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Article: Past president William Harps, MAI, passes away.(Appraisal Institute News)
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- Valuation Insights & Perspectives
- Article date:
- June 22, 2009
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William S. Harps, MAI, an entrepreneur, innovator and visionary, passed away June 30 at the age of 92. Harps, of Silver Spring, Md., was the 1981 president of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, a predecessor organization to the Appraisal Institute. Harps was not only an active member of AIREA and the Appraisal Institute, but a leader in breaking racial barriers in the appraisal industry.
Born in Philadelphia in 1916, Harps moved with his family to the small coastal town of Asbury Park, N.J., where the population of 15,000 greeted more than 500,000 visitors during the summer months. As a young boy, Harps sold newspapers and later worked as a caddy at ...