The Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) has named Thomas Fox of Regina, Saskatchewan, as AIC’s national president for 2019-20.
Fox formally was inducted during AIC’s 2019 Conference June 5-8 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, the AIC announced in a release.
Thomas first joined AIC in 1996 and previously worked for a small valuation firm in Saskatchewan for his entire career. He has been an active volunteer with the Institute for more than 22 years, while chairing several AIC committees, in addition to serving as president of the AIC Saskatchewan Association.
“I am honored to be the new AIC president – especially as we move into a period of rapid and profound change in our profession. I plan to continue to build on AIC’s proud history and reputation as the appraisal professionals of choice within Canada,” Fox said in the release. “Our members face some challenges ahead and I welcome the opportunity to help lead them to a bright future.
“I’d like to thank Peter McLean for all his hard work and leadership as AIC president and I look forward to working with him as he continues to be part of the Executive Committee in the role of past-president,” Fox added.
Joining Fox on the AIC Executive Committee are:
Several awards also were presented during the 2019 AIC Conference, including the AIC’s highest honour, the Fellow, was awarded to an AIC designated member who has exemplified AIC’s values and integrity in every facet of his career. This year’s recipient was Peter McLean.
The W.C. McCutcheon Award is granted to outstanding volunteers of the AIC who have been long-standing committee volunteers and have demonstrated leadership and commitment to the institute and profession. This year’s winners were Allan Beatty, Patricia Cooper and John Manning.
Top “Appraiser Under 40” awards were presented to two exceptional young valuation professionals in Samantha Lawrek and Nicholas Ruta.
President’s Citations were awarded to three of AIC’s long-standing volunteers, including Christopher Whyte, Daniel Doucet (Fellow), and Dallas Maynard.
The prestigious title of Honorary AACI was bestowed upon Antoine Hacault of Winnipeg, Manitoba for his more than 30 years of contributions to the AIC and to the advancement of the profession.