[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17582]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN TIPPETS, NEWLY ELECTED DIRECTOR ON THE BOARD OF 
           THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2006

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize John Tippets, 
the president and CEO of American Airlines Federal Credit Union, 
located in Dallas-Fort Worth on his election to the Board of Directors 
of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU). John has 
been an advocate for federal credit unions for over 15 years at the 
state and local level.
  I know John will serve with distinction in his new post, as this is 
just one more in a long list of accomplishments. In addition to serving 
as President and CEO at AAFCU, he previously served on the Board of 
Directors as well. John previously served on the Filene Institute 
Advisory Council, the Federal Reserve's Thrift Institutions Advisory 
Council and Fannie Mae's National Advisory Council. Further, John 
currently serves on the Aspen Institute's Advisory Board for the 
``Initiative on Financial Security'' and on NAFCU's Legislative 
Committee.
  Under John's leadership, AAFCU has continued to grow, serving over 
200,000 employees of the air transportation industry. During his time 
at AAFCU, John has worked hard to ensure that the credit union continue 
to reflect the original goals of the credit union movement; promoting 
thrift, encouraging volunteer leadership and cooperative ownership. 
AAFCU provides helpful, timely, personal service that caters to the 
needs and financial goals of individual members. It is that service 
that is the hallmark of AAFCU and the credit union movement.
  Again, I wish John good luck in his new position as a member of 
NAFCU's Board of Directors.

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