2013 Fall Newsletter

ATTENTION PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION CANDIDATES

The Tony Hodge Award is granted to FCIAAO members who earn their IAAO designation. At the 2014 FCIAAO Annual Confer- ence in Fort Lauderdale, the Ex- ecutive Board will recognize the hard work of new designees and present them with a $250 check! To be eligible, new designees must be a FCIAAO member in good standing for 12 months prior to being awarded their IAAO desig- nation. New designees should email a copy of IAAO’s letter con- ferring the designation to Michael

New Florida Designees at the IAAO Conference in Grand Rapids (l to r): An- gelica Cintron, CMS; Wanda Pate, CMS; Min Tan Clyman, PPS; Cheryl Hor- ton, CMS

Chavez, PDC Chairman ( mmc@miamidade.gov ).

CONSIDERING AN IAAO PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION?

If you plan on pursuing an IAAO designation and have not yet applied for candidacy, please be aware some of the requirements are changing January 1, 2014 . According to the IAAO:

Members applying for candidacy on or after January 1, 2014, must, prior to receiving the CAE desig- nation, hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university, or in lieu of the bachelor’s degree, have equivalent semester credits as specified in the Appraiser Qualifications Board requirements. Members applying for candidacy on or after January 1, 2014, must, prior to receiving the RES desig- nation, hold an Associate’s degree or higher from an accredited college, junior college, community col- lege, or university, or in lieu of the Associate’s degree, have equivalent semester credits as specified in the Appraiser Qualifications Board requirements.

Candidacy established prior to January 1, 2014 will be grandfathered under the current rules, which requires a high school diploma.

For more information, visit IAAO’s website at www.iaao.org .

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Fall 2013 Newsletter of the FCIAAO