Maragaret Rudd and Associates, Inc. Realtors

Margaret Rudd Bishop

2010 VICE PRESIDENT BRUNSWICK COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

2010 Membership Services Committee Brunswick County Association of REALTORS

1978 GRI-Graduate of NC REALTORS Institute

1982 CRS-Certified Residential Specialist of National Association of REALTORS

1985 CRB-Certified  Real Estate Brokerage Manager National Association of REALTORS

1974 – Joined National Association of REALTORS

1973 – North Carolina Real Estate Licensing Board – (now NCREC)  Broker’s License # 29007

1993 Brunswick County Association of REALTORS – REALTOR of the Year

2000 Lifetime Service Award – Presented by BCAR Past  President Allen Dameron

2006 BCAR Constant Flame Award

1982 BCAR President

1981 BCAR Vice-President

1977-1979  BCAR Secretary – Treasurer  (estimated dates)

1979 BCAR RPAC Committee Chair

1970’s & 1980’s  BCAR Multi-term Director

1980’s & 1990’s  MLS Committee Member & Chairperson

1981 – 1983  Make America Better Committee

1994  BCAR Equal Opportunity Committee

1982 – 1983 Organized Brunswick Newcomers Club as Make America Better Project

1983 Make America Better Project – Brunswick County Newcomers – State Honorable Mention

NCAR Annual Conventions – 1975, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2007 at Myrtle Beach, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2003 at Hilton Head, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991 at Asheville, 1984 at Charlotte

Attended  State Convention in Charlotte

2009 – Attended NCAR Convention in Savannah

1999  Silver Service Luncheon State Convention in Recognition of 25 Years as REALTOR

1990 – 1999 NCAR Residential Forms Committee – Internal Affairs – Chairperson 1998

1997 – 2000  NCAR-NC BAR Association Joint Forms Committee

2001 & 2003  MEMBER NCAR Teams – MS Tour to Tanglewood Bicycle Charity Event

1996 REALTOR CITIZENSHIP AWARD – Presented by NCAR

1993 NAR Annual Convention Miami Beach, FL

1994 NAR Annual Convention San Francisco, CA

1996 NAR Annual Convention Anaheim, CA

1997 NAR Annual Convention New Orleans, LA

1998 NAR Annual Convention San Francisco, CA

1979 – 1994  $99 Club RPAC Contribution

1995  $250 Club RPAC Contributor

1996 – 1997 – 1998 – 1999 – 2000 – 2001 – 2002 – 2003 – 2004 – 2005 – 2006 – 2007 – 2008 “Sterling       R” Contributions – Formerly called “Life Member” Contributions

1999 $99 Club RPAC Contributor
1990s Attended Mid Year NAR Meeting Washington, DC

I first vacationed in Brunswick County in 1958 and moved here from Greensboro, NC, on June 30^th, 1970.  I have 3 daughters:  Karen Rudd Brake, Brooke Rudd Johnson, and Ellen Long Rudd. Karen & Brooke work in Property Management and Sales respectively & Ellen teaches special needs children in the GA public schools.  I am married to Al Bishop and together we share 12 grandchildren.  I opened my business in 1981 and have grown with the area with offices in Holden Beach, Oak Island, and Southport.  I own and operate Margaret Rudd & Associates, Inc., REALTORS, with my business partner, S. R.

     “Buddy” Rudd, Jr.

1980 – Certified Real Estate Instructor – N C Real Estate Licensing Board (Commission)

1997 – North Carolina Real Estate Commission Broker - in - Charge Advisory Committee

1994 – Who’s Who in Residential Real Estate in North America

1980s – 2009 All Points Relocation, RELO, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World

1996 – State Chairperson RELO/The International Relocation Network

1992 – 1999 Member South Brunswick Islands Chamber of Commerce

1981 – Southport – Oak Island Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center Building Committee

1988 – 1989 Membership Committee Chairperson, Southport – Oak Island Chamber of Commerce

1989 – 1990 President Southport Oak Island Chamber of Commerce – Multi Term Director

1994 – Southport – Oak Island Chamber – Vice President, Tourism Committee

1995 – Southport – Oak Island Chamber – 25^th Anniversary Celebration of  Move To Brunswick County

1995 – 1998 Southport – Oak Island Chamber –  Brunswick County Travel Pack Representative

1998 – 2001 NCCBI – Board of Directors  (NC Committee for Business & Industry)

1994 – 1999 NCCBI Economic Development Committee 

1994 – 2000  Governor’s Appointee SENCREDC ( Regional Economic Development Commission)

1994 – 2000 SENCREDC  Tourism Committee

1996 – SENCREDC “Armchair Tour” at NC Women’s Correctional Institute &  at NC Travel & Tourism

1994 – 2000  SENC REDC Technology Committee

1997 – 2009 Downtown Southport, Inc. – 2009 Membership Committee

1992 – 2009 BB&T Advisory Board (1992 – 1997 United Carolina Bank Advisory Board)

1995 – 2009 Cape Fear Ski & Outing Club –  President 2007 – 2008, Director 2007-09

2005 – 2009 Brunswick County Pedalers

1981 – 2009 Oak Island Golf Club, Life Member

1989 –  1990 Southport Oak Island Chamber Committee of 100 Steering Committee

1990 – 2009  Committee of 100, Inc., Charter Member

1998 – Congressional Small Business Summit – Alternate Delegate Congressman Mike McIntire

1988 – 1989 Brunswick County Board of Education Recognition of Volunteer Services

1988 – 2002 South Brunswick Middle School “Partners in Technology”

1990s – Chairperson South Brunswick High School Advisory Board

2003 – 2006 Brunswick County Schools Business Advisory Council

1999 – Team Member in writing NCDPI  5-year Technology Education Plan 

2001 – 2003 Served on Regional Selection Committee for NC Teaching Fellows Scholarships

1993 – 1999 Awarded 46 $250 Scholarships to Brunswick County Individuals in Pursuit of a Degree

1997 & 1998 Awarded  $500 Scholarships to Brunswick Learning Center Graduate Attending BCC

1967 – 1982 NC Recreation & Park Society Member

1970s – Brunswick County Recreation Commission

1998 – 1999 Brunswick County Tourism Development Authority Appointee

1980 – Dale Carnegie Program Graduate

1981 – 1986 Dale Carnegie Graduate Assistant – Class #’s 618, 652, 683, 722, 770, 782, 842

1983 – Brunswick County Toastmasters –  Charter Member

1985 – Competent Toastmaster – Toastmasters International Communication & Leadership Program

1993 – Cape Fear Yacht Club –  Charter Member

Brunswick Players –  Charter Member

1994 – 1999 Executive Board – Cape Fear Council – Boy Scouts of America, 1996-1998 Membership VP