REALTORS® engaged in all aspects of commercial real
estate, land, development, property management and
counseling are recognized for their achievements. These
members were nominated because they received an award
or honor from their local or state association, community
organization, brokerage, industry organization or news
publication. NAR is proud of these REALTORS® and all
members in commercial real estate.
NATIONAL
COMMERCIAL AWARD
2018
RECIPIENTS
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ALABAMA
Fletcher H. Majors, ALC
Great Southern Land, LLC
Montgomery Area Association
of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Excellence in
Instruction Award
Clinton Flowers, ALC
National Land Realty
Mobile Area Association
of REALTORS®
2017 RLI National Broker of the Year -
Timber Land Sales
Rick Bourne
Southeastern Land Group
Lee County Association
of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Top Twenty Producer
APEX Award
ARIZONA
George F. Bliss
Bliss Realty & Investments
Southeast Valley Regional Association
of REALTORS®
Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame
CALIFORNIA
Becky W. Blair, CCIM
Coldwell Banker Commercial
Pacic West Association
of REALTORS®
Real Estate Forum’s Women in
Real Estate 2018
Janet D. Neman
Charles Dunn Company
Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles
Association of REALTORS®
Real Estate Forum’s Women in Real Estate
Hall of Fame 2018
Jason E. DurJava, ALC
Century 21 MM
Central Valley Association
of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Top Twenty Producer
APEX Award
Anthony Souza, CRE
Souza Realty & Development, Inc
Central Valley Association
of REALTORS®
California Homebuilding Foundation
Hall of Fame Award
COLORADO
Dan Murphy
Team Murphy Realty, LLC
Gunnison Country Association
of REALTORS®
2017 National Broker of the Year -
Recreational Land Sales
Michael T. Murphy
Team Murphy Realty, LLC
Pagosa Springs Area Association of
REALTORS®
2017 National Broker of the Year -
Recreational Land Sales
Ryan Levi Hostetler, ALC
AGPROfessionals, LLC
Northern Colorado Commercial
Association of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Top Twenty Producer
APEX Award
CONNECTICUT
Eric L. Amodio, CCIM
Amodio & Co. Real Estate
Greater Hartford Association
of REALTORS®
2017 CCIM Dealmaker Award
CONNECTICUT CONT.,
Stephen Patten, CCIM
e Proto Group
New Haven Middlesex Association
of REALTORS®
NHMR Commercial Investment Division
Community Service Award
FLORIDA
William A. Eshenbaugh, ALC,
CCIM
Eshenbaugh Land Company
Florida Gulfcoast Commercial
Association of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Top Twenty Producer
APEX Award
Richard Gerber, RENE
Box Real Estate, LLC
REALTORS® of the Palm Beaches
& Greater Ft. Lauderdale
2017 REALTORS® Commercial
Alliance REALTOR® of the Year
Maria Mahoney, GRI
e Mahoney Group, Inc.
Florida Gulfcoast Commercial
Association of REALTORS®
Henry H. Blanton Award 2017
FLORIDA CONT.,
William H. “Billy” Rollins, ALC
Land Solutions, Inc.
Royal Palm Coast
REALTORS® Association
2017 RLI Top Twenty Producer
APEX Award
Ryan Sampson, ALC, CCIM
Eshenbaugh Land Company
Florida Gulfcoast Commercial
Association of REALTORS®
2017 RLI National Broker of the Year -
Commercial Land Sales
Andy J. Scaglione
Empire Commercial Realty Services
Greater Tampa Association
of REALTORS®
Commercial - REALTOR®
Achievement Award
Brian Sharpe
Sharpe Properties
Miami Association of REALTORS®
Commercial Community Leadership
Award 2018
FLORIDA CONT.,
Danny Smith, ALC, CCIM
Smith & Smith Realty, Inc.
REALTORS® Association
of Lake & Sumter Counties
2017 RLI National Broker of the Year -
Residential Land Sales
Dean P. Saunders, ALC, CCIM
CBC Saunders Real Estate, LLC
Lakeland Association
of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Top Twenty Producer
APEX Award
GEORGIA
Ryan T. Brashear, GRI
Brashear Realty Corporation
Greater Augusta Association
of REALTORS®
Georgia REALTOR® Of the Year 2018
Heather D. Lamb
CBRE
Atlanta Commercial Board
of REALTORS®
2017 REALTOR® of the Year
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GEORGIA CONT.,
Denise Lo, ABR, CCIM, CRS
Landmark Commercial &
Residential Properties
DeKalb Association of REALTORS®
2018 DeKalb REALTORS®
Pinnacle Award
Bekki Smith
Farish Realty
West Metro Board of REALTORS®
Horizon Award
IDAHO
John Knipe, ALC
Knipe Land Company
Boise Regional REALTORS®
2017 RLI Top Twenty Producer
APEX Award
ILLINOIS
Paul E. Martis, CIPS
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT
Mainstreet Organization
of REALTORS®
Special Achievement in the Industry Award
ILLINOIS
CONT.,
Martin P. Norkett
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT
Northern Illinois Commercial
Association of REALTORS®
2018 Lifetime Achievement Award
Mike O’Bryan
RE/MAX Traders
Unlimited Commercial
Peoria Area Association of REALTORS®
RE/MAX St. Louis Region
Top Commercial Agent
Andris Velkme, CIPS
Caton Commercial Real Estate
Illinois Association of REALTORS®
2018 NICAR REALTOR® of the Year
Luke Worrell, ALC
Worrell Land Services, LLC
Capital Area Association
of REALTORS®
2017 REALTOR® Land Institute ALC
to ALC Networking Award - Largest
Land Transaction
IOWA
Heath D. Bullock, CCIM, SIOR
CREC Iowa
Des Moines Area Association
of REALTORS®
2018 SIOR Largest Dollar Volume
Member to Member Transaction;
Alternative Assets
Kyle Hansen, ALC
Hertz Real Estate Services
Central Iowa Board of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Top Twenty Producer
APEX Award
Troy R. Louwagie, ALC
Hertz Real Estate Services
Cedar Rapids Area Association
of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Wrangler APEX Award
Steve R. Bruere
Peoples Company
Des Moines Area Association
of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Top Twenty Producer
APEX Award
KANSAS
Dax Hayden
Hayden Outdoors
Kansas Association of REALTORS®
2017 RLI National Broker of the Year -
Ag Land Sales – Ranches
LOUISIANA
Gaines Seaman
Stirling Properties
New Orleans Metropolitan Association
of REALTORS®
Highest Overall Volume - F. Poche Waguespack
Award for 2017
MAINE
Nathaniel S. Stevens
CB Richard Ellis/e Boulos Company
Maine Commercial Association
of REALTORS®
2018 REALTOR® of the Year
Christopher A. Paszyc, CCIM,
SIOR
CB Richard Ellis/e Boulos Company
Maine Commercial Association
of REALTORS®
2018 SIOR Largest Dollar Volume
Transaction – Redevelopment
MASSACHUSETTS
Timothy M. Garvey, SRES
Century 21 Commonwealth
REALTORS® Commercial Alliance
of Massachusetts
REALTOR® of the Year
MICHIGAN
omas P. DeBoer, CCIM, SIOR
Colliers International
Commercial Alliance
of REALTORS® West Michigan
2018 REALTOR® of the Year
MINNESOTA
Robert J. “Bob” Stalberger, ALC
Whitetail Properties Real Estate
Minneapolis Area Association
of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Top Twenty Producer
APEX Award
MISSISSIPPI
Philip Holmen, CCIM
Mattiace Company
Mississippi Commercial Association
of REALTORS®
2018 REALTOR® of the Year
MISSISSIPPI
CONT.,
John M. Dean, ALC, CIPS
LANDMART/Dean Land & Realty Co.
Greenville Area Board of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Robert C. Meeks Distinguished
Service Award
MISSOURI
Nadine N. Boon
omas Realty Group, LLC
St. Charles County Association
of REALTORS®
2017 - Commercial REALTOR®
Recognition Award
Kenneth G. Block, CCIM, SIOR
Block Real Estate Services, LLC
Kansas City Regional Association
of REALTORS®
2018 SIOR Largest Dollar Volume
Transaction – Office
NEW MEXICO
James A. Wible, CCIM
NAI Maestas & Ward Commercial
Commercial Association of REALTORS®
New Mexico
2017 REALTOR® of the Year
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PENNSYLVANIA
John R. Buccinno, SIOR
NAI Keystone Commercial & Industrial
Reading-Berks Association
of REALTORS®
2018 SIOR Largest Dollar Volume
Transaction - Rookie of the Year
RHODE ISLAND
Susan E. Kelly, ePRO, GAA, SRES,
SRS
Fēnix Real Estate & Appraisal, Inc.
Rhode Island Commercial and
Appraisal Board of REALTORS®
2018 REALTOR® of the Year
SOUTH CAROLINA
Scott E. McNew, CCIM, SIOR
Tradd Commercial, LLC
Coastal Carolinas Association
of REALTORS®
South Carolina Real Estate
Commission Appointment
Jack V. Owens, CCIM
NAI Charleston, LLC
Charleston Trident Association
of REALTORS®
2017 REALTOR® of the Year –
Commercial
SOUTH CAROLINA
CONT.,
Benjamin Smith, III, CCIM
Flagship SC Properties, LLC
Greater Greenville Association
of REALTORS®
2017 Caine Halter REALTOR® of the
Year - Commercial
TENNESSEE
George W. Brown, CCIM
SVN | Wood Properties
Knoxville Area Association
of REALTORS®
Knoxville Business Journal 40 Under 40
Russell Westlake
Jones Lang LaSalle
Memphis Area Association
of REALTORS®
2017 Wyatt B. Aiken Commercial Broker
of the Year
TEXAS
DeLea Becker
Beck-Reit Commercial Real Estate
Central Texas Commercial Association
of REALTORS®
Austin Business Journal’s 24th Annual
Profiles in Power - Central Texas Women
of Influence
TEXAS
CONT.,
Bill Cox, SIOR
Carey Cox Company
North Texas Commercial Association
of REALTORS®
NTCAR Stemmons Service Award
Heather R. Konopka-Chaves,
CCIM
Century 21 Mike Bowman, Inc.
MetroTex Association
of REALTORS®
2017 William C. Jennings Award for
Outstanding Commercial Transaction
Gary E. Vasseur
Vasseur Commercial
Real Estate
Greater Fort Worth Association
of REALTORS®
2017 Charles D. Tandy REALTOR®
Award – Commercial
Lee Y. Wheeler, III, CCIM
Wheeler Commercial
Beaumont Board of REALTORS®
2017 Commercial Transaction of the Year
NEW YORK
Jay F. Feinberg
Keller Williams Hudson Valley United
New York State Commercial Association
of REALTORS®
2017 REALTOR® of the Year
NORTH CAROLINA
Carlton Fisher
Coastal Realty Company
Cape Fear REALTORS®
Commercial Lifetime Achievement Award
Charlie L. Freeman
Freeman Commercial Real Estate
Winston-Salem Regional Association
of REALTORS®
Elder Statesman Award
Robert M. Lewis, CCIM, SIOR
NAI Piedmont Triad Commercial
Greensboro Regional
REALTORS® Association
North Carolina CCIM Chapter Legend
Award 2018
N. CAROLINA
CONT.,
Guy McCook, GRI
Hasty Realty
Cape Fear REALTORS®
Hall of Fame Award
Zachary McLaren
Cushman & Wakeeld
Charlotte Region Commercial Board
of REALTORS®
2017 President’s Award
OHIO
Stephanie Kuhlman
Harmon Group
Toledo Regional Association
of REALTORS®
2017 Community Service Award
Howard A. Lichtig, SIOR
CBRE
Akron Cleveland Association
of REALTORS®
2018 Good Neighbor of the Year
OHIO
CONT.,
James Merkel, CCIM, SIOR
NAI Ohio Equities
Columbus Association
of REALTORS®
Ericka Blumenstein Memorial Award
OKLAHOMA
Andrea Frymire
Oklahoma Investment Realty, Inc.
Central Oklahoma Commercial
Association of REALTORS®
2018 REALTOR® of the Year
David L. Hall
Imperial Properties, Inc.
Greater Tulsa Association
of REALTORS®
REALTOR® of the Year – Commercial
OREGON
Paula A. Van Vleck, RENE
Coldwell Banker Commercial Morris
Real Estate
Central Oregon Association
of REALTORS®
2018 Commercial Transaction of the
Year Award
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TEXAS CONT.,
John T. Crone, CCIM
CROLANCO Commercial Real Estate
San Antonio Board of REALTORS®
Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award
Sheri D. Arnold, CCIM
Coldwell Banker Commercial
Houston Association of REALTORS®
Real Estate Forum’s Women in Real
Estate 2018
Kasey C. Mock
Keller Williams Realty
Austin Board of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Land Rising Star Award
Minor Taylor, ALC, AHWD, CIPS
Taylor Land Investments RE
Houston Association of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Top Twenty
Producer APEX Award
VIRGINIA
Robert R. Brown, Jr.
Robert Brown & Associates
Hampton Roads REALTORS®
Association
2017 Sales & Leasing Achievement
Gold Award
WASHINGTON
Florence G. Sayre, ABR, ALC
Farmer’s National Company
Tri-City Association of REALTORS®
2017 RLI Land REALTOR®
of America Award
WISCONSIN
Ben Adank
SARA Investment Real
Estate, LLC
Commercial Association
of REALTORS® Wisconsin
REALTOR® of the Year
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