William H. Burruss III
EDUCATION
St. Andrews Presbyterian College, B.A. 1975College Courses Related to Real Estate - American University, Certified Property Managers (CPM®) courses, 1977-1981. – I finished all required courses but never received the CPM designation because of the experience requirement.
Other Real Estate Courses - Accredited Resident Manager© designation (ALC©) awarded 1980. Academy of Real Estate, Brokerage courses 1990-1992, REALTORS© Land Institute, Accredited Land Consultant© courses 1997- Present. ALC© designation awarded in 2001. ePro© designation awarded 2007.
REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE
16 years experience in property management. 13 years experience in commercial, land, investment, and residential sales.Past President, Lynchburg Property Managers Association, 1990 & 1991.
Past Chairman, Lynchburg Association of REALTORS© Community Revitalization Committee, 1990.
RLI Representative, Lynchburg Association of REALTORS©, 1994–2006.
Past Chairman, Lynchburg Association of REALTORS© Property Managers Committee, 1990 & 1991.
Virginia Chapter 37, REALTORS© Land Institute (RLI) - President 2002 - 2003, Vice-President 2001, Treasurer 2000, Regional Vice President 1994-1996, Chairman for Technology 1998 - 2003, Board of Directors 1999 - 2003.
Lynchburg Association of REALTORS© – Since leaving the presidency of Virginia RLI in 2003 I have served on various committees: Outreach, Marketing, and RPAC.
Virginia Association of REALTORS© – Graduate of the first Virginia Association of REALTORS© Leadership Academy 2005. Director, Information Management Advisory Group 2006.
National Association of REALTORS© – RLI Delegate for Commercial Real Estate Research Subcommittee 2006 to Present, RLI Delegate for Public Policy Coordinating Committee 2006 to Present.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Central Virginia Planning Commission – Director 1988–1989.Lynchburg Historical Foundation – Director 1994–1998, Board Member 1997–1998.
St. John’s Episcopal Church – Since 1990 I have served on several committees, Outreach, Property Management, and Liturgy. Property Management Chairman 1996–2002.
Blue Ridge School – 1971 Co-Class Agent, 2006–Present.
MEMBERSHIP
National Association of REALTORS©Virginia Association of REALTORS©
Lynchburg Association of REALTORS©
Lynchburg Historical Foundation
Virginia Chapter 37, REALTORS© Land Institute
Virginia Forestry Association
Virginia Farm Bureau
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Saint John's Episcopal Church
ACHIEVEMENT AND AWARDS
Top Selling Agent – Smith & Thurmond, Inc.– 2 yearsLevel of Excellence Awards (Platinum Level) - Lynchburg Association of REALTORS© – 2 years. – Given only to agents, brokers are not eligible.
Virginia Association of REALTORS© Honor Society – 2006 & 2007.
2007 Virginia RLI Land REALTOR© of the Year