Emeritus membership process:

Emeritus members recipients are WEMTA members who have made significant contribution to
the Association and have since retired or left the profession. The person who has Emeritus status
is entitled to all privileges accorded to professional members. The award includes a lifetime
membership.

Criteria:
In order for a person to receive Emeritus status he/she must have retired or left the profession.
The candidate must have made a significant contribution to the Association in various capacities
such as serving on the Board of Directors or as an officer, doing committee work, serving on task
forces as a WEMTA representative, local arrangement work, etc.

Procedures:
Candidates must be nominated by petition of twenty-five (25) WEMTA members. Forms for
submission should be obtained from and returned to the Awards Chair. The nominees selected
for the Emeritus Award must be approved by the Board of Directors.

Emeritus Award Recipients:

Robert Wheeler, Frederick White, Viggo Rasmusen, Blanche McIntyre, Lowell Wilson, James Sorenson, Willis Scadden, Iris Glidden, Garth Spees, Sister Jo Marie Biddle, Warren E. Randall, Ralph Wehlitz, Hal Bulmer, David Barnard, Bob Suchy, Don Jorgensen, Harry Herbert, Edward Anderson, Ralph Munger, Russell Truettner, Chuck Hocking, Gordon Kraemer, Sally Teresinski, Carolyn Cain, Ralph Whiting, Miriam Erickson, Rolland Schlieve, Calvin Potter, Nels Aakre, Helen Adams, James Bowen, Mary Lou Zuege, Neah Lohr, Sherry Freiberg, Kate Bugher, Jo Ann Carr, Don Holmen