Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence

WHEN: February 27, 2027

WHERE: The Hopewell Moose Lodge

Time: 6:00-9:00

Dress: Cocktail Attire

2026 Event Recap

SVAR CELEBRATES EXCELLENCE

The annual Awards for Excellence banquet honors sales achievements as well as REALTOR® of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Associate of the Year, Affiliate of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Community Involvement, Educator of the Year and Board Choice, among others.

The special awards recipients are selected from nominations by fellow REALTOR® and Affiliate members. The sales awards—including Top Residential Salesperson of the Year and Top Residential Team—recognize those who reach exceptional production levels.

SVAR members had a fantastic time at the revamped 2026 Celebration of Excellence, where REALTORS® and Preferred Partner Members and their guests donned their finest attire to honor outstanding sales and service from 2025.

Please join us in congratulating the evening’s honorees.

Be sure to check out the photos!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR 2025 WINNERS!

Diamond Sales Award

  • Bobby Gray Perkins
  • Sharon Johnson
  • Holly Pond
  • Lorna Cornett
  • Jonathan Hock
  • Chris Haskins
  • John O’Reilly
  • Rhonda Gay
  • Ronda Bradley Gallagher
  • David Patsel
  • Carla Mayes
  • Jeremy Cecchettini

Platinum Sales Award

  • Dora Smith
  • Rick Tetterton
  • Jennifer McCray

Gold Sales Award

  • Candi Kloske
  • Eric Dunkum
  • Samantha Tyler Anger
  • Jeff Clark
  • T Patrick Barnes
  • Bruce Sean Richardson Sr
  • Scott Wynn
  • Joshua Chappell
  • Robin Whitman       

    Silver Sales Award

  • Melinda Sexton
  • Libby Clawson Gatewood
  • Mary Ann S White
  • Anna Barlow
  • Shanna Marie Story
  • Julie Smart Koob
  • Cheryl Lynn Whitt
  • Jennifer Resnick
  • Joyce Navary
  • Sam Hamad
  • Connie Lunsford
  • Christy Bowman

Bronze Sales Award

  • Maddie Cox
  • Keith Messer
  • Mindy Holt
  • Jessica Lindsay
  • Debra Russell
  • David Tucker
  • Lori Gregory
  • Kofi Adih
  • Sherry O’Dett
  • Crystal Wright
  • Silvia Johnson
  • Susan Kin
  • Jimmy Taylor
  • Justin Shelton
  • Diane Ogburn Wiley
  • Norris Hardy
  • Diana Hayes
  • Deanna Denny
  • Brett Harris
  • Bettye Reitmeier
  • Rhonda Poirier
  • Shanna Cooper
  • Katie Burton
  • Erica Winn
  • April Beasley
  • Jeff Goldston
  • Zachary Ridout
  • Bea Nobles
  • Jay Draper
  • Mark Joyner
  • Janet Morgan
  • Joy Harris Cobb

Diamond Team Sales Award

  • Gibbs and Story Realty Group
  • Hourglass Realty Group
  • Kristin & Co
  • The Ronnie Joswick and Shelly Hedrick Team
  • The Tina McCabe Team

Bronze Team Sales Award

  • The Vickie and Larry Team

Lifetime Sales Club

  • Connie Lunsford
  • Mandi Williams
  • Dora Smith
  • Cheryl Lynn Whitt
  • Shanna Cooper
  • Rhonda Gay
  • Anna Barlow

Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Shanna Story

Top Residential Salesperson

  • Jeremy Cecchettini

Top Residential Team

  • The Tina McCabe Team

REALTOR® of the Year

  • Nancy Steinke

Fred C. Morene Rookie of the Year

  • Ken Byers

George Grundy Ethics in Action Award

  • Steve Overgard

Educator Award

  • Mark Joyner

Riley Ingram Sr Legislative Affairs Award

  • Larry Lewis

Don W Parr Community Involvement Award

  • Kofi Adih
  • Kirsten Moser

Preferred Partner of the Year

  • Old Dominion Title Company

Associate of the Year

  • Jonathan Hock

Board Choice Award

  • Morgan Chandler

SVAR Honor Society

  • Mary Ann S. White
  • Joyce Navary
  • Larry Lewis
  • Nancy Steinke
  • Kimberly Porter
  • KC Terkper
  • Libby Clawson Gatewood
  • Shanna M. Story
  • Kathie Braswell
  • Jennifer Resnick
  • Johana Story
  • Troy D. Gibbs
  • Eileen Knode
  • Anna Barlow

Distinguished Property Manager Award

  • April Pritt
  • Christina Roccaforte
  • Danielle Wade
  • Evelyn Ramirez Salazar
  • Heather Mitchell
  • Kim Smiley
  • Kofi Adih
  • Kristin Wood
  • LeQuan Hylton
  • Nelda Hylton
  • Rebecka Breidenbach
  • Stacey Hower
  • Victoria Ann Scott

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Platinum Sponsors

  • Appomattox Title
  • United Real Estate
  • CVR MLS

Gold Sponsors

  • Virginia Housing
  • Citizen’s Bank and Trust
  • Harris and Associates
  • Presidential Mortgage

Silver Sponsors

  • Napier REALTORS ERA
  • Moncure Insurance Agency

Patron Sponsors

  • The Vickie and Larry Team
  • Fidelity Termite
  • Weichert REALTORS Brockwell and Associates
  • Emergency Road Signs
  • RVA Roofing
  • Signature Craft
  • Pamela Artis
  • Christy Bowman
  • G.E. Matthews
  • Tegrity Soultions
  • We Buy 804
  • Lorna Cornett
  • Clements Rentals
  • Jennifer Resnick
  • eXp Realty- Rhonda Gay, Madeline Holder, Kristin Windon
  • Tina McCabe
 

Awards Booklet Sponsor

  • Colonial Farm Credit

Photography Sponsor

  • Southpark Carpet and Flooring

Flower Sponsor

  • Nancy Steinke