Women Grocers of America (WGA)

Women Grocers of America (WGA) provides women in the grocery and food industries the chance to promote educational and professional opportunities for individuals through its Mary Macey Scholarship program. The WGA also recognizes outstanding women in the grocery industry with its prestigious Woman of the Year award which is presented each year at the annual Convention of the National Grocers Association in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The WGA's objectives are:

  • To recruit and retain the next generation of successful individuals in the grocery and food industry with an emphasis on young women;

  • To develop program funds and award scholarships; and

  • To give visible support and recognition to the many outstanding women in the grocery and food industry whose leadership and experience have made an impact on their companies, their associates, their communities, their families and the industry.

Membership in the WGA is open to any woman affiliated with a retail, wholesale, manufacturing/service supplier company or state/local association that maintains membership in the National Grocers Association. For a membership form or further information, contact Kristen Comley at (703) 516-8802 or via email to kcomley@nationalgrocers.org.

Women Grocers of America Mary Macey Scholarship 2012

N.G.A. and Women Grocers of America (WGA) are pleased to announce that applications for the WGA college scholarships are being accepted for the next academic year. There is no better way to ensure a healthy future for the grocery industry than by ensuring a constant stream of talented young people who want to make a career in this fascinating and ever-changing business, particularly in the independent retail and wholesale sector.

The WGA scholarships are one-year awards for $1,500. Independent retailers and wholesalers, their employees and families, including WGA and N.G.A. members, are eligible to apply. Applicants must attend a U.S. college or university, have a 2.0 grade point average or better and be entering sophomores or continuing students in good standing in a two-year, bachelor degree-granting institution or graduate program.

To be considered, the completed scholarship application, transcript and other requested material must be postmarked by July 16, 2012. Scholarship recipients will be chosen in a lottery from the qualified pool of applicants by the WGA Board of Directors. Download the Mary Macey Scholarship form here.

Attention Retailers and Wholesalers - please click here to download and display the 2012 Mary Macey Scholarship Poster in your stores so your employees and families will have the opportunity to apply! 

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