Awards

REALTOR of the Year

The criteria, which will be considered in the selection process, are:

  1. Eligible individuals include all REALTOR® members -- owners, managers, salespeople, including current Association officers, directors and past award recipients. The current association President and members of the REALTOR® of the Year Committee are not eligible.
  2. Professional Ethics & Practice -- is faithful to the principles of organized real estate, laws and regulations of the Association and Code of Ethics; sets an example of sound real estate practices; and promotes cooperation among fellow REALTORS®.
  3. Extraordinary leadership and participation in the Capital Area Association of REALTORS®, Illinois Association of REALTORS®, and National Association of REALTORS®, and its affiliated and other related trade organizations.
  4. Active Involvement in Civic, Service & Community Organizations.

Past Recipients:

  • Gail M. Wanless (1983)
  • Leonard W. Sapp (1984)
  • Marthann Sescleifer (1985)
  • Randall C. Raynolds (1986)
  • Julie Davis (1987)
  • J. Barry Johnson (1988)
  • Ronald D. Ladley (1989)
  • Phillip B. Gebben (1990)
  • Martin Baptist (1991)
  • Rita Victor (1992)
  • William Furling (1993)
  • Cynthia Nagle (1994)
  • William B. Thomas (1995)
  • Bonnie VanDerSlik (1996)
  • Marggie Zimmerman (1997)
  • Clark E. ABud@ Denton (1998)
  • Allan Young (1999)
  • Joseph Metzger (2000)
  • Mike Buscher (2001)
  • ​Ron Duff (2002)
  • Patrick Regan (2003)
  • Barbara Krueger (2004)
  • Rick Hanselman (2005)
  • Gail Chevalier Zini (2006)
  • Cheryl Dambacher (2007)
  • Peter Steward (2008)
  • Ed Mahoney (2009)
  • Steve Contri (2010)
  • Phil Chiles (2011)
  • Nancy Long (2012)
  • Susan Madison (2013)
  • Kristie DeBrun (2014)
  • Todd Musso (2015)
  • Mike Buscher (2016)
  • Mike Oldenettel (2017)
  • Steve Myers (2018)
  • Cindy Nagle (2019)
  • Kyle Killebrew (2020)
  • Nicholas Campo (2021)
  • Debra Sarsany (2022)
  • Dominic Campo (2023)

Rising Star Award

Rising Star Criteria:

The purpose of this award is to honor a newly active CAR REALTOR® member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the success of the Association’s programs, projects and goals.

The criteria that will be considered in the selection process are:

  1. Current CAR REALTOR member
  2. Member for less than four years
  3. Demonstrates unusual enthusiasm in Association and its programs by attendance and participation
  4. While sales production is not an overriding factor it shall be a consideration

Recipients:

  • Kyle Killebrew (2007)
  • Todd Musso (2008)
  • Natchure Stockton (2009)
  • None (2010)
  • Jane Hay (2011)
  • None (2012)
  • Kathy Garst (2013)
  • None (2014)
  • Anthony Buscher (2015)
  • Tracy Shaw (2016)
  • Dominic Campo (2017)
  • Ashley Coker (2018)
  • Zachary Shaw (2019)
  • Jamie Holt (2020)
  • Aaron Hogan (2021)
  • Ande Manes (2022)
  • Terri Myers (2023)

REALTOR Community Service Award

The REALTOR® COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD is given to honor an individual(s) who has made outstanding service contributions to the community. 

Two individuals were recognized for their outstanding service contributions to their communities in 2023. The first award was presented to Bobette Cawthon. Ms. Cawthon has been a REALTOR® since 1997 and is currently affiliated with Davis & Associates, REALTORS®. The second recipient was Joyce Clagg. Ms. Clagg has been a REALTOR® since 2014 and is currently affiliated with Keller Williams Capital.

The criteria, which will be considered in the selection process, are:

  1. Eligible individuals include all REALTOR members -- owners, managers, salespeople, including current Association officers, directors and past award recipients.
  2. Active Involvement in Civic, Service & Community Organizations -- active involvement means more than just being a member, it means having mad a significant contribution to the organization=s ideals and its work. The selection committee may place more weight on current community involvement.

Past Recipients:

  • Kathy Snell (1995)
  • Bonnie Wabner (1995)
  • Janice Butler (1996)
  • Julie Davis (1996)
  • Linda Waldron (1997)
  • Ronald W. Duff (1998)
  • Cindy Nagle (1999)
  • Betty Grady (2000)
  • Ronald Ladley (2000)
  • Beverly Collins (2001)
  • Ruth Ann Ayers (2002)
  • Steve Contri (2003)
  • Jan Sables (2004)
  • Susan Madison (2005)
  • Linda Nelson (2006)
  • Marggie Zimmerman (2006)
  • Steve Dove (2007)
  • Cindy Hamilton (2007)
  • Melissa Grussenmeyer (2008)
  • Ed Mahoney (2008)
  • Michelle Higginbotham (2009)
  • Jan Sables (2009)
  • Stan Vacek (2010)
  • Steve Unverzagt (2011)
  • Jane Locasio (2012)
  • Fritz Pfister (2012)
  • John Klemm (2013)
  • Kaye Brittin (2013)
  • Sandra Hamilton (2014)
  • Lisa Ernst (2015)
  • Steve Myers (2016)
  • Jim Bruce (2017)
  • Suzie Sables Duff (2017)
  • Sudi Blood (2018)
  • Philip Chiles (2018)
  • Debra Sarsany (2019)
  • Connie Heskett (2020)
  • Sarah Disney (2021)
  • Seth Goodman (2022)
  • Bobette Cawthon (2023)
  • Joyce Clagg (2023)

Hall of Fame Award

The coveted HALL OF FAME AWARD is given only to REALTORS® with a history of community service, moral and social integrity, high professional standards, a minimum of 50 years of age and a minimum of 20 years exemplary service to the Capital Area REALTORS®. This year the award was presented to two individuals.

This year the award was presented to Michael Buscher, GRI, The Real Estate Group, Carolin Faulkner, GRI, Keller Williams Capital, and Helen Kennedy, CRS, GRI, Kennedy Real Estate, LLC.


The criteria, which will be considered in the selection process, are:

  1. 20 years of REALTOR® membership
  2. History of community service
  3. 55 years of age and current REALTOR® membership, if living (if deceased age is not a criteria
  4. Moral and social integrity
  5. Adherence to high professional standards and the Code of Ethics
  6. Emphasis on extraordinary service to the association and MIS

Past Recipients

  • Clyde Grizzell
  • Morris Hyman
  • Charles J. Johnson
  • John AScotty@ McAuley
  • Lawrence H. ADoc@ Owen
  • Leonard W. Sapp
  • Russell Sprouse
  • Charles S. Wanless
  • Gail M. Wanless
  • J.H. Young
  • Phillip B. Gebben (1988)
  • William E. Hoecker (1988)
  • Marthann Sescleifer (1988)
  • George H. Reavy, Jr. (1989)
  • Charles E. Robbins (1989)
  • Thomas J. Hamilton (1991)
  • John B. Clark (1993)
  • Willard Kennedy Jr. (1994)
  • Martin Baptist, Jr. (1995)
  • Dani Mohan (1995)
  • Ronald D. Ladley (1995)
  • I.K. Friedman (1996)
  • William B. Thomas (1996) 
  • William Furling (1997) 
  • Barbra Steward (1998) 
  • Rita Victor (1998) 
  • Janice Butler (1999) 
  • Marggie Zimmerman (1999) 
  • Glen Garrison (2000)
  • Patrick Regan (2001)
  • Joseph Metzger (2002)
  • Sharon McDaniel (2002)
  • Kathy Lascelles (2002)
  • Gary Glisson (2003)
  • Cindy Nagle (2003)
  • Julie Davis (2004)
  • Ernie Lang (2004) 
  • Terry Nuding (2004) 
  • Randy Raynolds (2005) 
  • Bonnie Wabner (2005) 
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  • Clark “Bud” Denton (2006) 
  • Beverly Collins (2006) 
  • Ed Mahoney (2007) 
  • Susan Madison (2007) 
  • Art Seppi (2008) 
  • Curtis Tillett (2008) 
  • Jan Sables (2009) 
  • Peter Steward (2009) 
  • Cheryl Dambacher (2010) 
  • Rick Hanselman (2010) 
  • Al Young (2010) 
  • Steve Unverzagt (2011) 
  • Gail Chevalier Zini (2011) 
  • Barb Krueger (2012) 
  • Lynn Raymond (2012) 
  • Nancy Long (2013) 
  • Tip Tippett (2013)
  • Patrick Grady (2014)
  • Betty Shuster (2014)
  • Philip Spengler (2014)
  • John Klemm (2015)
  • Nick Musso (2015)
  • Fritz Pfister (2015)
  • Steve Contri (2016)
  • Sudi Blood (2016)
  • Ron Duff (2017)
  • Chris Pepmeyer (2017)
  • Pat Van Etten (2017)
  • Gary Harvey (2018)
  • Ted Curtis (2019)
  • Kaye Brittin (2020)
  • Nicholas Campo (2020)
  • James Bruce (2021)
  • Suzie Sables Duff (2021)
  • Philip Chiles (2022)
  • Steve Myers (2022)
  • Michael Buscher (2023)
  • Carolin Faulkner (2023)
  • Helen Kennedy (2023)

Honor Roll

2020 CAR Honor Roll

CAR continued with a new recognition program unveiled in 2016 called the “CAR Honor Roll”. The overall intent of this program is to recognize both REALTOR® and Affiliate members who are well rounded in their support of the organization and involvement in the community.

Both REALTORS® and Affiliates have the opportunity to earn this recognition by amassing the required number of points for their 2019 activities. At least 90 points must be earned in five different categories for REALTORS® and 60 points in three different categories for Affiliates. Categories include REALTOR® activities, networking, education, community engagement and production. Congratulations to our 2020 class of CAR Honor Roll members.

REALTORS®

Ron Duff
Suzie Duff
Bradley Hix
Jane Locascio
Deb Sarsany

Affiliates

Jerry Boster
Brad Dyer
Leigh Ann Hughes
Cris Lust
Greg Tally
 

 

Affiliate of the Year Award

In selecting this award’s recipient the following criteria is considered:

  1. Membership in CAR for a minimum of two (2) years.
  2. Service to at least one committee of the Association. Active in Association functions in general and have demonstrated the qualities of leadership, honesty, and integrity.
  3. Demonstrates knowledge in their field.
  4. High principles and high ethical standards in the conduct of real estate.
  5. Outstanding loyalty and devotion to the advancement and success of the Association through attendance at meetings, service on committees, special assignments.
  6. Cooperates with other members.

Recipients:

  • Amy Laughlin (2011)
  • Joy Gilliand (2012)
  • Dana Lyons (2013)
  • Misty Buscher (2014)
  • Pat Quigley (2015)
  • Stephanie Verardi (2016)
  • Cris Lust (2017)
  • John Fidler (2018)
  • Greg Tally (2019)
  • Brad Dyer (2020)
  • Leigh Ann Hughes (2021)
  • Tim Kearney (2022)
  • Bridget Moore (2023)

 

REALTOR Emeritus


REALTOR® Emeritus status requirements:

  1. Capital Area Association of REALTORS®: Any person who has held membership in the Capital Area Association of REALTORS® as a REALTOR®, REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®, or a combination of both, for a cumulative period of 30 years and has reached the age of 70 is eligible for REALTOR® Emeritus status.
  2. National Association of REALTORS®: Any person who has held membership in the National Association as a REALTOR®, REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®, or a combination of both, for a cumulative period of 40 years in one or more Associations of REALTORS® is eligible for REALTOR® Emeritus status.