Lancaster REALTOR Named Massachusetts Real Estate Educator of the Year
Waltham, MA – October 16, 2008 – (RealEstateRama) — The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) announced today that Gary Bourque of Lancaster, a state-certified real estate training instructor and owner of Central Mass. Appraisals, Inc. and a broker/co-owner of Realtyology, Inc. in Leominster, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Massachusetts Real Estate Educator of the Year Award. Bourque was announced as the award winner at MAR’s Professional Awards Reception, which was held in conjunction with the Association’s 2008 Conference and Tradeshow at the DCU Center in Worcester.
“One of the most important benefits of being a member of the REALTOR® Association is easy access to continuing education courses and top-notch instructors like Gary Bourque,” said MAR President Susan M. Renfrew, broker/co-owner of Renfrew Real Estate in Greenfield. “Members not only profit from Gary’s expert teaching, but also learn from someone who has been a successful broker/owner for over 20 years.”
A REALTOR® since 1978, Bourque is a certified and licensed Continuing Education Instructor by the Massachusetts Division of Licensure for Real Estate Sales Persons and Brokers. He is an instructor for the Graduate REALTOR® Institute and teaches continuing education classes at several local REALTOR® Boards. Bourque also has significant experience in course and curricula development through his involvement as member of the Professional Standards Committee and the Education and Events Committee on the state level and is an AQB Certified USPAP instructor for real estate appraising for the Appraisal Foundation.
At the local level, Bourque was Educator of the Year in both 2005 and 2006. He has been a member of the North Central Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (NCMAR) Real Estate School for 10 years and has been the chair for eight. He has also developed several appraisal courses for NCMAR that are also used for qualifying and continuing education credit in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
In addition to being the broker/co-owner of Realtyology, Inc. and owner of Central Mass Appraisals, Inc., Bourque is an associate-member of the Appraisal Institute, is a certified member of the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers, and the National Association of Real Estate Appraisers, where he earned the CREA designation. He is a past president of the Montachusett Executive Association and a member of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce.
About Massachusetts Real Estate Educator of the Year Award:
Established in 2003 and presented annually, the Massachusetts Real Estate Educator of the Year award recognizes REALTORS® for their voluntary contributions and participation in activities that promote the professional development and career advancement of fellow real estate practitioners. Nominations for the award are accepted from the 16 local REALTOR® associations in Massachusetts, as well as from industry practitioners, and the selection of the award recipient is made by the MAR Educator of the Year Award Committee.
About the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®:
Organized in 1924, the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® is a professional trade organization with more than 21,000 members. The term REALTOR® is registered as the exclusive designation of members of the National Association of REALTORS® who subscribe to a strict code of ethics and enjoy continuing education programs.
Editors and reporters: Please note that the term Realtor is properly spelled with an initial capital “R”, per the Associated Press Stylebook.
