Jean Yokum
Jean M. Yokum (March 8, 1931 – August 19, 2021)[1] was an American banking executive.
Early years
Norma Jean Mace was born in 1931 in Valley Head, West Virginia. She was a straight-A high school student and married Charles M. Yokum in 1948 after graduating.[2] She worked as a bookkeeper in his father's general store before she and "Chuck" moved to Poquoson, Virginia when he was drafted for the Korean War and stationed at Langley Air Force Base.[3]
Career
In 1953, Yokum was hired as a teller at the Langley Federal Credit Union (LFCU) in Hampton, Virginia. She took on the role of assistant bookkeeper before becoming the director of accounting. She completed a three-year course through the Credit Union Business School in Wisconsin. She served as the credit union's assistant manager and in 1979 was appointed president and CEO.[4] The National Association of Federal Credit Unions named her Credit Union Professional of the Year in 1983.[5] During her tenure, the financial institution's assets grew from $76 million in 1979 to $1.6 billion in 2011.[3] Yokum retired from LFCU in 2012.[4] The credit union's Jean M. Yokum $5,000 College Scholarship is named for her.[6]
Community activism
Yokum chaired the boards of the Peninsula Retail Merchants Association and Peninsula Family Services and served on the boards of the
References
- ^ Sheppard, Nancy (August 19, 2021). "Jean M. Yokum, 90, Member of Trinity United Methodist Church". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Krewatch, Mark (October 28, 1996). "High Profile: Jean Yokum". Daily Press.
- ^ a b Cresenzo, Bill (October 21, 2011). "A conversation with Jean Yokum". Inside Business.
- ^ a b c Pawlowski, Sarah (July 17, 2012). "Jean Yokum, head of the LFCU family, retiring after 59 years". Daily Press.
- ^ ISBN 1-55587-301-4.
- ^ Wood, Lewis (May 21, 2014). "Langley Federal Credit Union Awards $20,000 in College Scholarships". Virginia Credit Union League.
- ^ Reed, Candice (September 6, 2013). "DCUC Honors CU Industry". Credit Union Times.
- ^ "Yokum, Watkins honored by Virginia CUs". Credit Union National Association. May 17, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Defense Credit Unions Induct Four into Their Hall of Honor". CU Insight. September 5, 2013.