Lois Wesner and Barbara Child
Barbara Child announced at our Winter Conference that Lois Wesener is our Unsung UURMaPAn for 202o. In her citation, Barbara said:
“Lois has served as registrar for 5 UURMaPA conferences over 2 1⁄2 years – even conferences where she was not attending. Here is what people who know her work up close say about her:
“Lois has contributed professionally and with wisdom. On the conference planning team, she never missed a meeting. She takes the initiative and doesn’t let details – or people – slip through the cracks. Lois’s patience with questions is unlimited, and so is her willingness to track down endless sources of confusion and ambiguities. Her anticipation of possible questions and problems is remarkable. She even understands the limitations of other human beings. She is patient with people who are confused – or who don’t read their mail. She continually comes up with new ideas to improve processes and make things go more smoothly. She applies herself relentlessly and takes pride in her work. She goes the extra mile. And it is Lois who get the credit for lobbying for more free time at conferences, so that now we have more free time at conferences.
“Lois loves Unitarian Universalism. And, says her partner, Rev. Drew Kennedy, she has noticed that ministers are often better at delegating and facilitating and trouble-shooting the tasks at hand than actually doing them. It is abundantly clear that Lois is a doer, one who values being useful, especially to UU causes.
“Marni Harmony, who worked with Lois on a conference planning team, says, “Lois is the absolute best. Working with her is a joy.” Ginger Luke, current Board member holding the conference portfolio, says, “Lois is a dream to work with.” And all of us attending this conference, or having attended another conference where Lois served as registrar, have more reasons than we can count to say to Lois “thank you.” And so we honor Lois Wesener for her service and vital contributions to UURMaPA. As a token of our esteem, we present Lois with this citation and a check for $500.
“Congratulations, Lois!”