Foundation for Appraisal Education: February 2012

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