Arkansas IAAO Chapter Celebrates 30th Anniversary

I was invited by the Arkansas Chapter of IAAO to attend their 30th Anniversary Celebration in conjunction with the 61st Arkansas Assessors' Association Conference in Hot Springs at the end of October. I saw first-hand why Arkansas was one of the IAAO Outstanding Chapter/Affiliate Award winners in 2015. This has to be one of the most congenial and friendly conferences I have ever attended. It was also attended by several government officials, from the Arkansas Governor and Lieutenant Governor on down. I met nearly everyone in attendance and engaged in the many events they had during this conference. IAAO Past President Kim Lauffer, RES, and I hosted a booth in the exhibit hall and received many good comments and ideas from the membership. I had the sincere pleasure of swearing in what will prove to be one of the finest chapter leaderships in our history. Keep up the outstanding work Arkansas!


Ron Worth, CAE
IAAO Executive Director

Ron Worth, CAE, with new Arkansas Chapter President Rob McGee reading Fair & Equitable with a beautiful Hot Springs backdrop.		Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin knocked it out of the park with discussion of assessors and economic development.

Ron Worth, CAE, with Brenda Joyner, CMS, as she received her IAAO designation certificate. (Photo courtesy of Brenda Joyner, CMS)		IAAO Past President Kim Lauffer, RES, and Farrah Matthews, CAE, joined in the fun of the Halloween costume ball.

Dan Cypert, RES, received the Assessor of the Year Award for ACD by the Arkansas Assessors' Association at the Closing Banquet.		Bear Chaney and Faye Tate enjoyed celebrating a great conference with their fellow assessors. (Photo courtesy of Alvin Taggart and Total Assessment Solutions Corp.)