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![]() Six months after its founding, Bergengren was named the VCUL's Managing Director, and enthusiastically promoted (without pay) the growth of the Vermont credit union movement until "retiring" for a second time in 1954. In addition to his local activities, Bergengren also remained an influential voice within the national credit union movement. After publishing his memoirs in 1952, he took the lead in pushing for the American movement to actively support credit union development abroad. His advocacy efforts were ultimately rewarded in October, 1954 with the establishment of the CUNA Overseas Program, which is now the World Council of Credit Unions. A year later, at 10:15am on November 11th, 1955, "the chief," as he was affectionately called by his compatriots, passed away in Montpelier, Vermont.8
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Bergengren,
Crusade,
354.
2
Personal
communication,
2011.
3
VCUL,
Annual
Meeting Bulletin,
1977, 20.
4 V.S.E.A.
History
Committee, Highlights:
A Brief
Chronology of
the Vermont
State Employees
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Undated
Newspaper
Clipping,
Papers
of
the
VSECU, Montpelier, VT.
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Credit
Union
National Association,
The Bridge:
The Credit
Union Way
to Economic
Betterment, January
1947,
14.
7
Credit
Union
National Association,
The Bridge:
The Credit
Union Way
to Economic
Betterment, July
1947,
2.
8
Credit
Union
National
Association,
The
Credit
Union
Bridge:
The
Way
to
Economic
Betterment,
December
1955,
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Association of Vermont Credit Unions
1000 Shelburne Road, So. Burlington,
VT 05403-6960
Tel: 802-863-7848 Fax: 802-864-4391