Awarded Certificate #CG-01144 by the Iowa Real Estate Examining Board, as a GENERAL CERTIFIED REAL PROPERTY APPRAISER, December 9, 1991, and am currently certified (expires 6/30/2012).

Awarded Certificate #553.000681 by the State of Illinois, Department of Professional Regulation, as a STATE CERTIFIED GENERAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER, March, 1992, and am currently certified (expires 9/30/2011).

Has qualified as an expert valuation witness in District Courts in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri, as well as Federal Court for Northern District of Iowa in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Has also qualified as expert witness in Federal Tax Court in Washington, D.C., as well as before numerous local City Councils, Boards of Adjustment, Real Estate Assessment Review Boards, School Boards, and Zoning Boards.

Served as Editor-in-Chief of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers' publication The Appraisal Journal, 1972 through 1973.

Served as AIREA Iowa Chapter #34 President in 1975.

Served as Secretary-Treasurer, Greater Davenport (Iowa) Board of Realtors, 1972; a three-year Directorship, 1973-74-75; as Vice President in 1976, and as President in 1977. Elected Director, one year term, 1978.

Served as Chairman of National SREA Pro-Position Paper Committee re: Consolidation of SREA and AIREA October, 1979 to March, 1980 (which failed, failed again in 1985 and subsequently passed in

mid 1990).

Served National SREA two terms as District Governor, District #26 (1977 through 1983).

Was granted the CRE (Counselor of Real Estate) designation, by invitation of the American Society of Real Estate Counselors (of the National Association of Realtors), November, 1981. Resigned in 1994.

Served as instructor for the following:

Society of Real Estate Appraisers (now The Appraisal Institute):

National course offerings - April 1958 thru 1992.

American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers (now The Appraisal Institute):

National course offerings - March 1968 thru 1992.

Instructor for:

Real Estate Courses - Local (current and past)

Blackhawk College, Moline, Illinois

Eastern Iowa Community College, Davenport, Iowa

St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa

Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, Iowa

Burlington Area Comm. College, Burlington & Keokuk, Iowa

Marycrest College, Davenport, Iowa

Wisconsin Board of Realtors, Wausau, Wisconsin

Instructor for Iowa, Illinois, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Wisconsin State Associations of Realtors in their Realtor's Institute program 1974-1984 and Appraisal Review 1991.

Serves currently as appraisal instructor (Senior Faculty Member) for the Columbia Institute, San Antonio, Texas, teaching 1 and 2 day appraisal seminars throughout the United States.

Approved as Appraisal Foundation National USPAP Instructor, Jan. 2003 (currently recertified thru 2011).

Served as member of AIREA National Standards Board from 1985 through 1988.

Served in 1995 as instructor for seminars from IAAO (Iowa) and Illinois Bankers Assn.

Served as SPP panel member, 1985-1995 for Appraisal Institute, Standards of Professional Practice, Regional Committee. Served as Asst. Regional Member, retiring in 2002.

Currently Practicing Fee Appraiser, Real Property Valuation Consultant, and Appraisal Instructor, specializing in Eminent Domain assignments.

Extensive experience in appraising residences and most commercial property types including railroad rights-of-way , farms, coal transshipment (train to barge) facilities, scenic easements and aviation easements.