The Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS®(GLVAR) presented its annual awards this week to some of its leading members, including Ronnie Schwartz, who was named REALTOR® of the Year.
As part of its annual installation of new officers and board members for 2017 held Nov. 12 at the Bellagio Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, the GLVAR presented its top annual award to Schwartz, a longtime local REALTOR® who has been in the real estate industry for more than 20 years. She joins her husband and real estate business partner Neil Schwartz in being honored as a GLVAR REALTOR® of the Year. Neil earned GLVAR’s highest annual honor in 2009. Ronnie Schwartz was honored for serving as a leader in the real estate profession and in the community, association officials said.
Other GLVAR award winners for 2016 included:
- Krystal Sherry – Gene Nebeker Memorial Award for professionalism and service to the GLVAR and the community.
- Forrest Barbee – Ronn Reiss Award for educational excellence and leadership.
- Heidi Kasama – Sala/Rubin Award (formerly called the Frank Sala Award and now also honoring longtime GLVAR leader Marv Rubin) recognizing long-term commitment to grassroots political action and to protecting private property rights.
- Robert Hamrick – Jack Woodcock Distinguished Service Award.
- Kolleen Kelley, Patrick Leibovici and Norma Jean Opatik – GLVAR Hall of Fame inductees.
The annual awards are presented to REALTORS® who have taken extraordinary measures to provide their many years of skill, experience and expertise to the REALTOR® community. They were recognized for exemplary leadership, contributions to the industry, and advancement of the REALTOR® brand, 2016 GLVAR President Scott Beaudry said.
