The Real Estate Commission, in cooperation with the North Carolina Real Estate Educators Association (NCREEA), sponsored the 1992 North Carolina Real Estate Educators Conference in Greensboro on April 2 and 3.

Eighty-one instructors participated in this year's conference, which focused on methods to improve student performance on the licensing examination. Veteran instructors conducted short workshops, round-table style. These sessions emphasized teaching methods to combat problems which show up as frequently missed questions on the licensing exam.

Additional sessions featured members of the Commission staff end other experts in finance, tax, arbitration, and examination preparation, who responded to questions from the instructors.

The Educators Association conferred awards for outstanding contributions in real estate education. Lois Hobbs, director of a private real estate school in Charlotte, was named Real Estate Educator of the Year.

Maggie Hagen accepted the Award Emeritus which was posthumously awarded to her husband, David Hagen, for his contribution to real estate education. He co-authored North Carolina Real Estate: Principles and Practices, an approved textbook for the salesman prelicensing course.

Participating in the conference were the Commission's Director of Education and Licensing Larry A. Outlaw, Education Officer Evelyn Johnston, Examination and Licensing Officer Ann R. Britt, Appraiser Education and Examination Officer Earl H. Grubbs, and Deputy Legal Counsel Blackwell M. Brogden, Jr., with Education Secretary Penny Childress assisting with the arrangements.