Foundation for Appraisal Education: 2012

Founded in 2002, the original purpose of the Foundation was to award scholarships to assist individuals wishing to further their appraisal education and knowledge.

Today, the Foundation for Appraisal Education is much more. Scholarships are offered and awarded to appraisers and students who are working to improve their appraisal knowledge by attendance at seminars, courses and other training venues. The Foundation also awards grants in support of educational programs. A major education initiative is the publishing of "The Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies". This is an annual publication written and edited specifically for personal property appraisers.

All of the work of the Foundation is supported by donations and contributions from private sources, such as individuals and businesses. Support is received from appraisers, auctioneers, students, auction companies, database companies and decorative and fine arts organizations. We appreciate your ongoing support and generous donations.

This blog is dedicated to the recognition of our supporters and will reflect donor membership levels, fund raising events and business partner sponsorship.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

2012 DONATIONS

The Foundation for Appraisal Education is now accepting individual membership donations, corporate donations, honoree donations and memorial donations for 2012. The Foundation also accepted speaker honorarium donations for the annual seminar.

Individual and corporate donations can be mailed directly to the Foundation or made via our website at www.FoundationforAppraisalEducation.org.

2012 Individual Donations:

Individual donors who contribute amounts of $25.00 or more receive a membership in the Foundation. In addition, we appreciate our original donors, our charter members, who continue annually. The following individual donations have been received in 2012:

Leadership Level Members:
$500 and Up

Benefactor Level Members:                         Kathy Briggs
$300 - $499                                                     Cindy Charleston-Rosenberg, Charter Member
                                                                        Vicky Nash Shaw, Charter Member
                                                                         Nan Shelton
                                                                         Kirsten Rabe Smolensky, Charter Member
                                                                         Lottie Stevens, Charter Member

Patron Level Members:                        Julia Bluett
$200 - $299                                              Arlene Busch

Susan Busch, Charter Member

Lloyd Chaisson

Nan Ruth Chardoul

Robyn Colucci

Veronica Conkling

Michael Conner, Charter Member

Fran Cullinane

Patricia Dillon

Jan Robbins Durr, Charter Member
Leila Dunbar, Charter Member

Tara Ana Finley

Melissa Gerstl
Zia Ghahary, Charter Member

Kelly Goldsmith

Edith Grove

Valerie Hale, Charter Member

Nini Hamalainen, Charter Member

Andrea Harrison

Robert Harrison, Charter Member

Lorie Hart

Maureen Heenan

Libby Holloway, Charter Member

Ben Horowitz

John Kline

Joseph Jabbour

Genice Lee

Helen Long

Lisa Lowy , Charter Member

Diane Marvin, Charter Member

Sarah McCullom

Patricia Meadows, Charter Member

Margaret Minnick, Charter Member

Spalding Nix

Rich Patchen

Francine P. Proulx, Charter Member

Matthew Quinn

Gay Rekerdres

Lloyd Rose

Laurene A. Sherlock

Carol Silverman, Charter Member

S.D "Robin" Sinclair

Molly Snow, Charter Member

Beth Szescila, Charter Member

Dora Valdes-Fauli

Kenneth Walker

Marcus & Rosalie Wardell

                                                                Bill Welch
                                                                Diana Williams, Charter Member
                                                                Fred & Maureen Winer, Charter Members

Gail Wolpin

Sustaining Level Members:            Vivian Hessel, Charter Member
$100 - $199                                         Blanche Kevlin, Charter Member
                                                               Beverly Nash, Charter Member
   Karen Rabe, Charter Member

Affiliate Level Members:
$50 - $99                                              Adriane Shuford Crosland (DAG), Charter Member
   Pamela Curtis
   Robert Dunlap, Charter Member
     Caroline Gray, Charter Member
   Jerry Holley (DAG), Charter Member
   Kathi Jablonsky, Charter Member
   Lauren Shuford Laughry (DAG), Charter Member
   Carol Ann Matesic, Charter Member
   Arlene Schwartz, Charter Member
   Judith B. Settle, Charter Member
   Kathi King Shuford (DAG), Charter Member
   Caroline Shuford Smith (DAG), Charter Member
   Patricia Thompson, Charter Member
     James C. Wood, Charter Member


Contributor Level Members:            Charlene Macias
$25 - $49                                              Deborah Abernathy, Charter Member
                                                                Alyssa Loney, Charter Member
                                                                Lisa Lowy, Charter Member
                                                                Francine Proulx, Charter Member
                                                                Carol Silverman, Charter Member
                                                                Molly Snow, Charter Member


2012 Honorees and Memorial Donations:

The Foundation for Appraisal Education also accepts memorial and honoree donations, providing you with a way to recognize or memorialize special individuals. These donations are recognized privately to the individuals honored, or to the family of individuals memorialized. The following donations have been received in 2012:

In honor of appraiser Daphne Rosenzweig, a donation was made by Delores Incremona.
In honor of appraiser Steve Roach, a donation has been made by Laurie Semler.
In honor of appraiser Vicky Nash Shaw, a donation has been made by Lexie Wolf.

Other 2012 Individual Donations:

Judy Martin donated a $375.00 scholarship for the 2012 Foundation for Appraisal Education Seminar.

CORPORATE SPONSORS AND DONORS

We would like to thank our 2012 corporate sponsors who provided their support via cash donations throughout the year. Their support is instrumental to the success of our Foundation, and we appreciate their commitment to the advancement of education relating to personal property appraising. A special recognition goes to Leland Little Auction and Estate Sates, LTD. for their financial underwriting of the Leland Little Auction and Estate Sales, LTD Scholarship in Fine and Decorative Arts.

2012 CORPORATE SPONSORS

Leland Little Auction and Estate Sales, LTD http://www.llauctions.com

Quinn’s Auction http://quinnsauction.com

Brunk Auction http://www.brunkauctions.com

Gaido and Fintzen Attorneys at Law http://www.gaido-fintzen.com

2012 CORPORATE DONORS

In addition we would like to thank our corporate donors who provided support and or goods or services for our 2012 Educational Seminar, or for the 2012 ISA Conference. A special thank you goes to Quinn’s Auction for their hosting of the 2012 Foundation for Appraisal Education Conference and to Antique Trader for their publicity assistance throughout the year. This year’s donors include:

WorthPoint http://www.worthpoint.com

Quinn’s Auction http://quinnsauction.com

Bonhams http://www.bonhams.com

Gordon’s Art Sales Index http://www.gordonsart.com
Heritage Auctions http://www.ha.com
Collector Pro Software Inc. http://www.collectorpro.com
Cowans Auctions http://www.cowanauctions.com
Keno Auctions http://kenoauctions.com
Prices 4 Antiques.com http://www.prices4antiques.com
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors http://www.nawcc.org/index.php/home
Whitehall at the Villa Antiques http://www.whitehallantiques.com
Winterthur Museum and Country Estates http://www.winterthur.org
Antique Trader http://www.antiquetrader.com
Arts and Crafts Collector http://www.artsandcraftscollector.com
Jackson’s International Auctioneers http://www.jacksonsauction.com
Ask Art http://www.askart.com/AskART/index.aspx
Valley of the Sun Antique Dealers Association http://vsada.com
MESDA http://www.mesda.org
Rago Arts and Auction Center http://www.ragoarts.com
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers http://www.lesliehindman.com
Gaido and Fintzen Attorneys at Law http://www.gaido-fintzen.com
Senter Group http://www.thesentergroup.com
Maine Antique Digest http://www.maineantiquedigest.com
Silver Magazine http://www.silvermag.com/
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles http://journalofantiques.com
American Indian Art Magazine http://journalofantiques.com
Cicatrix Publishing http://www.xlibrispublishing.co.uk
Style 1900 Magazine http://www.style1900.com
Modernism Magazine http://www.modernismmagazine.com
Appraiser Workshops http://appraiserworkshops.com

FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION

The Foundation recognizes the Friends of the Foundation, the speakers who donated their time and participated in the 2012 Foundation’s seminar without an honorarium. The 2012 seminar would not have been possible without the support from the following individuals who generously donated their expertise and their time:

Jim Ashburner
Joe Bothwell
Ken Farmer
Dr. Oscar Fitzgerald
David Quinn
Matthew Quinn
David Rago
Dr. Dale Sorenson
Suzzane Perrault

Note: Donations to the Foundation for Appraisal Education are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Friday, February 10, 2012

2011 Donors

The Foundation for Appraisal Education extends our heartfelt thanks to all of our individual donors who helped make 2011 a success. It was the first year, or our charter year, of memberships, and we are pleased to announce that we had 115 individuals join as charter members. Donors who joined in 2011 were awarded the special designation of “Charter Member.” We want to thank the following individuals and corporations for their generosity.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP DONORS:

Leadership Level Members:             Melanie Hill, Charter Member
$500 and Up                                       Diane Marvin, Charter Member
                                                                Beth Szescila, Charter Member
                                                                Fred Winer, Charter Member

Pamela Wright, Charter Member

Benefactor Level Members:            June Hayes, Charter Member
$300 - $499                                         Kathryn Minnard, Charter Member
                                                               Margaret Minnick, Charter Member
                                                               Cindy Charleston-Rosenberg, Charter Member
                                                               David Sanders, Charter Member
                                                               Vicky Nash Shaw, Charter Member

Patron Level Members:                     Leila Dunbar, Charter Member
$200 - $299                                          David Lindquist, Charter Member

Sustaining Level Members:              Sally A. Ambrose, Charter Member
$100 - $199                                         Ellen Amirkhan, Charter Member
                                                               Robert Aretz, Charter Member
                                                               Kenneth Bremmer, Charter Member
                                                               Jan Robbins Durr, Charter Member

Teresa Ellis, Charter Member

Dana Garvey, Charter Member

C. Robert Harrison, Charter Member

Blanche Kevlin, Charter Member

                                                               Mary Francis Leigh, Charter Member
                                                               Roberta Kramer, Charter Member
                                                               Jane Mabry, Charter Member
                                                               David Mapes, Charter Member
                                                               Carol Ann Matesic, Charter Member
                                                               Jim Modena, Charter Member
                                                               Beverly Nash, Charter Member
                                                               Laura Nelson, Charter Member

Danusia Niklewicz, Charter Member

                                                               Becky Nix, Charter Member
                                                               James O. Poag, Charter Member
                                                               Elizabeth Plunkett-Buttimer, Charter Member
                                                               Karen Rabe, Charter Member
                                                              Christine Schannep, Charter Member

Dwight Schannep, Charter Member

                                                               Todd Sigety, Charter Member
                                                               Kirsten Rabe Smolensky, Charter Member
                                                               Kaja Veilleux, Charter Member
                                                               Janis Wanda Sexton, Charter Member

Affiliate Level Members:                  Keitha Brooke, Charter Member
$50 - $99                                              Thomas Carter, Charter Member
                                                               Adriane Shuford Crosland, Charter Member
                                                               Robert Dunlap, Charter Member
                                                               Dianna Flanigan, Charter Member
                                                               Caroline Gray, Charter Member
                                                               Scott Gram, Charter Member
                                                               Christine Guernsey, Charter Member
                                                               Vivien Hessel, Charter Member
                                                               Jerry Holley, Charter Member
                                                               Libby Holloway, Charter Member
                                                               Joette Humphrey, Charter Member
                                                              Kathi Jablonsky, Charter Member
                                                               Peter Kostoulakos, Charter Member
                                                               Charles Scarrot, Charter Member
                                                               Lauren Shuford Laughry, Charter Member
                                                               Patricia Meadows, Charter Member
                                                               Richard Merritt, Charter Member
                                                               Meredith Meuwly, Charter Member
                                                               Diane Pease, Charter Member
                                                               Selma Paul, Charter Member
                                                               Martha Peck, Charter Member
                                                               Kathi King Shuford, Charter Member
                                                               James Michael Ratcliffe, Charter Member
                                                               Carolyn Schmid, Charter Member
                                                               Caroline Shuford, Charter Member
                                                               Arlene Schwartz, Charter Member
                                                               Judith B Settle, Charter Member
                                                               Patricia Thompson, Charter Member
                                                               Diana Williams, Charter Member
                                                               James C. Wood, Charter Member

Contributor Level Members:           Deborah Abernethy, Charter Member
$25 - $49                                            Michelle Angerman, Charter Member

Mark Barats, Charter Member

                                                               Susan Boze, Charter Member
                                                               Lauren Bradley, Charter Member
                                                               Susan Busch, Charter Member
                                                               Caren Carlson, Charter Member
                                                               Michael Conner, Charter Member
                                                               Christine Corbin, Charter Member
                                                               Susan Fisher, Charger Member
                                                               Jerry Forest, Charter Member
                                                               Zia Ghahary, Charter Member
                                                               Sandra Gillard, Charter Member
                                                               Margaret Gillespie, Charter Member
                                                               Beverly Graham, Charter Member
                                                               Valerie Hale, Charter Member
                                                               Aloysia Hamalainen, Charter Member
                                                               Loretta Harwood, Charter Member
                                                               Judith K Katz-Schwartz, Charter Member
                                                               Betty Haynie, Charter Member
                                                               Sharon Kerwick, Charter Member
                                                               Frederic Kiechel, Charter Member
                                                               Marigold Lamb, Charter Member
                                                               Pauline Lindland, Charter Member
                                                               Alyssa Loney, Charter Member
                                                               Lisa Lowy, Charter Member
                                                               Meriwether McGettigan, Charter Member
                                                               Sidney Taylor McKenzie, Charter Member
                                                               Winston McKenzie, Charter Member
                                                               Barry McManus, Charter Member
                                                               Claudia Miller, Charter Member
                                                               Cathy Peters, Charter Member
                                                               Francine Proulx, Charter Member
                                                               Steven Roach, Charter Member
                                                               Lynn Roberts, Charter Member
                                                               Carol Silverman, Charter Member
                                                               Molly Snow, Charter Member
                                                               Peter Stavrianidis, Charter Member
                                                               Sharon Tomaszewski, Charter Member
                                                               Maria Torres, Charter Member
                                                               Suzette Watkins, Charter Member
                                                               Joan Williams, Charter Member
                                                               Julia Wilkinson, Charter Member
                                                               Polina Vasilevskaya, Charter Member

The Foundation for Appraisal Education also accepts memorial and honorarium donations, providing a way to recognize or memorialize special individuals. These donations are recognized privately to the individuals honored, or to the family of individuals memorialized. Donations are accepted from not only appraisers but from the general public.

2011 Memorial Donations:

Ruthann Imler Wood, 1930-2011
Her obituary can be viewed at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesunion/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=153974947

In memory of Ruthann Imler Wood, donations have been received from the following individuals and groups of individuals:
Fred and Maureen Winer
Members of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Appraisal Education (7 Donors)
Vicky Nash Shaw
Jan Durr
Kirsten Smolensky

CORPORATE SPONSORS AND DONORS

We would also like to thank our 2011 corporate sponsor who funded a new Foundation scholarship, the Rago Auctions Scholarship in 20th Century Design. In addition we would like to thank our corporate donors who provided much needed funds and goods for our Fund Raising Events at the annual 2011 ISA Conference. Sponsors and Donors include:

Sponsor of the Foundation:

RAGO ARTS AND AUCTION CENTER

Donors to our Conference Events:

Prices4Antiques.com

Bonhams and Butterfields Auctioneers and Appraisers

WorthPoint

Rago Arts and Auction

Jacksons International Auctioneers

Whitehall at the Villa Antiques

AskArt

Cowans Auctions/Appraisals

Keno Auctions