UK CU Leader Dorman Honored

DALMUIR, U.K. - The World Council of Credit Unions has renamed its newly remodeled conference room here as part of a tribute to Rose Dorman, a credit union leader who shaped credit unions throughout Scotland and England. Dorman died last year.

Dorman founded Dalmuir Credit Union, now the largest community credit union in the UK.

Seeing credit unions as a means for eliminating poverty, she devoted her life to the cause of providing access where there was none.

She held positions at the local, regional and national levels, and from 1995 to 1998 she represented the Association of British Credit Unions Limited on WOCCU's board of directors.

In recognition of her dedication, Her Majesty, the Queen of England, awarded Dorman the Member of the British Empire (MBE).

The British government also recognized the importance of her contributions to the creation of a central credit union service organization and the passage of less restrictive legislation.