[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 112 (Friday, July 25, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1653]
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 IN RECOGNITION OF DIANE FURNAS, NEWLY ELECTED CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD 
          OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 25, 2003

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize Diane Furnas, chief executive officer of Southwest Airlines 
Federal Credit Union in Dallas, TX, Ms. Furnas has recently been 
elected Chairwoman of the Board of the National Association of Federal 
Credit Unions (NAFCU).
  Ms. Furnas' dedication to the credit union movement is illustrated by 
her thirty years of service to the credit union community, including 
more than 27 years in her current position as the CEO of Southwest 
Airlines FCU. Ms. Furnas has spent the last three years as the Vice-
Chair of NAFCU and she is the first woman elected to chair the NAFCU 
Board.
  Throughout her tenure at Southwest Airlines FCU, Ms. Furnas has 
worked diligently to ensure her credit union's 28,000 members have 
access to high quality financial expertise. As a member of the Board at 
NAFCU, Ms. Furnas has been equally diligent in advocating the goals of 
the credit union community as a whole. From financial literacy to 
predatory lending and identity theft, Ms. Furnas has ensured that 
America's 82 million credit union members have a voice here in the 
nation's capitol. I am certain she will carry on that good work in her 
role as Chairwoman of NAFCU.
  NAFCU is the only national trade association that exclusively 
represents the interests of America's federal credit unions and Ms. 
Furnas will--no doubt--serve with distinction in her new post. I would 
like to congratulate Ms. Furnas on her election and wish her the best 
of luck.

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