ABOUT DIANNA
Top Ten Ways to Be Disciplined Wins International Education Award
The Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) recently announced their Annual Education Awards, and the Top Ten Ways to Be Disciplined: SC Mandatory Core Course received the 2009 Continuing Education Award. ARELLO is an international organization of real estate license law officials from throughout the world, and the South Carolina course was the only one recognized for excellence in continuing education for 2009. The course was created by a collaboration of 8 committee members that included instructors, administrators and Beau Tiller, Education Manager of the South Carolina Real Estate Commission. “I was honored to serve on this committee with industry leaders to develop this course for online and classroom delivery,” said Dianna Brouthers, DREI. “We are thrilled to receive this recognition from ARELLO. As the newest member of the South Carolina Real Estate Commission, I look forward to continuing to be active in the development of award-winning education programs that enlighten our licensees while protecting the public.”
President of College of Real Estate is appointed to the South Carolina Real Estate Commission
Dianna W. Brouthers, President of the College of Real Estate, has been appointed to serve on the South Carolina Real Estate Commission for a four year term. It was announced on July 20, 2009 that Dianna will serve as the at-large member of the Commission. The at-large appointment is selected by the current members of the Real Estate Commission and is an acknowledgement of Dianna’s commitment to education and the real estate industry.
“I am honored to have been selected to serve on the Real Estate Commission with the stellar leaders in South Carolina’s real estate industry who are committed to providing a business environment that protects the public.” The Real Estate Commission’s purpose is to effectively carry out the administration of the Real Estate License Law and Regulations, the Uniform Land Sales Practice Act, and the Vacation Time Sharing Plan Act while ensuring that the public is treated fairly by the more than 50,000 real estate licensees in South Carolina.
Dianna has been involved in real estate education for over 15 years and is known as one of the nation’s leading experts in risk management and license law compliance. She has served in several volunteer roles for the Commission prior to the appointment, including chairing the distance education task force and the post-licensing task force. She is a Past President of the National Real Estate Educators Association and was a recipient of the prestigious Omega Tau Rho Award in 2008.
A dedication to continuing education and professionalism has helped Dianna become one of the nation's leading resources in the field of professional real estate practice. She is currently developing programs for the practical incorporation of technology for real estate educators, is an author for Real Estate Education Company/Dearborn Financial Publishing, and is an approved continuing education instructor in more than a dozen states.
She has authored award-winning curriculum, has designed state-specific real estate courses for licensing authorities, and has served in an advisory capacity to regulators on a variety of topics, including distance education.
Her programs provide participants with practical, workable solutions that have relevance to the agent's everyday business life. Her background in real estate brokerage allows Dianna to design her courses to teach skills as opposed to theory. She continually updates courses with the latest research and technology.
Dianna's presentations continuously receive the highest marks, averaging 3.86 out of 4.0 for the past eight years. Her formal training in adult learning theory and curriculum design allows her to custom design programs to meet the specific needs of her clients.
In September of 2008, Dianna was honored for her contribution to the real estate industry by being inducted into Omega Tau Rho, an honorary fraternity of the National Association of REALTORS®. This honor symbolized recognition for outstanding REALTOR® spirit, professionalism and dedicated service to the REALTOR® Association. Of the many millions of REALTORS® who have been association members since 1950, only 4,000 have been selected as members of Omega Tau Rho.
 1998, 2003Educator of the Year Real Estate Educators Association 2001, 2003 Education Program of the Year Real Estate Educators Association 1995, 2001 Educator of the Year South Carolina Association of REALTORS® 2004, 2005 National President Real Estate Educators Association |
