Rising Star of the Year

General Information:

Those eligible for the Rising Star of the Year award must have an active salesperson’s license of 18 consecutive months or less in the real estate business.

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. Must be a Primary or Secondary REALTOR® member in good standing with CAAR.

2. Past recipients of the 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., Committees, Project Teams, education, events, awards, etc.)
• NAR Member Detail – Email awards@caar.com to request a NAR Member Detail.  A NAR Member Detail provides a list of active NAR certifications and designations.
• Production Printout – Click here for detailed instructions. A Production Printout lists the properties you listed or sold from the CAAR MLS.

4. The starting date will be when a nominee joined CAAR.

5. Only production from the first 12 months from licensure can be counted toward this award.

6. A nominee must be a person who has recently obtained or activated his/her first real estate license – a REALTOR® who transfers from another association is not eligible.

7. Completed award form must be submitted electronically.

Nominate a REALTOR® Today:

The Communications Committee is thrilled to announce the launch of our new awards management platform: Reviewr.  Once you create your Reviewr credentials, you’ll be able to access both the nomination and awards platforms. 

Click here to create your Reviewr account and nominate a member for an award. 

The nomination deadline is Sun., Feb. 1st. 

Award Form:

Click here to access your Reviewr account or created a Reviewr account and submit an awards form. 

This platform allows you to save incomplete forms until you are ready to formally submit, print completed forms, and more.

The award form deadline is Mon., Feb. 2nd. 

ReviewR Training:

To help you get started with Reviewr, we’re offering personalized one-on-one training sessions. Just bring your laptop, and we’ll walk you through the platform step-by-step. 

Register for one of the following workshops on the CAAR Education & Events Calendar:

• Thurs., Nov. 13th, 9 a.m.
• Thurs., Nov. 13th, 1 p.m.

Questions:

Send questions to awards@caar.com.

Past Recipients:

2024 | No award given
2023 | No award given
2022 | Melissa Moody
2021 | Michelle Gregory
2020 | Stephanie Woolfolk
2019 | Kristin Sorokti
2018 | Ashley Jurney Palmer
2017 | Andrea Hubbell
2016 | Mike Terry
2015 | Heather Towe
2014 | Anne Burroughs
2013 | Elizabeth Feil Matthews
2012 | Jamie White
2008 | Karen Ball & Sasha Farmer
2007 | Lisa Mattise
2006 | Charles McDonald
2005 | Julie Kuhl
2004 | Jeff Whitaker
2003 | Marina Ringstrom & Steven Braden
2002 | Kristin Wray
2001 | Evonne C. Collins
2000 | Drake Van de Castle
1999 | Stacey L. Rivey
1998 | Kelen Kim Cooke & Pat Sury
1997 | Tara Savage
1996 | Susan Brady
1995 | Kristen Cummings Streed
1994 | Sybil Mahanes
1993 | Pat Jensen
1992 | T. Gail David & Elizabeth Turrisi
1991 | Tim Supler
1990 |Bob Hughes
1989 | Alice Mahone