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Rick O. Baumgardner

Rick Baumgardner is President of Baumgardner & Associates, PSC, a real estate economics company located in Elizabethtown, KY. He has been a full time real estate analyst since 1978. He holds a degree from the University of Kentucky in real estate and has successfully completed all courses required for designation with the Appraisal Institute. He currently holds the SRA designation. He has been an active member of several professional organizations. He is a past Chapter President and Regional Rep with the Appraisal Institute; Regional Chair, past Chapter President and International Director with the International Right of Way Association; past Board President, State President and National Director with the National Association of REALTORS.

Baumgardner was an instructor of real estate at Elizabethtown Community College for several years, and has instructed for several professional organizations. He is a past chair of North Central Education Foundation and currently serves on the Board of Directors. He also is a past chair of the Kentucky Real Estate Education Foundation.

Mr. Baumgardner completed a six-year term as trustee with the Appraisal Foundation in 2004. He was appointed to a 3-year term of the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) in 2006 and was re-appointed to a second 3-year term in 2009. He currently serves as Vice Chair.

He became a Rotarian in 1986 and served as club secretary for 8 years. He was elected president of the club for 2006-2007 and was the Rotarian of the year in 2006. He and his wife

Vivian reside in Glendale Kentucky on a 70 acre farm and have 4 children, Allison, Melissa, Rachael, and Erick.  His first grandchild was born in August 2011.