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2011 Hall of Fame Joye Cox VP/Marketing SAFE FCU Sumter, SC
	2010 Joe Hearn 2009 Mary Olson 2008 Rob Kimmett 2007 D.G. Markwell 2005 Larry Jones 2004 Mike Welch 2002 Robert Schumacher 2001 Ellie Hartsock
Cox first served as SAFE Federal Credit Union’s Marketing Director in 1984, when it was a military credit union with $64.5 million in assets and 36,800 members. A huge proponent of the philosophy of sharing the credit union with the entire community, Cox was instrumental in the addition of adding underserved communities in 8 counties.  Now the vice president of marketing, her credit union has $671 million in assets and serves more than 100,000 members through ten branch locations. Cox was also instrumental in developing and growing SAFE’s program for members age 55+, and is laying the groundwork for a student-run branch in a local high school. In addition to being a co-founder and executive committee member of the CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council, Cox has won numerous industry (and non-industry) awards.

The CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council Hall of Fame recognizes marketing professionals who have excelled at this difficult discipline throughout their professional careers. It's an honor not easily won, and even less frequently bestowed. But it is of vital importance in its measure of marketing excellence, and CMBDC's most prestigious honor.

Hall of Fame recipients may be current or former marketers, alive or deceased. In addition to excellence in performance, the only other criterion is that their credit union of primary influence be affiliated with CUNA and their state league. Marketing and Business Development Council executive committee members and credit union system employees are not eligible for the award.