Kenny W. Kophamer Qualifications

Education:

A. Morrison schooling (grades 1-12)

B. A minimum of 165 hours of mandatory education consisting of the following:

American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers:
     A-10, Fundamentals of Rural Appraisal - 36.0 Credit Hours

     A-12, Standards of Professional Appraisal
                Practice and Code of Ethics - 18.5 Credit Hours

     A-15, Report Writing - 26.0 Credit Hours

     A-20, Principles of Rural Appraisal - 40.0 Credit Hours

     A-30, Advanced Rural Appraisal - 40.0 Credit Hours

National Association of Master Appraisers:

     Capitalization II - 15.0 Credit Hours

     Capitalization III - 15.0 Credit Hours

C. A log of no less than 2000 hours of experience.

D. Continuing Education:

Appraisal Institute

     Rates, Ratios, & Reasonableness - 8.0 Credit Hours

NAIFA

     Is the Comparable Comparable? - 8.0 Credit Hours

NorWest Mortgage-Valuation Information Technology, Inc.

     Perspectives on Appraisals - 8.0 Credit Hours

American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers

     A-12, Standards of Professional Appraisal
                Practice and Code of Ethics - 15.0 Credit Hours

NAIFA

     HUD 203K Program-
     Mortgage & Appraisal Procedures - 7.0 Credit Hours

Lee & Grant Co

     Fair Housing & Fair Lending - 3.0 Credit Hours

OBRE

     1999 Day With the OBRE - 7.0 Credit Hours

E. Real Estate Broker (Illinois)

F. Farm Ownership Accounting

Experience:

A. Actively appraising since 1984.
B. 1969-1994: Owner/operator/partner in Kophamer Brothers, a 4,000 acre farm consisting of corn, soybeans, cattle, and hogs, as well as three man-made wetlands and 800 acres of CRP land.
C. Management of 1,000 acres of corn and soybeans, 500 acres of CRP land, two wetlands, and a farrow to finish operation containing 3,000 hogs.
D. Outstanding Young Farmer in 1974, Whiteside County.
E. Conservation Farm Manager of the Year in 1993, Whiteside County.
F. 1982-1987: Northwest Farm Credit Board of Directors.
G. 1982-1997: Interstate Producers Livestock Association Board of Directors
H. 1994-1997: Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District Board Member.
I. Expert Witness for court cases in the areas of lime quarry, farm market value, building market value, and tax assessment analysis.