Appraisal Institute Elects Stephen S. Wagner as VP

Stephen S. Wagner, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS of West Lafayette, Ind. was elected 2017 vice president of the Appraisal Institute by its Board of Directors in Charlotte, N.C. Wagner’s one-year term at the Appraisal Institute will begin Jan. 1, followed by one year each as president-elect, president and immediate past president.

“This is an exciting and challenging time for the Appraisal Institute and the valuation profession and I’m excited to serve in this role,” Wagner said. “I look forward to working with the best and brightest appraisers around the world.”

Currently serving on the Appraisal Institute Board of Directors as Region V vice chair, Wagner is a past and current vice chair of the AI Professional Standards and Guidance Committee. He is a past chair of the Demonstration Report Writing Panel, has served on the Admissions Designations and Qualifications Committee and has been involved in the development of the General Review courses and two Capstone case studies. He also teaches general qualifying education and advanced-level courses and seminars for the Appraisal Institute.

Since starting in real property appraisal in 1987, Wagner has appraised residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural and other property types. A graduate of Purdue University, he has been a chief appraiser in a regional bank and currently is a senior appraiser in the appraisal firm of Terzo & Bologna in Indianapolis.