Grover Bauer is a graduate of Fort Hays Kansas State University where he majored in Business Administration. After college he served in the U.S. Army Reserve and graduated from Officers Candidate School (OCS) with his commission. Prior to entering the real estate business in 1974, Grover’s background was in banking and the financial division of a major oil company.
He founded Bauer & Associates in 1979, a commercial, industrial and investment property sales and leasing firm, which also manages over 1,500,000 sq. ft. of property. The organization has grown to 22 people dedicated to excellence in the service of others. Since entering the real estate business, Grover has earned the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) and SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) designations. Grover has completed multitudes of lease and sale transactions including land, office buildings, shopping centers, warehouses, manufacturing plants and special purpose facilities.
Grover was selected Commercial Realtor of the Year in 2001 by the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors. He has served (or is serving) as an officer, director, committee, task force or advisory member for many organizations in the Tulsa metro area. A few of these include service as President of the Oklahoma CCIM Chapter, Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors Board of Directors, Director, Executive Committee Member and District 8 Vice President of the Oklahoma Association of Realtors, Director for Goodwill Industries of Tulsa, and President and Director of the Tulsa Southeast Rotary Club of Rotary International, where he is also a Benefactor and multiple Paul Harris fellow. He also devotes time to his family and the community.