Awards
The Kent County Association of REALTORS® is currently accepting nominations for KCAR 2024 REALTOR® of the Year Award (ROTY), Delaware Association of REALTORS® and KCAR 2024 Good Neighbor.
KCAR REALTOR® of the Year
All candidates must have a residential license and will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- REALTOR® Spirit - 15%
- Civic Activity - 10%
- Local Association Activity - 35%
- Business Accomplishments - 20%
- Significant Contributions - 10%
- State and National Association Activity - 10%
NOTE: The current KCAR President is not eligible to be a candidate for the KCAR ROTY award. However, they are still eligible to be a candidate for the DAR ROTY.
Criteria for ROTY Nominees
Must be a REALTOR® member in good standing
Must be a Primary Member of KCAR
Must have a Resident's License
DAR REALTOR® of the Year
All candidates must have a residential license and will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- REALTOR® Spirit - 15%
- Civic Activity - 10%
- Local Association Activity - 20%
- Business Accomplishments - 15%
- Significant Contributions - 5%
- State Association Activity - 30%
- National Association Activity - 5%
Good Neighbor Award
The Delaware Association of REALTORS® will present three Good Neighbor Awards, one for each of Delaware’s three counties, at the DAR Annual Convention. A cash contribution will be made to the charity of the winner’s choice.
The goal of the Good Neighbor Award is to recognize our REALTORS® for their efforts in community and charitable service in helping to make their communities a better place for all citizens. They must focus on ONE Charity in their entry. This is the organization that will receive the cash contribution.
Criteria for Good Neighbor Nominees
- Must be a REALTOR® member in good standing
- Must be a primary member of the Local Association
- Service must be a non-business endeavor Award recipient may win only once in a lifetime
- Service shall be recognized not for financial contributions but for service contributions.
- Award recipient shall not be a full-time employee of the charity or be compensated for any work or service.
- Some portion of the nominee’s community work must have taken place during the previous year
2023 REALTOR® of the Year
Steven Schmidt of RE/MAX
2023 Good Neighbor
Ivy-lin Sia of Welcome Home Realty
2022 REALTOR® of the Year
Sandi Unkrur of The Moving Experience Delaware
2022 Good Neighbor
Naomi Ricketts of EXP Realty
2021 REALTOR® of the Year
Beau Zebley of Century 21 Emerald
2021 Good Neighbor
Austin Auen
2020 REALTOR® of the Year
Andrew Bryan of Bryan Realty Group
2020 Good Neighbor
Liza Orlando
2019 REALTOR® of the Year
Monica LeBlanc of Diamond State Realty
2019 Good Neighbor
Kim Rochford of Diamond State Realty
2018 REALTOR® of the Year
Bobbi Slagel of NextHome Preferred
2018 Good Neighbor
Monica LeBlanc of Diamond State Realty
2017 REALTOR® of the Year
Beau Zebley of The Moving Experience, DE
2017 Good Neighbor
Jean Dowding of RE/MAX 1st Choice
2016 REALTOR® of the Year
Phil McGinnis of McGinnis Commercial Real Estate
2016 Good Neighbor
Phil McGinnis of McGinnis Commercial Real Estate.
2015 REALTOR® of the Year
Maggie Scarborough of Burns & Ellis REALTORS®
2015 Good Neighbor
2014 REALTOR® of the Year
Lani Freshwater (Pictured on Right) of Harrington ERA
2014 Good Neighbor
Timothy Lancaster (Pictured Left) at Keller Williams Realty