VESTAL — Binghamton University has awarded Tyrone Muse, president and CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU), an honorary doctorate degree. Muse was honored as Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) during the university’s School of Management commencement ceremony on May 16 in Vestal, the credit union said in a June 18 announcement. During the university’s […]
VESTAL — Binghamton University has awarded Tyrone Muse, president and CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU), an honorary doctorate degree.
Muse was honored as Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) during the university’s School of Management commencement ceremony on May 16 in Vestal, the credit union said in a June 18 announcement.
During the university’s annual commencement week, the school recognizes recipients with a SUNY honorary degree: Doctor of Fine Arts, Doctor of Humane Letters, Doctor of Laws, or Doctor of Science.
Muse addressed the graduating Class of 2025 during the commencement ceremony, saying, “Think of yourself as a company and build your personal brand. Think of that one word you hope others use to define you. Live that word. Be that word. For me, that word is ‘Care.’”
In awarding honorary degrees, Binghamton University celebrates the recipients’ achievements and acknowledges their “unique relationship” with the university, Visions said.
“Binghamton is proud to present Tyrone Muse an honorary degree, an award that signifies his many professional achievements and deep and longstanding connection to the university,” Harvey Stenger, president of Binghamton University, said in the Visions announcement. “Mr. Muse has been a supporter of several important initiatives at the university, including the Institute for Child Development, the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, and athletics capital projects. His leadership efforts on behalf of so many different civic organizations in the greater Binghamton community speak to his generous spirit and his commitment to improving the lives of others.”
Since becoming president and CEO of Visions in 2013, Muse has helped foster the credit union’s relationship with Binghamton University, Visions said. Serving as the official financial partner of Binghamton University since 2018, Visions supports the banking needs of students and faculty both on and off campus.
“Above and beyond that relationship,” Visions and Muse “continually support” the school community, and Muse has served as a volunteer on several boards and advisory committees for Binghamton University throughout the years.
