Dale Gross Installed as President of the Iowa Association of Realtors®

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2012 IAR Leadership Team (left to right): Kathy Miller, Treasurer; Dale Gross, President; Don Marple, President-Elect; and Kurt Schade, Past President.

CLIVE, IA (11/21/2011)(readMedia)-- The Iowa Association of Realtors® (IAR) announced its 2012 leadership at its annual convention held in West Des Moines this fall. Dale Gross of Atlantic was installed as President. Don Marple of Davenport was installed as President-Elect and Kathy Miller of Sioux City was installed as Treasurer.

Gross has been a licensed Realtor® in Iowa for more than 34 years, and has been the broker and owner of Meyer & Gross Real Estate Company in Atlantic since 1978. He has been an active member of the IAR since 1978, serving on numerous leadership committees, and as past chair of the communications and education committees. He served as IAR's 2011 president-elect and received the IAR Realtor® of the Year Award in 2008.

Dave Bert, CEO of the Iowa Association of Realtors®, says Gross is a great choice for president. "Dale has been an active member and leader in the IAR for many years. He is an extremely hard working, dedicated, and the-glass-is-half-full kind of person. He is passionate about the success of our association. It's going to be an exciting year working with Dale and the 2012 team."

"I believe the heart of the Iowa Realtor® family is the membership itself and the ideas of the members will help the IAR grow in the years ahead," says Gross. "I am asking each IAR member to help grow our association this year by volunteering to be involved and to participate. I am honored to lead this organization, for which I have the highest respect."

Gross has also served in various leadership roles on his local board, the West Central Iowa Board of Realtors®, including president, secretary/treasurer, and member of the executive committee. He has earned several of real estate's highest designations.

Dale contributes a great deal of time and energy to his local community as well. He is active in the Rotary, Za-Ga-Zig Shriners and the Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors. Gross supports numerous local organizations, including the Boy Scouts, YMCA Partnership for Youth, Food Pantry and the Family Crisis Center.

IAR officers, including Gross, Marple and Miller, volunteer in these leadership positions while still selling real estate in their respective communities. The term Realtor® is a registered trademark, which identifies real estate professionals who follow a strict code of ethics as members of the National Association of Realtors®. The Iowa Association of Realtors® is the state's largest real estate professional organization representing nearly 7,000 members and affiliates. Realtors® are the number one voice for real estate and defenders of home ownership. To find a local Realtor® visit SeeIowaHomes.com.