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 an Affiliate Today:

You and the nominee will receive a copy of the nomination. As part of the nominee follow up, they will be encouraged to complete the corresponding award form to be officially considered as a nominee. The nomination period is closed. 

Award Form:

The submission period is closed. 

Questions:

Send questions to awards@caar.com.

Winners:

2024 | Larry Saunders, NEXA Mortgage, LLC
2023 | No award given
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.
2003 | Deb Brown, AHIP
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