2021 RLI Leadership Award Winners

Congratulations to the honorees who received distinctions at NLC22 through the esteemed Realtors® Land Institute Leadership Awards Program. This year’s recipients are:

2021 ROBERT C. MEEKS, ALC, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD 2021 LAND REALTOR® OF AMERICA AWARD

Flo Sayre, ALC

Farmers National Company | Washington This award is presented to an RLI member in recognition of long-term commitment and service to fellow Institute members, the land profession, and their community. The Distinguished Service Award is presented in honor of dedicated long-time member Robert C. Meeks, ALC.

Jeramy Stephens, ALC

National Land Realty | Arkansas The Land REALTOR® of America Award recognizes members of REALTORS® Land Institute for their effort and work expended in the interest of their fellow RLI members, their profession, their clients, and their community.

2021 EXCELLENCE IN INSTRUCTION AWARD 2021 CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Jesse F. “Butch” Armistead Jr., ALC*

Murray Company Realtors | Georgia *Butch, who passed away last October, was honored with this award posthumously.

The Excellence in Instruction Award recognizes RLI LANDU-Approved Instructors for their exceptional teaching skills, contributions to the professional development of our students, and volunteerism for the LANDU education program.

FD Bell, RLI Georgia Chapter

Southeast Land and Homes | Georgia RLI’s Chapter Administrators play a key role in the success of each chapter. The Chapter administrators help keep everyone “on track” with schedules, policies, and more. The recipient is chosen by RLI staff and the choice is based on performance that builds a stronger RLI chapter—such as helping to enrich member experiences, provide support and benefits to members, applying for continuing education units for LANDU courses, and displaying a high code of conduct and ethical standards.

2021 RISING STAR AWARD

Drew Ary, ALC

Ary Land Company | Oklahoma

First introduced in 2015, the Rising Star award was created to recognize a land professional who demonstrated promise. The Rising Star Award recognizes a member approaching a mid-level in their career who is on their way to making significant contributions to the land profession and to RLI.

2021 CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD

RLI Colorado Chapter

The Outstanding Chapter Award recognizes one RLI Chapter that has demonstrated excellence and creativity in the following categories: » member retention and development, » course and other educational offerings, » volunteerism to national Institute, » technological achievements, » and outreach and collaboration with other Institute chapters and local and state organizations.