It is important that we acknowledge the contribution of credit unions as an important vehicle for social and economic development. I will return to this theme later in my speech. Credit unions are owned by the members and aim to provide affordable financial services to improve their living standards.
Before long, he was not only confident, but proficient. Wolla coached his students to the national championships in the Council for Economic Education’s Economics Challenge competition three times, culminating in a national championship in 2006; his students have also won the Cargill Global Food Challenge. Wolla went on to develop his own lessons plans, winning the MCEE’s 3M Innovative Economic Educator Award in 2003.