Sue E. Turner, a member of the San Antonio Federal Credit Union (SACU) Board of Directors, has been inducted into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame for outstanding personal achievement, in the area of military service.

The San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame, established in 1984, honors those women whose accomplishments have contributed substantially to life in South Texas.

Retired Brig. Gen. Sue E. Turner gave more than 30 years of her life to the U.S. Air Force. As the former director of nursing services in the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General at Bolling AFB in Washington D.C., she represented 23,000 men and women who provided nursing care.

She served two tours of duty in San Antonio, as chief of the Division of Nursing at Wilford Hall Medical Center in 1990 and as a clinical nurse at the hospital at Lackland AFB in 1969.

In the course of her memorable career, she has been honored with three presidential appointments — to the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission, the Texas Veterans Commission and the American Battle Monuments Commission.

Her military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, and numerous other service and humanitarian awards for outstanding performance.

Since her retirement in 1995, she has made her home in San Antonio. Turner has been a member of the SACU board since 1998. She served as board vice chair from 2001-2003. She previously chaired the Nominating Committee and the Governance Committee. Serving on the SACU Supervisory Committee from 1996-1998, she chaired the Supervisory Committee in 1998.

Turner is modest when asked about her celebrated career. "More than anything, I've been happy to be able to help people do what they wanted to do with their careers." Currently working on a book about leadership, she says she has been an "utter flop" at retirement. She also serves as a grant reviewer with the San Antonio Area Foundation and sits on the board of the San Antonio Opera.