#2006: Cornerstone Advisors Presents 18th Annual 2019 GonzoBanker Awards...

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It’s a tradition unlike any other. No, we’re not talking about The Masters golf tournament. We're talking about the highly-anticipated annual GonzoBanker Awards, as 2019 marks the 18th year these awards have been meticulously researched and presented to banking and credit union professionals worldwide, as well as industry vendors. These awards highlight the winners, losers, and questionable tactics of last year within the financial services industry.

Cornerstone Advisors President/Partner Steve Williams and Senior Director Sam Kilmer join us on the program to feature many of the credit unions and credit union professionals awarded for their efforts in 2019. Listed below are most of the credit union awardees we discussed:

GonzoBanker of the Year
Kent Oram, CEO at Idaho Central Credit Union

Credit Union Lifetime Achievement Awards
Paul Trylko, CEO at Amplify Credit Union
Olan Jones, President/CEO of Eastman Credit Union

Credit Union Merger of the Year
SchoolsFirst Credit Union and Schools Financial Credit Union

Smarter Bank Individual Awards — The Data Award
Wings Financial Credit Union

Smarter Bank Individual Awards -- The Ecosystem Award
Partners Credit Union and Kony (recently acquired by Temenos)

The Alpha Early Adopter Award
Kit Snyder, Scott Sylvester, Lindsay Land and the rest of the team at Consumers Credit Union

David-Meets-Goliath Award
Alliant Credit Union CTO Alan Pitcher

Star Wars Advisory Award
Digital Growth Institute’s James Robert Lay “…be their Yoda.”

Vendor Awards — Golden Cufflink Award
Corelation’s Brent Edwards

Big Pile of Nothing Award
Google and its checking accounts

There are many more awards ("Best Consultant Layover Experience," "The Branding Name-Thud Award," "Test-and-Learn ... Test-and-Learn-Again Award," "F-Bomb Award," and many more. Check them out at GonzoBanker.com and let us know your thoughts. And congrats to all the winners!