Inside NC REALTORS®

from Insight | November 2021

by NC REALTORS®

Breaking Ground: NC REALTORS® Association Headquarters History

2021 NC REALTORS® Election Winners

President-Elect

Leigh Brown | ABR®, AHWD, C2EX, CRS, CLHMS, CIPS, e-PRO®, SFR®, SRES® Central Carolina Association of REALTORS®

Treasurer

Laurie Knudsen | GRI Canopy REALTOR® Association

Issues Mobilization Committee

Kim Dawson | AHWD, ABR®, C2EX, CIPS, CRS, GRI, SRES® Durham Regional Association of REALTORS®

Finance & Budget Committee

Renee Cooney | ABR®, AHWD, C2EX, GRI, SRES® Carolina Smokies Association of REALTORS®

Kim Endre | ABR®, AHWD, C2EX, CRS, e-PRO®, GREEN, GRI, RSPS, SFR®, SRES® Outer Banks Association of REALTORS®

David Zeitz | GRI Longleaf Pine REALTORS®

NAR Directors

Sandra O’Connor | ABR®, AHWD, CIPS, CRP, GRI Greensboro Regional REALTORS® Association

Stephanie Walker | ABR®, AHWD, CDPE, CRS, e-PRO®, GRI, PSA, RSPS, SFR®, SRES®, SRS, GSI (Gold Standard Instructor-REEA) Outer Banks Association of REALTORS®

Region 1 Vice President

Adam Upchurch | SPS Topsail Island Association of REALTORS®

Region 2 Vice President

Brooke Rudd-Gaglie | GRI Brunswick County Association of REALTORS®

Region 5 Vice President

Ray Alexander Greensboro Regional REALTORS® Association

Region 7 Vice President

Carol Bradley | AHWD, C2EX Union County Association of REALTORS®

Region 8 Vice President

Ed Baesel | ABR®, AHWD, GRI Canopy REALTOR® Association

Region 10 Vice President

Lewis Grubbs | ABR®, AHWD, C2EX, CRS, GRI Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®

NC REALTORS® WILLIAM C. BASS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASS OF 2020/2021

The NC REALTORS® William C. Bass LeadershipAcademy Class of 2020 continued into 2021 dueto the challenges of 2020. This class officiallygraduated in October during the NC REALTORS®Convention & Expo. Throughout the both years,the Leadership Academy participants engagedin leadership development.

Olita A. Boone, Johnston County Association of REALTORS®

Sofia Crisp, Greensboro Regional REALTORS® Association

Magda Esola, Canopy REALTOR® Association

Stephanie Estrada, Land of the Sky Association of REALTORS®

Jim Logan, Winston-Salem Regional Association of REALTORS®

Kim Perkins, Jacksonville Board of REALTORS®

DeJane Perry Kerr, Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®

Nikki Pratt-Nunley, Canopy REALTOR® Association

Cathy Robertson, Winston-Salem Regional Association of REALTORS®

Kurt Rogerson, Carteret County Association of REALTORS®

Charles Umstead, Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®

David Zeitz, Longleaf Pine REALTORS®

REALTOR® of the Year

The REALTOR® of the Year award is given annually to an NC REALTOR® who has rendered the most outstanding service to the state association. NC REALTORS® created the REALTOR® of the Year award in 1950 and was the first association in the country to honor its members in this way. Since then, all 49 states and many local associations across the country have duplicated the award.

**2021 Recipient | Patrice Willetts, Cape Fear REALTORS®**

1950 – Hayes M. White, Raleigh

1951 – Henry V. Koontz, High Point

1952 – Paul B. Guthery, Charlotte

1953 – Ed Mendenhall, High Point

1954 – Hoyt W. Boone, Greensboro

1955 – Roy P. Booth, Asheville

1956 – C. Cliff Cameron, Chapel Hill

1957 – Leon M. Hamm, Jr., Greensboro

1958 – Alton Stanford, High Point

1959 – Jack K. Barfield, Asheville

1960 – Glenn M. Tucker, Raleigh

1961 – William Seawell, Sr., Greensboro

1962 – Oscar I. Wrenn, Greensboro

1963 – Charles W. Bradshaw, Jr., Raleigh

1964 – Kemp C. Clendenin, Jr., Greensboro

1965 – DeLacey E. Wyman, Charlotte

1966 – C. C. Smithdeal, Winston-Salem

1967 – Joseph A. Robb, Durham

1968 – James H. Carson, Charlotte

1969 – Charles P. Landt, Raleigh

1970 – A. P. Carlton, Greensboro

1971 – David L. Godwin, Fayetteville 1972 – C. B. Beasley, New Bern

1973 – C. E. Phillips, Jr., Durham

1974 – Ed L. Vinson, Charlotte

1975 – C. H. Touchberry, Charlotte

1976 – Henry A. Nading, Winston-Salem

1977 – B. C. Parker, Burlington

1978 – James L. Bichsel, Greensboro 1

979 – Thomas Lawing, Sr., Charlotte

1980 – Allen D. Aldridge, Durham

1981 – Joseph L. Clark, Greensboro

1982 – David Berryhill, Jr., Charlotte

1983 – J. Harold Craven, High Point

1984 – Zack Bacon, Raleigh

1985 – Chet Snow, Sr., Charlotte

1986 – Thomas H. Heffner, Chapel Hill

1987 – Anne M. Allen, Greensboro

1988 – L. D. Jones, Fayetteville

1989 – A. C. “Ace” Robbins, Chapel Hill

1990 – June Dinkins, Winston-Salem

1991 – James A. Basinger, Jr., Charlotte

1992 – Wanda J. Proffitt, Burnsville

1993 – J. Cliff Vaughan, Winston-Salem

1994 – Jean Hunt, Raleigh

1995 – Betsy Anne Bradshaw, Raleigh

1996 – John Hamrick, Durham

1997 – John Carroll, Asheville

1998 – Alice Mosteller, Waynesville

1999 – William C. Bass, Asheville

2000 – Connie Corey, Greenville

2001 – G.L. “Jeff” Jeffrey, Durham

2002 – Ted E. Kelly, Winston-Salem

2003 – Ben Ball, Morehead City

2004 – Thomas Lawing, Jr., Charlotte

2005 – Allan Dameron, Supply

2006 – Myra Zollinger, Chapel Hill

2007 – Buddy Rudd, Oak Island

2008 – Bob Measamer, Fayetteville

2009 – Robert L. “Bob” Fowler, High Point

2010 – Micki Fisher, Charlotte

2011 – M.L. Koebberling, High Point

2012 – Wendell Bullard, Durham

2013 – Danny Brock, Wilmington

2014 – Sandra O’Connor, Greensboro

2015 – Cindy Chandler, Charlotte

2016 – Stephanie Walker, Kitty Hawk

2017 – Lou Baldwin, Winston-Salem

2018 – Mary Edna Williams, Raleigh

2019 – Tony Smith, Charlotte

2020 – Asa Fleming, Raleigh

2021 – Patrice Willetts, Wilmington

Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame award is a lifetime achievement award given to honor an NC REALTOR® who has contributed and continues to contribute outstanding service to the real estate profession in the areas of leadership, development, environment and government at the local, state and national levels. These contributions have an enduring impact on the real estate profession.

**2021 Recipient | Lynn Harris, Cape Fear REALTORS®**

**2021 Recipient | Paul McGill, Winston-Salem Regional Association of REALTORS®**

1990 – June Dinkins, Winston-Salem

1990 – C. E. Phillips, Jr., Durham

1991 – Charles Bradshaw, Raleigh

1991 – William D. Seawell, Sr., Greensboro

1991 – J. Cliff Vaughan, Winston-Salem

1992 – Zack H. Bacon, Raleigh

1992 – Sally Noffsinger, Wilmington

1992 – Delacy E. Wyman, Charlotte

1993 – James A. Basinger, Jr., Charlotte

1993 – Betsy Anne Bradshaw, Raleigh

1993 – Jenkins C. Noggle, Hickory

1994 – Clarence B. Beasley, New Bern

1994 – A.P. Carlton, Greensboro

1995 – James L. Bichsel, Greensboro

1995 – J. Harold Craven, High Point

1995 – Thomas W. Lambe, Jr., Winston-Salem

1996 – Jack Goldstein, Atlantic Beach

1997 – Stephen C. Clark (deceased), High Point

1997 – Lewis E. Hubbard, Winston-Salem

1998 – Henry Nading, Winston-Salem

1998 – John Hamrick, Durham

1999 – John W. Carroll, Asheville

1999 – Wanda Proffitt, Burnsville

2000 – Tom Heffner, Raleigh

2000 – Ben Ball, Morehead City

2000 – Allan Dameron, Holden Beach

2001 – Dorothy Elliott, High Point

2002 – No Award Presented

2003 – Joseph L. Clark, Greensboro

2003 – Treasure Faircloth, Winston-Salem

2004 – Margaret Fisher, Charlotte

2004 – G. L. Jeff Jeffrey, Durham

2004 – Barbara Pipkin, Chapel Hill

2005 – Ferrell Clay, Winston-Salem

2005 – M. L. Koebberling, High Point

2005 – S. R. “Buddy” Rudd, Oak Island

2006 – J. Alan Holden, Holden Beach

2007 – Bonzie Everson, Salisbury

2007 – Ted Kelly, Winston-Salem

2008 – Robert E. Carter, Raleigh

2008 – Robert L. Fowler, High Point

2009 – Bob Measamer, Fayetteville

2010 – Margaret Bishop, Southport

2011 – Ronnie Thompson, Valdese

2012 – Sharon Lankford, Greensboro

2013 – Bruce Williams, Brunswick Co.

2014 – George Bell, Winston-Salem

2015 – Myra Zollinger, Chapel Hill

2016 – Cindy Chandler, Charlotte

2017 – Guy McCook, Laurinburg

2018 – Lou Baldwin, Winston-Salem

2019 – Stephanie Walker, Outer Banks

2020 – Wendell Bullard, Durham

2020 – Sandra O’Connor, Greensboro

2020 – Patrice Willetts, Wilmington

2021 – Lynn Harris, Wilmington

2021 – Paul McGill, Winston-Salem

Annual Award Winners

Each year, NC REALTORS® honors it's members with awards for service and achievement.We're proud to showcase our 2021 recipients who truly embody the association's corevalues, contribute to the success of this organization and lead us into the next 100 years.