NEW COMMISSION MEMBER

Governor James C. Martin has appointed Mr. Elmer C. Jenkins of Blowing Rock to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission for a term expiring July 31, 1988.

Mr. Jenkins and his wife, Norma, own Jenkins Realty, a real estate brokerage firm which they have operated in Blowing Rock for ten years.

He has held numerous offices in the REALTOR Association at the local, state and national levels. In 1984 he served as President of the North Carolina Association of REALTORS and in 1986 was elected President of the Avery/ Watauga Board of REALTORS. He is presently serving on the Executive Committees of both the North Carolina Association of REALTORS and the N.C. Real Estate Educational Foundation, and is a Director of the State Association. At the national level, Mr. Jenkins currently serves as a Director of the National Association of REALTORS and chairs its Firm/Member Computer Committee.

In addition to being a licensed real estate broker, he also holds the designations of Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) and Graduate, REALTORS' Institute (GRI).

Mr. Jenkins will complete the unexpired term of Mrs. Anne M. Allen who relinquished her membership on the Commission.