2018 Edward W. Kane Most Valuable Member Award Frederick W. Morgan MAA Webmaster / Sunday, August 19, 2018 0 209 Article rating: No rating In 1968 Fred W. Morgan began his career in assessment administration as an appraiser with the Wayne County Equalization Department, formerly known as the Bureau of Taxation, and then later as Supervisor of Property Tax Appeals and Chief Commercial/Industrial Appraiser before retiring from the County in early 1983...... Read more
2018 David Bone Education Award Terry Bykerk & Michael Wierenga MAA Webmaster / Sunday, August 19, 2018 0 172 Article rating: No rating Terry Bykerk has over 25 years of law enforcement experience in patrol, vice, S.W.A.T., field training, investigations and street undercover operations. He has extensive experience in standard operating guideline liability and implementation, training program development and adult learner advancement. Mike Wierenga has over 20 years of firefighting and law enforcement experience with over 4,000 hours of classroom and practical skill instruction in area colleges, universities, hospitals and security agencies as well as fire and police departments. His training includes over 300 hours of critical-incident and stress management. These two public safety professionals combine more than 50 years of experience and have witnessed many preventable deaths of co-workers as well as citizens. Their mission is to reduce these tragedies by presenting ...... Read more
2018 Frank Moss Literary Award Rosemary Anger, MAAO/3, GISP MAA Webmaster / Sunday, August 19, 2018 0 202 Article rating: No rating Rose is recognized this year for her authorship of 'New Crop on the Block: Switchgrass', which appeared in the April issue of The Michigan Assessor magazine. " It is an interesting and well written article describing the uses .... Read more
2018 Michigan Property Tax Achievement Award Laura J. Genovich MAA Webmaster / Sunday, August 19, 2018 0 190 Article rating: No rating Laura Genovich practices municipal, land use, and commercial law Foster Swift Collins & Smith's Grand Rapids office. She helps public entities and business clients reach their goals and solve their problems in creative, collaborative, and cost-effective ways...... Read more