Earning Emeritus Status

Any person who has held membership in the National Association as a REALTOR^®, REALTOR^® ASSOCIATE, or a combination of both, for a cumulative period of 40 years in one or more Associations of REALTORS^®, is eligible for REALTOR^® Emeritus Status.

The REALTOR® Emeritus status eligibility requirements are:

• Forty (40) years of REALTOR® or REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® (or both) membership.
• Proof of one (1) year of service* at the National Association level.

* “Service” is defined as serving as an NAR officer, director, committee member, Federal Political Coordinator, Global Ambassador, or Global Coordinator to a country with which NAR holds a reciprocal agreement.

NAR REALTOR^® Emeritus Application (login required: must be completed by applicant’s local association)

South Dakota REALTOR^® Emeritus Status Members

The REALTOR® Emeritus program is a special membership status honoring those REALTORS® who have maintained their membership for 40 years or more. A REALTOR® Member who has held membership in the South Dakota Association as a REALTOR®, REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®, or both, for a cumulative period of forty (40) years is eligible for REALTOR® Emeritus status.

ELIGIBILITY

Members may qualify for Emeritus status if they:

1. Have held membership in the South Dakota Association as a REALTOR®, REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®, or both, for a cumulative period of forty (40) years; AND
2. Have completed at least one (1) year of service* at the State level. The service qualification does not include service at the national or local level.

*Service is defined as: Having completed at least one (1) year of service at the State Association level as an officer, director, member of standing committee found in Article VIII of SD REALTORS® Bylaws, Regional Vice President, Federal Political Coordinator, RPAC Trustee, Issues Mobilization Trustee or as a member of the SD REALTORS®, Foundation Board of Directors

APPLICATION

Application opens every year for South Dakota REALTOR® Emeritus from January 15^th through May 1^st. The South Dakota REALTOR® Emeritus application must be completed by applicant’s local association.

Congratulations to the following members for their continued support and faithful service to the REALTOR^® Industry. These members have received the REALTOR^® Emeritus status for their years of service with a sense of pride and satisfaction.