MEMPHIS, TN – October 9, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Several members of the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® received recognition at the recent Tennessee Association of REALTORS® 93rd annual convention in Kingsport, Tenn.
Current MAAR vice president Steve Brown received TAR’s 2012 Presidential Award, which is given in honor of outstanding service to the leadership of the real estate industry. Leon Dickson, immediate past president of MAAR, was chosen as TAR’s 2013-2014 Division Vice President. Pat Beech, also a past president of MAAR, was selected as 2013 Secretary/Treasurer.
Sue Turner, 2012 TAR President, will continue to serve as immediate past president on the MAAR Executive Committee. Carol Lott, 2012 MAAR President, received the first-ever TAR Champion Award for her dedication to RPAC.
New TAR Leadership graduates are Regina Hubbard, MAAR’s 2013 President-Elect; Rae Ann Stimpson; Ludora Cooper; and Ron Guy. In addition, Dickson and Guy were elected to serve on the Tennessee Real Estate Education Foundation Board of Trustees.
“The importance of leadership in our profession cannot be overstated,” said MAAR Executive Vice President Melanie Blakeney. “Consumers benefit from this steward leadership and so does everyone else involved in real estate.”
Serving the Mid-South for more than 100 years as the Voice for Local Real Estate, the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® serves and represents real estate professionals as well as provides real estate information to the general public. About 3,000 members unite to make up one of Tennessee’s largest local REALTOR® organizations with real estate expertise stretching throughout the greater Memphis area. The MAARdata system includes records of all property transactions in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties. The MLS includes listings in Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy, and Lauderdale counties in Tennessee; DeSoto County in Mississippi; and Crittenden County in Arkansas.
MAAR members subscribe to the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics. For more information, visit MAAR’s Web site at www.maar.org.
Contact
Don Wade, Media Relations & Research, 901.485.1653.
don.wade (at) maar (dot) org
