POCATELLO, IDAHO (March 18, 2016) — The Delta Upsilon Chapter at Idaho State University named Kent Oram, CEO of Idaho Central Credit Union as the 2016 Idaho Business Leader of the Year and initiated him as an honorary member.
Oram holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Idaho State University as well as Certified Chief Executive and Certified Credit Union Executive designations from the Credit Union Executive Society. He was presented with the Credit Union Executive Society Rising 100 Award in 2006, was recognized as the Credit Union Executive Society Outstanding Chief Executive Officer in 2013 and was inducted into the Credit Union Executive Society Hall of Fame in 2014.
The Alpha Kappa Psi Idaho Business Leader of the Year award annually recognizes an Idaho business leader who has demonstrated outstanding business and professional ethics while contributing significant support to worthwhile community, civic and educational activities.
“Each person nominated is then evaluated by the members of Alpha Kappa Psi on a number of criteria: recognition of the nominee’s stature as a business leader within the business community, involvement in community service, evidence of support for higher education, and the candidate’s reputation as an ethical businessperson and role model for our students.”
Awarded by the brothers of the Delta Upsilon Chapter since 1959, previous honorees have included a congressman, former governors, entrepreneurs, and leaders of some of Idaho’s largest companies. The recognition program is the longest-standing one of its kind in Idaho.