Category: designations
NAA’s Designation Prerequisite Course free to all
My high school baseball coach Bob Dohm had a saying. “The biggest room in the world is the room for self improvement.” While I’m pretty sure he said it to me more than anyone else on the team, I’ve become quite fond of that saying over the years. I firmly believe that wherever we are…
NAA announces winners of Rose, Massart awards
Two of the most prestigious honors given during the annual CAI designation classes are the Rose Award and Pat Massart Award. The NAA presented the awards to Auctioneers Buddy Lee and Ruthie Taylor, respectively, during the opening session of CAI 2010 on March 21. CAI classes kicked off this week on the campus of Indiana…
NAA forum adds custom groups
Perhaps one of the most valuable benefits to being a member in the National Auctioneers Association is the networking and community of friends and neighbors in the profession. The ability to bounce ideas off of someone doing the same type of business as you are is invaluable. Not every auctioneer knows the right auctioneer to…
CAI – Certified Auctioneers Institute designation
Finishing our series on auctioneer education and designations offered by the National Auctioneers Association, the Certified Auctioneers Institute weighs in as the most prestigious and honored course available to auctioneers. Held in Bloomington, Indiana, each year for a week in March, CAI is a three-year certification program that graduates the most professional and well-educated auctioneers…
GPPA and MPPA designations – Graduate and Master Personal Property Appraiser
One of the hats that many auctioneers wear is that of an appraiser. Appraisals can be court-ordered or requested by sellers wanting to know what their assets are worth. Many auctioneers, masters of the secondary market, serve as experts on the value of property. We caught up with our friend Jack Christy, Sr., CAI, BAS,…