Annual event features notable speakers and statewide awards
More than 900 Realtors from across the state attended the 2008 Texas Realtors Winter Meeting, Feb. 22-26 at the Hyatt Regency. The annual meeting featured educational sessions, networking opportunities, committee meetings and several notable speakers.
During the five-day annual gathering, Texas Realtors listened to speeches from state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, and Mark Dotzour, chief economist with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Meeting participants also heard from 2008 National Association of Realtors President-Elect Charles McMillan and Randy Jeffers, 2008 chairman of the Texas Association of Realtors.
Key topics discussed at the Austin meeting included: the upcoming primary election, issues affecting homeowners, commercial real estate trends, professional standards, international real estate issues, technology, trends for multiple listing services, property leasing and risk reduction.
In addition to educational sessions and speakers, the Texas Association of Realtors handed out its annual statewide awards:
• Realtor of the Year – Dwight Hale, San Antonio
• Tom D. Morton Association Executive of the Year – Travis Kessler, San Antonio
• William C. Jennings Commercial Transaction of the Year – Frank Fitzgerald, Houston
• Educator of the Year – Dan Odom, Fort Worth
• Education Programs of the Year
– Sales and Marketing category – Austin Board of Realtors
– Innovation category – MetroTex Association of Realtors
– Ethics category – San Antonio Board of Realtors
• Omega Tau Rho designates: Carlos Bujosa, Houston; Greg Glenn, Amarillo; Ray Holtzapple, Houston; Randy Jeffers, Amarillo; Larry W. Johnson, Arlington; Sherry Matina, Fort Worth; Thomas M. Patterson, San Antonio; John Rosshirt, Austin; Howard Smith, Amarillo; Roger A. Sturgell, Austin; and Jeff Updike, Dallas
About the Texas Association of Realtors
The Texas Association of Realtors is a not-for-profit professional membership association representing more than 90,000 members statewide who are involved in all aspects of real estate. For more regarding our organization, real estate practitioners should visit TexasRealtors.com and consumers should check out TexasRealEstate.com.
