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conference in Florida late last year.
e public-private partnership award
recognized Ohio-based Safeguard Properties
for its collaboration and contributions, which
includes many years of providing education and
session presentations. Safeguard's contributions
to education include a first-of-its-kind training
webinar on the mortgage servicing industry.
e company also collaborated with AACE
to increase awareness about the industry by
producing marketing materials and including
leadership at state and national conferences.
"Safeguard is honored to be presented with
this award," said Michael Halpern, Direc-
tor of Community Initiatives for Safeguard
Properties. "We value our partnership and will
continue to work with AACE as a commitment
to eliminate blight in neighborhoods across the
country."
In addition to receiving the AACE's
first-ever public-private partnership award,
Safeguard offered eight scholarships to attend
the AACE conference for the fifth year.
"Decreasing municipal budgets impact
the feasibility of code officials being able to
participate," said Sherri Johnston, ambassador-
at-large. "e scholarship program has opened
the doors to continue education and develop the
skill sets needed to serve their communities."
e eight scholarship recipients were Keelah
Allen-Smith, College Park, Maryland; Nathan
Buxton, Jefferson County, Colorado; John
Christophe, Austin, Texas; Jamilla Dewitt,
DeKalb County, Georgia; Barry Humphries,
Hueytown, Alabama; Sadie Norton, Vernal
City, Utah; Jeff Posival, Irving, Texas; and
Amrinder Singh, Reading, Pennsylvania.
The number of
foreclosures completed
in Ohio during the
12-month period
ending November 30,
2015, second-highest
among judicial
foreclosure states
behind only Florida.
Source: CoreLogic
STAT INSIGHT
23,714
