THE “MILLE” AWARD

This award is a “Service” award, not a “Print” award. The intent of this award is to recognize an individual for their passion for success and outstanding performance.

Here is Mille’s recommendations as guidelines for selection:

A WPPA member for 10 years or more that has demonstrated a commitment to their education and advancement.

The recipient must hold at least one PPA Photographic Degree – evidence that this individual has unselfishly given their time and talents to help others excel in the profession.

Mille had been a tremendous role model to so many of our members.  Early on, she was a pioneer as a woman in a man’s profession.  She invested in herself by studying under the Masters and developing her own unique style. Her business grew from a small basement studio to a prominent business in a historic schoolhouse. She challenged herself by entering print competition, winning numerous awards, earning her Master, Craftsmen and ASP degrees and then passing her knowledge on through teaching, judging, and mentoring her peers. She could take a 65 print and with cropping and matting, transform it to a merit image. Even in her “golden years” she continued to enter prints and attend seminars. Her passion for the art of photography will never wane.

It’s by this standard the “Mille Achievement Award” should be bestowed to a WPPA member who patterns their life on Mille’s example.