In front of friends, family, co-workers, and a crowd of hundreds, Grady Hicks and Marvin McBee were inducted into the Tennessee Credit Union Hall of Fame. The induction took place at the Awards Gala on the first night of the Tennessee Credit Union League Annual Convention and Expo.
Jointly sponsored by the Tennessee Credit Union League and Volunteer Corporate Credit Union, the Tennessee Credit Union Hall of Fame recognizes the commitment, leadership, and dedication that deserving individuals from the state have made to the credit union movement.
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Grady Hicks, director for Southern Credit Union in Chattanooga, was inducted first. Hicks has served Southern Credit Union for over 40 years, including as chair of the Supervisory Committee as well as numerous other ad hoc board committees. Hicks also attends various credit union meetings and conferences – Chapter Meetings, Tennessee Credit Union League Convention, Elected Leaders Conference and various state, national and regional meetings.
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Marvin McBee, CEO of Heritage South Community Credit Union in Shelbyville, was the second and final inductee of the evening. For more than 35 years McBee has led Heritage South Community Credit Union, overseeing growth to $206 million from $1.6 million in September 1982. Prior to the merger of the Duck River Chapter of the Tennessee Credit Union League, McBee served multiple times as the Duck River Chapter president. At the time of his hiring, EPCO Credit Union had one SEG, Empire Pencil Company.
Under McBee’s leadership, the credit union grew from a single SEG group credit union to a multi-SEG group credit union and now serves Bedford, Marshall and Rutherford Counties as a community chartered credit union. In serving these communities, the credit union changed its name to Heritage South Community Credit Union.
The next induction ceremony for the Tennessee Credit Union Hall of Fame will be at the 2019 Tennessee Credit Union League Annual Convention, scheduled for May 8-10, 2019 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville.
