b'RetirementAssociation InformationEmily Perry, Congratulations to New WPMA Celebrating Kathy MichaelisAccounts Payableand Scholarship 25 Years ofon her RetirementCoordinator Dedication: A Well-Earned RetirementTo those of youwhoWe bid a fond have not met her yet, it isfarewellto Kathy our pleasure to introduceMichaelis, who our new Accounts Payablehas dedicated an Clerk and Scholarship incredible 25 years to the Western Petroleum Coordinator, Emily Perry.Marketers Association. As Kathy embarks on her exciting new journey Emily joined us in June called retirement, we want to take a moment to look back on her career of this year and is and the indelible mark shes left on our association.replacing Kathy MichaelisAfter earning a Degree in English Literature from Brigham Young who retired as of University, Kathy took a step back from her professional life to raise her August 31st. seven children. She loved those years at home, but when her youngest en-Emily is excited to taketered grade school she received the opportunity to join the WPMA team. over the position as theIn July 1998, Kathy started her career as the WPMA Accounts Payable WPMA Accounts Clerk and Scholarship Coordinator.Payable Clerk and Over the years, Kathy played a pivotal role in helping high school Scholarship Coordinator.students across the West achieve their dreams of a college education, as She has great insight, she administered the WPMA scholarship program. During her years as and will bring fresh Scholarship Coordinator, she paid out over $750,000 to more than 200 ideas and knowledgestudents. She contributed to the continuing success of the WPMAEXPO, to her positions on thewhere her focus on the Scholarship Silent Auction, the WPMAWPMA staff. It willScholarship Golf Open, and the Doug Alexander Memorial Scholarship be your pleasure toReception brought needed income to the Scholarship Foundation. get to know Emily and work with her.Kathy has had the opportunity to meet and listen to the keynote addresses of many WPMAEXPO Keynote Speakers throughout the years, a few of her favorites being George H. W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Condoleezza Rice, and Sam Donaldson. While Kathy has dedicated a substantial part of her life to the association,retirement offers her the opportunity to further explore her hobbies, which include gardening, reading, going out to the movies, exploring the West in her RV, and spending time with her family, including her 26 grandchildren. We know Kathy will make the most of her retirement years.The WPMA staff extend our heartfelt thanks to Kathy for her invaluable contributions and unwavering commitment. Her presence will be sorely missed, but her legacy will live on as we welcome Kathys daughter, Em-ily Perry as the newest member of the WPMA staff. Emily will be taking over the role of Accounts Payable Clerk and Scholarship Coordinator. We wish her the best of luck in her new role. S20 www.wpma.com / Fall 2023'