Affiliate of the Year

General Information:
The Affiliate of the Year is awarded to one affiliate company member of CAAR that has helped further the goals and objectives of CAAR.

Award Recipient will:

  • Be recognized at a General Membership Meeting (includes a secret award video)
  • Receive a glass award with CAAR logo, award category, year, and name
  • Be highlighted in a press release for local media and also shared on CAAR communication channels (e.g., CAAR homepage, Facebook page, Twitter, etc.)
  • Receive an award category logo to include on email signature and marketing material
  •  Receive Professional Honor Society points each year as a past award recipient
  • Be added to the list of past award recipients on award category webpage

Criteria:
1. Affiliate member must be a member in good standing with CAAR.

2. Previous winners of this award are not eligible for nomination.

3. Provide the following supportive documentation to accompany your completed award form:

  • CAAR Member Profile - Email awards@caar.com to request a CAAR Member profile, which will list all the CAAR activities a member has participated in the current or past year(s) (e.g., Master Groups, Project Teams, education, events, awards, etc.).

4. Completed award forms must be submitted electronically.

Nominate a Member:
Would you like to nominate a CAAR member for an award? Click here to fill out the form. An email will be sent to the nominee asking them to complete the official form. You will receive a copy of your nomination via email.

Award Form:

Click here to see the form and what questions are asked. Click here to submit your electronic form by Mon., Feb. 19th. You will receive a copy of your submitted form. Please be prepared to complete the form in one sitting. We can't guarantee SurveyMonkey will save your submission if you leave and try and come back.

As an update, CAAR’s new award platform, Reviewr, will be implemented for the 2024 award programs.

Questions:
Send questions to awards@caar.com.

Winners:
2022 | Tiffany Jenkins, Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group
2021 | Hal Johnson, Embrace Home Loans
2020 | Megan Rodgers, Farm Credit of the Virginias

2019 | Zenas Choi, Towe Insurance Services
2018 | Marcella Johnson, Towne First Bank
2017 | Cynthia Adams, Pearl Certification
2016 | Ken Mextorf, TowneBank Mortgage
2015 | Eric Parker, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
2014 | Stanley Martin Homes
2013 | Peter Cefaratti, Embrace Home Loans, Inc.
2012 | Tammy Wilt, Movement Mortgage (then New American Mortgage)
2011 | Gary Albert, State Farm
2010 | Michelle Durham, Ivy Publications
2009 | Ty Smith, SunTrust Mortgage
2008 | UVA Community Credit Union
2007 | Church Hill Homes
2006 | Barclay Mullins, PODS
2005 | Stu Armstrong, Piedmont Housing Alliance
2004 | C&F Mortgage Corp.
AHIP | Deb Brown (2003)
2002 | Gene Ware, Countrywide Home Loans
2001 | Carl Garrett, UVA Community Credit Union
2000 | Matt Hodges, Blue Ridge Mortgage
1999 | Cherie Lewis, The Closing Company
1998 | Nancy Vetter, PrintSource
1997 | Doug Adamson, Nations Banc Mortgage Corporation
1996 | David Lee, Assurance Home Services