Awards and Achievements

Rick McGee, owner of the Assist-2-Sell franchise office in Springfield was recognized as one of the top 10 Assist-2-Sell offices nationwide for homes sold in 1998. He was honored at Assist-2-Sell's annual convention in Reno, Nev.

Tammie Tucker has been awarded the certified residential specialist designation by the Missouri Association of Realtors after completing specific education outlined by the NAR. The CRS is the highest designation awarded to Realtors in the residential sales field. Tucker has also received the designations of graduate, Realtors Institute and accredited buyers representative.

Don Caudle was a featured speaker at the Market Masters '99 Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort, Lake of the Ozarks, sponsored by National Association of Realtors. Caudle ranks in the top 1 percent in sales nationwide for RE/MAX.

Coldwell Banker Vanguard, Realtors, has been named to the prestigious Coldwell Banker Chairman's Circle. The designation goes to companies that have attained adjusted gross commission income of $3.5 million or more during 1998.

Judy Huntsman, owner/broker with Coldwell Banker Vanguard, attended an exclusive retreat in Puerto Rico for Chairman's Circle members.

Ethel Curbow, Faunlee Harle, Stacey Clem and Peggy Mitchell, all of Coldwell Banker Vanguard, Realtors, recently attended the Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation Elite Retreat, a three-day conference held at the Hilton New York and Towers in New York City. The invitation-only event is open exclusively to Coldwell Banker sales associates in the top 2 percent internationally.

Ethel Curbow, of Coldwell Banker Vanguard, Realtors, has been awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award by Southwest Missouri State University. A native of Hollister, Curbow graduated from SMSU in 1960 with a bachelor of science degree in education. She earned her master's degree in library science from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan., in 1981. Curbow has been the top overall producer for Coldwell Banker in Missouri several times in the past 10 years, among many other sales honors.

Phyllis Netzer, of Coldwell Banker Vanguard, Realtors, attended a two-day Leadership Academy sponsored by the Women's Council of Realtors, a professional development organization with 12,000 members nationwide. The seminar was designed to offer women skills to help them successfully lead their chapters in the year 2000.

Coldwell Banker Vanguard, Realtors, was ranked No. 1 for the second quarter of 1999 in listings sold, gross commission income, closed revenue units and buyer controlled sales in the office size category of 51+ sales associates. Coldwell Banker Vanguard, Realtors, was also honored in the Top 10 for buyer-controlled sales, closed revenue units and listings sold in the Midwest Region.

Coldwell Banker Vanguard, Realtors' top associates have received awards: Ethel Curbow ranked No. 1 in gross commission income and No. 2 in closed revenue units, buyer-controlled sales and listings sold in the state of Missouri for the second quarter. Faunlee Harle and Kirk Hewitt were awarded for being in the Top 10 in buyer-controlled sales, closed revenue units, gross commission income and listings sold.

The Greater Springfield Apartment & Housing Association named four new members to its board of directors: Pete Kirks, of Metro Builders Supply, chairs the vendor council committee