Wofford Receives Fellowship Diploma from RICS President at London Headquarters

07/06/2009 22:51

Professor Larry Wofford, Chair of Entrepreneurship at the University of Tulsa, has been recognized as an Eminent Professional by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Dr. Wofford, a founding member of the American Real Estate Society (ARES), an award-winning business owner and leader of the Route 66 Association, traveled from Oklahoma to RICS world headquarters in Parliament Square London on June 5 to receive his Fellowship Diploma from RICS President Peter Goodacre. Also on hand were incoming President Robert Peto, Past President Steve Williams and RICS Chief Executive, Louis Armstrong. Larry also took the opportunity to address the RICS International Valuation Board meeting at London's Royal Society. Since 1974, Larry has been one of the United States’ leading academics in the field of real estate, financial management and investment theory. He has authored a number of papers on land economics and urban planning and is a former winner of the Appraisal Institute's S. Edwin Kazdin Award. He has also owned and operated several businesses including Route 66 Harley Davidson and the "5 & Diner" restaurant in Tulsa. His Harley Davidson business has been repeatedly honored by Dealer News Magazine as one of the Top 100 Dealerships in North America. According to Don Dorchester FRICS, Senior Director, Cushman & Wakefield, "Larry has already begun significant liaison with others to help in attracting them to the RICS Americas cause. He is one of our most ardent supporters."