The Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS® (MTAR) held their annual Installation and Awards Ceremony on January 22, 2015 at Stones River Country Club in Murfreesboro. Chosen from among over 1400 REALTOR® members in MTAR's 8-county area was Janice Carlton as 2014 REALTOR® of the Year and Chuck Shaw as 2014 Rookie of the Year. Based on nominations from their peers and points calculations for their service, these real estate professionals were recognized for their contributions in leadership, commitment and service during the year 2014.
Janice Carlton, MTAR's 2014 REALTOR® of the Year, is with Coldwell Banker Segroves-Neese Realty in Shelbyville. Janice is the 2015 Chair of MTAR's RPAC Committee and has been very active with the Association for several years. She was voted the Tennessee Association of REALTORS® 2013 REALTOR® of the Year. Janice served the Bedford County Association of REALTORS® (before their merge with MTAR) as President in 1991. Other nominees for the MTAR REALTOR® of the Year award were Bill Jakes with Exit Realty Bob Lamb & Associates in Murfreesboro and Lynn Tede with Bob Parks Realty in Smyrna.
Chuck Shaw, Exit Realty Bob Lamb & Associates in Murfreesboro, was voted MTAR's 2014 Rookie of the Year. Chuck is the 2015 Chair of the Government Affairs Committee. He has been very active with the Association since becoming a REALTOR® in 2012. Also nominated for 2014 Rookie of the Year was: Bethany Arnold, Exit Realty Partners, Manchester; Diane Stockard, Coldwell Banker Snow & Wall, Murfreesboro; and Melissa Taylor, Bob Parks Realty, Smyrna.
2015 President Virginia Pappafotis and the Board of Directors were sworn into office by 1980 President Bob Parks. Ms. Pappafotis is the broker for Bob Parks Realty in Smyrna. She has been very active with MTAR and has served the Board of Directors as Treasurer in 2013 and President-Elect in 2014. MTAR's 2015 Board of Directors are: Dale Patterson, Keller Williams Realty, Murfreesboro - 2016 President-Elect; Richard Lewis, Exit Realty Bob Lamb & Associates - 2014 Past President; Scott Abernathy, Reliant Realty, Murfreesboro - Secretary; Chris Garrett, Century 21 United Realty, Murfreesboro - Treasurer; Susan Emory, Crye-Leike Realtors®, Murfreesboro; Bill Jakes, Exit Realty Bob Lamb & Associates, Murfreesboro; Sharon Swafford, Swafford's Property Shop, Winchester; Greg Myers, Red Realty, Smyrna; Rex Brown, Coffee County Realty, Tullahoma; Kay Petty, Bob Parks Realty/Land/Auction; Lynn Tede, Bob Parks Realty, Smyrna; and Gordon Carlisle, Keller Williams Realty, Murfreesboro.
The Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS® proudly recognized five new REALTOR® Emeritus members. Awarded by the National Association of REALTORS® for achieving 40+ years in the REALTOR® family, new REALTOR® Emeritus members are: Harold Shelton, Action Homes, Smyrna; Barbara Cunningham, Bob Parks Realty, Murfreesboro; Jerrold Pedigo, Jerrold Pedigo Realty, Murfreesboro; Frank Johns, Frank Johns Realty, Smyrna; and Peter Beasley, Gooch-Beasley REALTORS, Monteagle.
MTAR is a not-for-profit trade association serving over 1400 real estate professionals across the Middle Tennessee region. MTAR serves Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Moore and Rutherford Counties in Tennessee. The mission of MTAR is to provide its members with state-of-the-art tools, training and support to ensure that all members have the ability to become ethical, professional and successful REALTORS
