Instructor Performance
Theme Of Annual Educators Conference
Another record crowd of real estate
instructors, school officials and publisher representatives attended the
Commission-sponsored annual Real Estate Educators Conference held in
The 218 participants continues the relatively
new trend of near standing-room only attendance that the conference has
experienced in recent years.
Prelicense Education and Continuing Education “update”
sessions were the focal points of the first morning’s program.
Director of Education and Licensing
Additionally, Mr. Outlaw announced and
discussed proposed rule changes which would impact the prelicense
education program.
Pamela Rorie, Continuing Education Officer,
discussed information of particular interest to continuing education sponsors
and instructors and asked for suggestions regarding the topics for the
2007-2008 Update course.
During the first day’s luncheon, the North
Carolina Real Estate Educators Association (NCREEA) held its spring meeting and
traditional awards presentation capably led by President Lois Branning of
The Association presented its “Program of the
Year” award to instructor Sheila
Lowery of
The “Educator of the
Year” award was presented to instructor Saundra Martin of
Also during the luncheon, Commission
Vice-Chairperson Melvin “Skip” Alston presented the Commission’s Billie J.
Mercer Excellence in Education Award to NCREEA’s
Educator of the Year, Saundra Martin.
This award is presented annually in memory of
former Commission member and chairperson, Billie Mercer, who was especially
dedicated to the cause of real estate education. The name of each year’s award winner is
engraved on the Mercer Award cup that is displayed in the Commission’s lobby.
Commission members Sang Hamilton, Marsha
Jordan, Wanda Proffitt, and S. R. “Buddy” Rudd, Jr.
were also in attendance for the presentation.
Following the luncheon, participants were
treated to a presentation by instructors Vicki Ferneyhough
and Bill Gallagher who provided an informative and entertaining portrayal of
various instructional techniques. The
first day’s program concluded with three “break-out” sessions, one for
community college representatives, one for private real estate school
owners/directors, and one for instructors generally.
On the second day, instructor Deborah
Carpenter of the
The conference concluded with the “Legal
Update,” featuring the Commission Director of Legal Services Tom Miller’s
discussion of “Shopping Offers” and Legal Education Officer Patricia Moylan’s
review of proposed rule changes and recent legal cases.
The Commission thanks