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2017 Emeritus & Honorary Members Recognized at Combined Tour

January 4, 2017

On Tuesday, January 3 at the first 2017 SAMCAR Combined Tour Meeting, SAMCAR President Diane Debono Viviani was pleased to present the recipients of the C.A.R. Honorary Member-for-Life and N.A.R. REALTOR® Emeritus status with certificates acknowledging their achievement of these prestigious membership statuses.

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C.A.R. Honorary Members-for-Life

In order to obtain C.A.R. Honorary Member-for-Life status, a member must have been a C.A.R. member for 25 continuous years and meet specific age requirements.

Members who have achieved this status in 2017 are:

Patricia Gill
Niel Hildebrand
Judy Lee
Stephanie Masten
Judy Ploshay
Marilyn Porto
Elfie Ravens
Richard Schlicht
Dolores Williams
Cecilia Wu

N.A.R. REALTOR® Emeritus

To gain the N.A.R. REALTOR® Emeritus status a member must have been an N.A.R. member for 40 continuous years and must have served on a committee or board at the local or national level.

Members who have achieved this status in 2017 are:

Tim Auran
Claire Box
John Donahue
John Finnegan
David Galli
Jerry Girouard
Judy Lee
Edd McKibben
Rose-Marie Serdy
George Studle
Robert Young

Congratulations to all of our Honorary and Emeritus members!

If you meet either of these requirements and would like to apply for Honorary or Emeritus status, please contact SAMCAR.

TAGGED: California Association of REALTORS®, Combined Meeting, Combined Tour, Honorary Member-for-Life, Honorary Membership, National Association of REALTORS®, REALTOR® Emeritus

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