The American Society of Appraisers issued a press release in which they declared that Dr. Shannon Pratt, CFA, FASA, MCBA, CM&AA (Shannon Pratt Valuations, Portland, OR), Mr. Chengjun Wang of China and Mr. Hakob Sarkissian of Russia, received the highest honor offered by the Appraisal Review and Management (ARM) discipline. As “pioneers of modern valuation concepts and practices and as pillars in and to the global valuation profession,” the three individuals were honored at an awards dinner on Sunday, August 3rd.  The original press release is available here.