The Institute of Assessing Officers is proud to present the following list of award recipients. The Board of Trustees makes, and accepts, nominations to recognize and honor deserving persons who have gone above and beyond what is expected of an assessor and/or a member of the Institute of Assessing Officers. The sections below describe each award, the years awarded, and the recipients of the award.
The IAO Awards Committee asks that you consider nominating a colleague who you feel deserves one of the awards listed below. Nominations must be submitted on or before June 15. Awards will be presented at the Annual Fall Conference.
It is an honor and a privilege to receive acknowledgement from our colleagues in recognition of our accomplishments, so please consider nominating a deserving colleague. Please send your nominations to
Denise Trudell, IAO
Chair, Awards Committee
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
1998 Susan C. Otis
1998 John McCarthy
1998 Saratoga County Assessor's Association
2015 Maureen Wetter
2016 Warren J. Wheeler
2016 Denise Trudell
2021 Owen Phelps
CHAIR’S AWARD
This award is presented to an IAO member or non-member who, in the opinion of the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Assessing Officers, has provided distinguished and valuable service to the Institute and the Chair of the Board.
1996 James E. Culver
1997 Michael R. Spiegel
2000 Nathaniel A. Jackson (2016)
2002 Anne M. Sapienza
2004 Bryan J. Monaghan
2005 John Gamage (2015)
2005 Patrick J. Duffy
2006 Roger E. Tibbetts
2014 Roger E. Tibbetts
2015 Lawrence Quinn
2016 Denise J. Trudell
2017 Denise Spaulding
2019 Edye McCarthy
2019 Anne Sapienza
2020 Thomas Frey
2021 Denise Trudell
2022 Teri Ross
2022 Victoria Sirota
ELLIOT GLASER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
This award shall be presented to the IAO member who has exhibited extraordinary commitment and achievement while a member of the Institute. This is clearly demonstrated by years of service to the Institute in proactively achieving a higher level of education in our profession. This commitment to education was evident not only in their own achievements, but by how they helped others.
2003 Michael R. Spiegel
2008 David W. Briggs
2011 Susan C. Otis
2013 Roger E. Tibbetts
2017 Andrea Nilon
2018 Thomas Frey
2018 Anne Sapienza
2022 Laverne Tennenberg
FELLOW MEMBER
Fellowship shall be bestowed upon members in recognition of outstanding services to the profession or to the Institute. Fellowships shall be awarded only to members proposed by the Board of Trustees and approved by the membership.
1961 Joseph J. Lennox (1978)
1962 John F. St. George (1975)
1967 Arthur L. Bergren (1980)
1967 Alfred Schimmel (2006)
1971 Luke W. Pauly (1997)
1972 Douglas G. Cronk (2003)
1974 Julian Utevsky (2006)
1975 John H. Way (1983)
1980 George J. Hill (1986)
1981 Lawrence D. Benton (1989)
1982 C. Warren Porth (1995)
1985 Thomas G. Payne (2007)
1988 Joseph J. Taggart (2020)
1991 James H. Howarth
1992 Elliot Glaser (2002)
1996 Robert Osias (1998)
1998 Nathaniel A. Jackson (2016)
2000 Thomas A. McManus
2003 Michael J. Fogarty
2005 Richard H. Hubner
2007 Michael Spiegel
2008 Andrea Nilon
2012 Thomas Frey
2013 David W. Briggs
2014 Cathy L. Conklin
2015 Susan Otis
2018 Nathan Gabbert
2019 Roger Tibbetts
2022 Anne Sapienza
GEORGE J. HILL EDUCATOR EMERITUS AWARD
This award is presented to an IAO member who has served the IAO with many years of distinguished and dedicated service as an instructor.
1988 Alfred Schimmel (2006)
1988 Julian Utevsky (2006)
1993 Thomas A. McManus
1993 Robert Osias (1998)
1996 Joseph J. Taggart (2020)
2003 David W. Briggs
2008 Thomas Frey
2013 John Zukowski
2015 Steve Ruelke
2016 Nathan Gabbert
2016 Anne Sapienza
2019 Cathy Conklin
2022 Teri Ross, IAO
HONORARY MEMBER
This membership may be awarded to non-member persons of renown and distinction who, in the opinion of the Board, have made a major contribution to the advancement of the assessing profession, or have performed an unusual and valuable service to the Institute.
1961 Albert W. Noonan (1987)
1963 Joseph A. Coyle (2001)
1967 John H. Way (1983)
1967 John O. Johnsen
1967 Sanders A. Kahn (1987)
1976 Edward A. Lutz (1987)
1982 Stanley W. Warren (1994)
1998 Prof. Nelson Bills
2005 David Layne
2005 John Zukowski
IAO DISTINGUISHED ASSISTANCE AWARD
This award is presented to an Institute member who has provided the IAO with many years of distinguished assistance and whose proficiency, skill, and dedicated efforts have promoted the goals of the Institute.
1996 Nathaniel A. Jackson (2016)
1997 Thomas W. Masten
JOHN C. GAMAGE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD
This award is presented to an active or retired member or non-member who, in the opinion of the Board of Trustees, has demonstrated great personal and professional character and integrity, and who has been instrumental in the development, coordination, promotion, and delivery of the Institute’s education programs. Such persons shall have been a member of the Institute of Assessing Officers for at least ten years. (first offered 2015)
2015 Shirley Bement (2016)
2016 Larry Quinn
2017 Patricia McVee
2018 Deborah A. Eurich
2019 Lawrence G. Quinn
2020 David Clifford
2021 Brian Phelps
2022 J. Todd Wiley
JOHN E. WALSH PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE AWARD
This award is presented to a retired member or non-member who, in the opinion of the Board, has provided continued service to the Institute in the promotion of the goals of the IAO.
1988 Edwin R. Parkot
1988 John A. Stanwix
1993 Prof. Nelson Bills
1998 John Zukowski
2003 Stephen J. Harrison
2014 Fred Pask
JOHN F. ST. GEORGE AWARD
This award is presented to the author of the best original article written by a member of the NYSAA that was published in the IAO Journal in the past year.
1978 Nathaniel A. Jackson (2016)
1980 David A. Arlen
1982 Edwin R. Parkot
1986 Gregory D. Blaisdell (1992)
1990 Richard H. Hubner
1997 David W. Briggs
2009 Roger E. Tibbetts
2011 Nathan Gabbert
LAWRENCE D. BENTON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
This award is presented to an Institute member who has served with the IAO with many years of distinguished service and whose character, integrity, and skill have promoted the goals of the Institute.
1988 C. Warren Porth (1995)
1990 Donald P. Franklin (2005)
1991 Shirley D. Royak
1993 Margaret I. Ciamarra (2006)
1998 Michael J. Fogarty
1998 Elliot Glaser (2002)
1998 James H. Howarth
1998 Thomas A. McManus
1998 Robert Osias (1998)
1998 Joseph J. Taggart (2020)
2000 J. Craig Surprise
2006 Thomas O'Donnell (2020)
2009 Thomas Masten
2011 Anne Sapienza
2013 Mathew Joseph
2014 Deborah Eurich
2014 John Gamage (2015)
2016 Darren W. Colton
2017 Mario Arevalo
2019 J. Todd Wiley
LIFE MEMBER
Life membership may be awarded to members who retire from service and who, in the judgment of the Board, merit special recognition for valuable services. Such persons shall have been members for at least ten years, Charter Members, or chair of the Board of Trustees. It shall not be given to Fellow Members as Fellowships include life membership.
2000 Natale T. Amato (2012)
2000 Michael J. Fogarty
2000 William J. McIntyre, Jr.
2000 Margaret I. Iacomini (2006)
2003 Richard H. Hubner
2014 Shirley A. Bement (2016)
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