Chapter Awarded Best Newsletter Honors AGAIN at National Meeting
The 2021 Chapter Awards Program recognizes chapters that did exemplary work in the areas of state government relations, newsletter communications and special projects during 2020. Winning chapters were honored at the 2021 Chapter Leadership Program. We are proud to announce that our chapter won the best newsletter award for the second year in a row — and the third time in four years!
Chapter Newsletter Award
- Small Chapter Category: Delaware Chapter
- Medium Chapter Category: Southern New Jersey Chapter
- Large Chapter Category: Chicago Chapter
Hot Topic/Special Projects Award
Massachusetts/Rhode Island and Maine Chapter
Government Relations Special Recognition
- New Hampshire-Vermont Chapter
- Keystone Chapter
- Philadelphia Chapter
- Western Pennsylvania Chapter
- North Texas Chapter
George Olasin Award
The George Olasin award is given to a member of the Southern New Jersey Chapter of the Appraisal Institute who has given years of dedicated service to the chapter and exhibited a high standard of ethics and professionalism in their appraisal practice. This award is named after George Olasin, 1962 Chapter President, who passed away in February 2011.
The George Olasin award for 2024 is being awarded to Jerry McHale, MAI. This prestigious honor will be recognized at the December 10th installation event, where he will be named as the award recipient by 2024 National Appraisal Institute Vice President Michael J. Acquaro-Mignogna, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS.
Jerome J. McHale, MAI, is the principal of the firm of J. McHale & Associates, Inc. He is a certified appraiser in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and a Certified Member of the National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts. He has been actively engaged in real estate appraising and consulting services since 1986 and established his own appraisal firm in 1996.
He earned the MAI designation in 1994 and has served as President of our Chapter in 2001 & 2012. He has served in all Officer positions and continues to serve as a Board Member. He has also served on several municipal Boards of Review, as a commissioner in Eminent Domain proceedings, and has made many presentations regarding Real Estate Appraising throughout his career.
He has qualified as an expert witness and has appeared before the United States Federal Bankruptcy Court, New Jersey Tax Court, New Jersey Superior Court, numerous New Jersey and Pennsylvania County Boards of Taxation, and the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas.
Most importantly, He is the proud father of Andrew, Taylor, and Zachary McHale; and has recently benefited from the birth of his granddaughter, Paige Katherine McHale. Congratulations to Jerome J. McHale, MAI: our 2024 George Olasin Award recipient!!!
Past Award Recipients
1997 George Olasin, MAI, SRA
1998 Allen Black, MAI, SRA
1999 Richard Sheldon, MAI, SRA
2000 Norman C. LeGore, MAI, SRA
2001 Henry Herskowitz, MAI, SRA
2002 Alvin Rosen, SRA
2004 Edward J. Bligh, MAI, SRA
2005 Michael D. Jones, MAI
2007 E. Guy Elzey, Jr. SRA
2008 Robert Sapio, MAI, SRA
2010 Howard Rosen
2015 A. Craig Black, SRA
2016 Tim Sheehan, MAI, SRA
2017 Patrick K. Conover, MAI
2018 Edward T. Molinari, SRA, AI-RRS
2019 Joseph V. Heenan, MAI, SRA
2020 Mary Fox, MAI
2023 Steven Bartelt, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS
