Member News

The following CBR members have earned the Ohio Association of REALTORS® Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation: Heather Byrne, HER Real Living, Angela Grywalski, HER Real Living, Jeanie Hetzler, RE/MAX Capital Centre; Paul Kelly, Coldwell Banker King Thompson; Vicki Owens, Andy Siers, REALTORS®; Pamela Smith, Carleton Realty, LLC; Roger Curry, Coldwell Banker King Thompson; Mekel Henderson, RE/MAX Town Centre, LLC; Stephen Kellough, HER Real Living; Elizabeth Moffitt, Sherlock Homes, Inc., REALTORS®; Joseph Peffer, Coldwell Banker King Thompson; and Laura Stuckey, HER Real Living. The GRI program is designed to enhance recipient's knowledge of real estate marketing and teach skills that will set them apart from the competition.

Deb Borham and Dan Smith have joined Insight Bank as mortgage loan officers. Both Deb and Dan have had successful careers in both the real estate and mortgage banking industries. Insight Bank opened in the Polaris area in May 2006.

HER Real Living recently earned Luxury Real Estate's "Most Innovative Marketing Technique" award for MyRealLiving 2.0, the company's integrative property search portal, which was launched earlier this year. The contest is part of the 11th Annual Luxury Real Estate Membership Conference that was held in Chicago.

The following sales associates with HER Real Living completed the At Home With Diversity (AHWD) course, earning the AHWD certification established by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR): Tiffany Boggs, Jim Boyd, Chip Bruss, Pam Castle, Julie Chrismer-Miller, Jeannie Cousino, Cindy Dunigan, Debbie Flowers, Candace Foreman, Ann Fotopoulos, Daphne Hawk, Jon Henderson, Tom Ketterer, Terry Kuhlwein, Cindy Mackin, Marie Manshum, Barry Niemeyer, Mary Sguerra, Shawn Stewart, Deborah Stohl, Tim Taylor, David Worthington, Yolanda Zellars and the Susan Wainfor Advantage Group ? Teresa Benton, Adam Hall, Kerri Weeks Hoffmeier, Rodney Middendorf, Judy Smith, Lori Takos and Susan Wainfor.

NAR developed the comprehensive cultural diversity outreach program and certification to help real estate companies diversify their workplaces and improve the industry's ability to serve culturally diverse consumers. This course prepares real estate professionals to help expand home ownership opportunities to the growing number of multicultural buyers entering the housing market.

Susan Mullenix was recently named co-manager along with JoAnn Hall with HER Real Living's Arlington office. Mullenix previously served as Hall's assistant manager.

Joe Grywalski, HER Real Living Arlington office, earned his Accredited Staging Professional? designation from StagedHomes.com.

In Memoriam

H. Richard "Dick" Wood passed away after a prolonged illness on Monday, December 11, 2006. He was the principal broker for W and W Real Estate Services and a graduate of Bexley High School and of Denison University (B.Sc.). He held two masters degrees from The Ohio State University in nuclear physics and nuclear engineering. Dick's careers were varied and included teaching physics at The Ohio State University and Capital University; founding director and treasurer of The Columbus Travel Bureau; and founding Executive Director of The Ohio Program in the Humanities.

He loved music and served as Chair of the Conductor's Committee of The Columbus Symphony Orchestra, President of Columbus Light Opera and sang bass in the choir of Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church in Naples.

Dick served on the Vestry of St. Alban's Episcopal Church, The Board of Trustees of the Friends of WOSU, and was a former chair of Institutional Racism Project - The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio. He also was a member of The Forum in Naples, The Club Pelican Bay, Columbus Country Club, The Capital Club, Columbus Maennerchor, Crichton Club, and the St. Alban's Episcopal Church.

Dick is survived by his wife, Janice Minton Wood; son, Harris Richard Wood (Jennifer); daughter, Louise Wood Shields (Tom); four step-daughters, Cathryn M. Green (Jeffrey), Elizabeth Minton-Myers (Brian), Cynthia M. Gwilliams (Kevin) and Christina M. Hall (Timothy); 14 grandchildren; brother, David S. (Judy) Wood and a host of other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to The Neuromuscular Research Fund of The Ohio State University Development Fund, c/o John Kissel, MD, 1654 Upham Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43210.