Aberdeen
• Dispensing Financial Education in its entire Common Bond - South Yorkshire Credit Union Ltd, Doncaster
• Fundraising for Good Causes - Prince Bishops Community Bank, Stanley, Co.Durham
• Use of the Media - Ballyhackamore Credit Union Ltd, East Belfast, N.Ireland
• Film Production - Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd, Treorchy Wales and Prince Bishops Community Bank, Co.Durham

JOE BIDEN AWARDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR from:-

• The continent of Africa - Ann Mbaabu, ACDE, Stima-SACCO, Mombasa, Kenya
• The continent of Asia - Jose Allan S. Bartolo, PhDE, Bugasong Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Antique, Philippines
• The continent of Australasia - Deb Say, DUDE, Traditional Credit Union, Casurina, Northern Territories, Australia
• The islands of the Caribbean - Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, HonCaribDE, Jamaican High Commissioner in London

"PELL SCHOLARS" - Recipients of ICULD&E Foundation bursaries to attend Development Educator courses not in their home area

• Ann Mbaabu from Mombasa, Kenya attended the Asian Development Educator Course in Bangkok, Thailand
• Malcolm Ngouala from Congo Brazzaville/Great Britain attended the African Development Educator Course in S.Africa
• Sukhmeet Sohal from Thailand attended the Development Educator European Course in Liverpool, Great Britain

2014  

Edward Filene Credit Union Awards for Excellence - Great Britain & Ireland

• A Single Benefactor to a Credit Union - Donald Urquhart, I-CUDE - Capital Credit Union Ltd. Edinburgh
• A President, Board Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer or General Manager of a Credit Union - Eileen Halligan, Central Liverpool Credit Union Ltd., Liverpool
• A Juvenile Depositor scheme run by young people themselves under 11 years -  Capital Credit Union Ltd., Edinburgh & Stockbridge Primary School
• Achieving Business Growth -  Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd, Treorchy, Wales
• Raising Funds (excluding share deposits) to develop the Credit Union - Medway & Swale Credit Union Ltd, Medway, Kent 
• Engaging in Community Initiatives and Outreach -  Ballyhackamore Credit Union Ltd., Belfast, N. Ireland
• Dispensing Money Management Education to entire “Common Bond” catchment -  Prince Bishops Credit Union Ltd., Co. Durham
• Beacon Credit Union 2013/14 - Capital Credit Union Ltd., Edinburgh

Joe Biden Award for the Credit Union Development Educator Of The Year

• From Asia  -  Roberta (Mely) Verano I-CUDE - Cebu City, Philippines

Special Awards 2014 - made by the Foundation’s Trustees                                                                           

• Lifetime Award for Exemplary Service to Credit Unions and Co-operatives over many years -  R.Hettiarachchi, CEO (retired), Asian Confederation of Credit Unions
• Most Travelled Development Educator - Lois Kitsch CUDE, ACDE, DUDE, PhDE, I-CUDE - NCUF, USA
• Motivator - Africa DE Programme 2014 -  Malcolm Ngouala, DEUK

2013 

Edward Filene Credit Union Awards for Excellence” - Great Britain & Ireland

• Supreme Award for Social Entrepreneurship - Capital Credit Union Ltd, Edinburgh
• Sales and Marketing - Capital Credit Union Ltd, Edinburgh
• Active Partnerships -  Salford Credit Union Ltd 
• Community Mobilisation & Outreach - Ballyhackamore Credit Union Ltd, Belfast 
• Fundraising for Charity - Capital Credit Union Ltd, Edinburgh
• Fund Raising and Capital Raising - Dial-A-Cab Credit Union Ltd., London 
• Single Benefactor to a Credit Union (under 1000 owner-members - Caroline Swift of Medway Credit Union Ltd, Kent
• Single Benefactor to a Credit Union (over 1000 owner-members) - Alex Spence of Capital Credit Union Ltd, Edinburgh
• Juvenile Depositor of the year aged 11 to 16 - Thomas Knox of Partners Credit Union Ltd, Liverpool
• Juvenile Depositors of the year under 11 years - Broxburn Primary School & West Lothian/Livingston Credit Union  Ltd
• Credit Union Trading, Innovation & Application - No.1 Copperpot Credit Union
• Lending to owner-members seed, small & medium businesses - Partners Credit Union Ltd, Liverpool
• Young Leader of the year aged 17-35 - Simon Martin, Sheffield Credit Union Ltd
• Use of the Media -  Capital Credit Union Ltd, Edinburgh
• Credit Union - less than 2000 owner-members - Solent Credit Union Ltd,  Southampton

Overseas Development Educator of the Year from the European Union or Africa

• Eleanora Zgonjanin Petrovic – FULM Savings House, Macedonia

2012   

Edward Filene Credit Union Awards for Excellence” - Great Britain & Ireland 

• Supreme Award for Social Entrepreneurship  not awarded
• Marketing - Hull & East Yorkshire Credit Union Ltd.
• Active Partnerships - Citysave Credit Union Ltd, Birmingham
• Community Mobilisation - Scotwest Credit Union Ltd, Glasgow
• Single Benefactor -  Paul Hyde, Partners Credit Union Ltd, Liverpool
• Education - Whitehaven, Egremont & District Credit Union Ltd.
• Credit Union Innovation - Partners Credit Union Ltd Liverpool and Glasgow Credit Union Ltd.
• Young Leader of the Year aged 19-35 - Caroline Domanski, No. 1 Copperpot Credit Union Ltd
• Photography - Dragonsavers Credit Union Ltd, Treorchy, Wales

2011

Edward Filene Credit Union Awards for Excellence” - Great Britain & Ireland 

• Supreme Award for Social Entrepreneurship - Norfolk Credit Union Ltd
• Marketing - Scotwest Credit Union Ltd, Glasgow
• Active Partnerships - Norfolk Credit Union Ltd
• Community Mobilisation -  Partners Credit Union Ltd, Liverpool
• Fundraising for Charity - Scotwest Credit Union Ltd, Glasgow
• Single Benefactor - Elizabeth Donnelly, Armagh Credit Union Ltd, Belfast
• Education - Capital Credit Union Ltd, Edinburgh