[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1638]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF DALE E. KIMBLE

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2016

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dale E. Kimble, 
Chief Executive Officer of DATCU, as he retires after nearly forty 
years in the financial services sector and also for his tireless 
community service in Denton County.
   Since joining DATCU in 2001, Mr. Kimble has dynamically led the 
Credit Union to double digit growth, increasing the assets of the 
institution from $180 million to $868 million and more than doubling 
the membership of the Credit Union from 40,000 to over 88,000 members. 
Under his leadership, DATCU recently completed their construction and 
relocation of its core operations to the new 52,000 square foot Corinth 
headquarters, providing much needed support for their growing assets 
and membership. During his tenure, DATCU has expanded the number of 
Denton County branch locations from four to ten.
   Through this tremendous growth, Mr. Kimble has ensured the financial 
stability of the organization, recently ranked 7th best performing 
large credit union in 2012 by SNL Financial. DATCU has had consistent 
recognition as a five-star rated institution by Bauer Financial and 
recognition by IDC Financial Publishing as one of the few credit unions 
to achieve a perfect score of 300, accomplished in both 2010 and 2011. 
In addition, Deposit Accounts.com has named DATCU a ``Top 200'' of the 
approximate 6,500 credit unions in the country. Mr. Kimble's effective 
leadership has also ensured that the growing number of members has been 
served by a strong and loyal employee base, evidenced by DATCU's 
ranking by Texas Monthly as the 2nd Best Place to Work in Texas in 2009 
and 2010, as 4th best place in 2013 and 2014 and 17th in 2015. This 
recognition resulted from nominations by the credit union's own 
employees.
   Service to his community has also been a hallmark for Mr. Kimble and 
his wife, Pamela. In 2007, he and his wife were named as joint 
recipients of the Boy Scouts of America-Denton Distinguished Citizens 
Award. In 2009, they were again jointly honored by Health Services of 
North Texas' Hearts and Heroes with the ``Founders Award.'' Mr. Kimble 
has also served in multiple North Texas community organizations, 
including his role as the inaugural Chairman of the Board for Serve 
Denton, Board Chairman of Denton Regional Medical Center, Health 
Services of North Texas, and the Denton Rotary Club.
   I am pleased to honor Mr. Kimble for his years of dedicated work and 
service to his profession and community and wish him as much success in 
his retirement as he has had in his career. It is privilege to 
represent Mr. Kimble, his family and DATCU in the U.S. House of 
Representatives.

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