2017 Melanie Thompson Award Application
 
This award is designed to recognize leadership by a young REALTOR® or an affiliate professional that is making a difference as a member or an affiliate of the Fredericksburg Area Association of REALTOR® and in their community.Young is defined as being new (under 7 years) in the real estate profession or affiliate profession, and/or being under the age of 45, and/or a person who is advancing and promoting the education and involvement of the young professional (as defined above).The nominees will be judged on this application and a short essay about the nominee’s involvement in the community and within the association.

The Award will not necessarily be a yearly award.

All activities must occur between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, (with the exception of designations held). 

Residential Agent- $500,000 minimum volume
Commercial Agent– $500,000 minimum volume

Application deadline- February 16, 2018.

No Application Fee
  
A. Association Activities
Local Board Activity
 
Committee/Task Force/Network Member*
Committee/Task Force/Network Chair/Co- Chair*
FAAR Director
FAAR Executive Committee Member
RPAC Contributor, $99 or less
RPAC $100 or above Contributor
REALTOR® Foundation Contributor, seperate from attending an activity raising funds for the Foundation
Attendance at Town Hall meeting
Attending a Board of Director’s meeting as a guest - State Association Activity
 
C. Educational Activities
 
NAR, VR, FAAR or other Real Estate related courses
Instructors (Only count courses taught in application period)
Certified Ethics Instructor
Annual Training for Professional Standards Administrators/Instructors
 
B. FAAR Networking Events
 
Public Policy, e.g. Transportation Summit
Awards Event
Expo
Halloween Mixer
Installation of Leadership
Annual RPAC Fundraiser
Broker Networking Group (i.e. MBN)
 
Other FAAR sponsored events, for example- Splitsville, YPN fundraiser, e.g. Pub Crawl; Habitat motorcycle VA Ride event, Bingo, March is for Member activity, etc.
 
 
F. Production Points
 
Residential Agent- $500,000 minimum volume
Commercial Agent- $500,000 minimum volume
 
E. Service/Civic Activity
 
Volunteer to charitable/civic activity (non-FAAR affiliated)
Director/Officer in Non-Real Estate related Association or Council
Elected or Appointed Official
FAAR Blood Drive
Homeless Shelter activity
Habitat for Humanity Build
 
State Association Activity
 
Committee Member
Committee Chair
Board of Directors Member
FAAR Delegate to the Virginia REALTORS® Association
Attended State Convention
VAR Legislative/Education Conference
Other Educational conferences
REALTOR® Day on the Hill
Virginia REALTORS® Leadership Academy
RPAC or Foundation Trustee
 
Societies, Institutes & Councils of NAR, VR & FAAR
 
ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative)
ABRM (Accredited Buyer Representative Manager)
ALC (Accredited Land Consultant)
ARM (Accredited Residential Manager)
At Home with Diversity Certification
CCIM (Certified Commercial Industrial Member)
CCREC (Consumer Certified Real Estate Consultant)
CIPS (Certified International Property Spec.)
CPM (Certified Property Manager) – 10 points
CRB (Certified Residential Broker)
CRE (Counselor of Real Estate)
CRS (Certified Residential Specialist)
ePro Certification
GAA (General Accredited Appraiser)
Green Designation
GRI (Graduate, REALTOR® Institute)
LTG (Leadership Training Graduate)
PMN (Performance Management Network)
RAA (Residential Accredited Appraiser)
SFR (Short Sales Foreclosure Resource)
SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist)
Virginia Land Institute (RLI)
Previous VAR Honor Society
Broker/Associate Broker License
 
I hereby certify that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that in order to qualify for the Melanie Thompson Award I must be a Primary or Secondary REALTOR® member in good standing with FAAR during the qualifying year and during the year recognized. I confirm that no ethics violations have occurred in the last three years. Further, I understand that all applications are subject to approval/auditing by the Young Professional Network.
  
Applicant Name
 
 
 
Email*
 
 
 
Broker Name
 
 
 
Date of Nomination