TRENDS AT 50
Month of June Covers Through the Years
JUNE 1974
We like to poke fun at some of the older issues of our magazine , and couldn ’ t resist a look back at the this executive caught dozing off and the quintessential 70 ’ S outfit on this groovy AAMD Member playing foosball .
There was no reference to who our cover gents were in the issue , but we ’ re pretty sure Rik Fulscher , then CAA President , was our foosball player . The event was “ Formula 74 ” the fifth annual Trade Show .
The first person to accurately ID our napping exec will win a $ 25 Starbucks gift card . He might have missed his coffee that morning , but you won ’ t ! Email your answer to Chris at cdean @ aamdhq . org .
It ' s also worth noting that this was the first , and last , issue to include the Table of Contents on the cover instead of on page 1 , where the poem " Ode to an Architect " appeared instead .
JUNE 1980
“ Here today , gone to Maui !” was the slogan promoting an “ educational ” conference and 7 Day “ Study Vacation ” to Maui in the Summer of 1980 . The entire trip and conference was offered for just $ 600 and earned 10 CAM credits . Topics included : Rehab or Not , Easier Evictions , Considering buying or selling , Condo conversions , and more . And of course we see another one of the famous illustrations on the cover … but this wasn ’ t all fun and games- the June 1980 issue was chalked full of industry content .
JUNE 1991
Automating rent payments with Electronic Funds Transfer was the cover story in June of 1991 . The article focused on the customer service and accounts receivable benefits of paying rent via EFT , but the 1990 ’ s were critical for the apartment industry in terms of starting to utilize technology and automation . As apartment business software became more available and widely used , the industry as a whole began advancing itself and enjoying more operating efficiencies .
JUNE 2020
Milestones , AAMD ' s Annual Report , has been published in Trends every June or July since 2013 . The June 2020 cover illustrated the Annual Report in conjunction with the virtual experience we all learned to deal with in the Spring and Summer of 2020 . While Milestones generally includes 8-12 pages of summary highlights of the entire fiscal year , 2020 ' s edition included all of the new programs created in response to the pandemic and highlighted the newest members of the AAMD Hall of Fame : Doug Andrews , Jennifer Nessett and Debbie Wilson . www . aamdhq . org JUNE 2021 TRENDS | 19