San Diego, California - Robert Egger, chairman of the supervisory committee at Security Service Federal Credit Union in San Antonio, Texas, was honored with NACUSAC’s 2005 Golden Service Award.  The recognition is given to a supervisory or auditing committee member who stands out as an example of the significant contribution a volunteer can make to their credit union.  Egger, who has been on the committee for 15 years and its chairman for the past seven years, was praised for “demonstrating exceptional leadership in developing an outstanding supervisory committee.”  According to his credit union colleagues, Egger, whose career included 30 years’ active duty in the U.S. Air Force followed by an additional 19 years as the civilian Director of Security at the USAF Air Intelligence Agency, has contributed tremendously to the success of the progressive $3.5 billion credit union.  “Under Mr. Egger’s guidance, the committee has effectively worked with and monitored the Internal Audit function to ensure thorough and professional audits are consistently performed . . . Mr. Egger has improved relationships and communication with credit union management and staff while remaining objective and independent.  His charm and sense of humor go hand in hand with his steady judgment and his belief in open and frank discussion.”

The second award was presented to Richards & Associates for NACUSAC’s 2005 Associate Member of the Year.  The second largest credit union auditing firm in California, Richards & Associates was elected based on their dedication and professionalism in working with credit unions.  Mike Richards, the firm's president, returned the compliment saying, "NACUSAC is a tremendous resource to the credit union industry and to supervisory and audit committees in particular.  We will continue to welcome any opportunity to support NACUSAC's mission of educating these important volunteers."