World Pet Association Announces Matsui Award Recipient at SuperZoo Trade Show
Recipient of the Matsui Award, an award honoring lifetime contributions to the pet industry, named during the World Pet Association's SuperZoo pet industry trade show.

MONROVIA, CA, October 01, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The World Pet Association (WPA), the oldest nonprofit organization within the industry promoting responsible growth and development of companion pets and related products and services, has awarded Gwen Powell, WPA director of community development, with the Matsui Award.

Deemed the organization's highest honor, the Matsui Award is named after former board president Jiro Matsui, and is presented to honor lifetime contributions to the pet industry.

"Gwen has demonstrated an exemplary dedication to the pet industry through her time with WPA and through the different roles she's served in other capacities over the years," said Doug Poindexter, WPA president. "We're excited to bestow our organization's highest award upon her to recognize her outstanding work in the industry and her commitment to improving the lives of companion animals and those who work with them."

Prior to joining WPA, Powell was owner of Long Beach Seed & Pet and served as vice-president of the former retailer trade group, California Association of Pet Professionals; and also as a manufacturer representative, working for Penn-Plax.

The Matsui Award has been presented 30 times since its inception in 1969, and was last given in 2008, when WPA honored Liz Baronowski of the Pasadena Humane Society.

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