• Georgia REALTORS® “REALTOR® OF THE YEAR” Nomination Form

  • Application Deadline: By 5:00 pm on the Last Business Day in May
    SUBMITTED FOR THE YEAR OF 2026
    PERIOD OF CONSIDERATION: MAY 1 through APRIL 30 of the current year

  • CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

    1. Nominee must be the local Board / Association current or past REALTOR® OF THE YEAR.
    2. NOMINEE MUST HOLD REALTOR® membership in the local Board / Association and State Association May 1 of previous year to April 30 of current year, which is the qualifying period.
    3. Current GAR President, President-Elect and Immediate Past President are not eligible to receive this award.
    4. THIS FORM MUST BE USED BY ALL BOARDS ENTERING CONTESTANTS IN STATE COMPETITION. Applicants are limited to one page for each of the categories listed below. No other narratives, resumes, booklets and documents can be submitted with this form. Signatures of Nominee and the Local Board Association Executive, Local Board / Association President or Local Awards/ROTY Committee Chairman are required. E-signatures will be accepted. Typed signatures will not be accepted. When this form is submitted, GAR will send the AE of the nominating board a seperate signature page to collect all necessary signatures. 
      • REALTOR® Spirit –10%
      • REALTOR® Business Accomplishments –10%
      • Civic Activity –10% (7% for period of consideration and 3% for previous activity)
      • Local Board / Association Activity –15% (10% for period of consideration and 5% for previous activity)
      • State Association Activity –50% (30% for period of consideration and 20% for previous activity)
      • National Association Activity – 5%
    5. Dates of activites must be shown.
    6. Photo of nominee (required). Upload a hi-resolution color bust photo of nominee along with this application. A hi-resolution photo is an image of 30+ dpi (1,000 KB or over 1 MB) resolution in a jpg, pdf, or png format. Contact bminer@garealtor.com if you have questions about these specifications.
    7. Entry must be submitted to the GAR office (bminer@garealtor.com) by 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date. Association Executives will receive a confirmation notice when all materials are received.
    8. All applications must be signed by one of the required signatories for the Nominee to be recognized. Completed applications will be considered for the Georgia REALTOR® of the Year Award.
    9. Entries received that do not adhere to these criteria will not be considered.

    The judges will be requested to consider applicant’s total personality and lifestyle to ensure that the winner will be held up to the public as “the best of us.” Otherwise, the percentage system will be strictly adhered to. Applicants may be requested to attend an interview session with selected members of the Special Recognition Committee at the discretion of the Committee. The Special Recognition Committee reserves the right to ask for additional information.

    Only one (1) applicant for the GAR REALTOR® OF THE YEAR, per Board, may be submitted during each year.

  • Nominee Information

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Has nominee been disciplined in the last 24 months by any occupational licensing authority or association?*
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  • Achievements and Contributions

  • Current REALTOR® OF THE YEAR for:

  • Past REALTOR® OF THE YEAR for:

  • List Previous Nominations for State REALTOR® OF THE YEAR

  • REALTOR® SPIRIT – (10%)

  • High principles, faithfulness, to laws and regulations of Code of Ethics and local Board, and furtherance of
    principles of good real estate practice among other brokers and the general public. What does it mean to you
    to be a REALTOR®, and how do you apply this in your everyday activities?
    (MUST NOT EXCEED THE ALLOTTED SPACE ON THIS PAGE.)

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  • REALTOR® BUSINESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS – (10%)

  • Past and current REALTOR® accomplishments should be included in this section. (i.e., Education, Licenses
    Held, Designations, Awards, Leadership Training, Political Advocacy, Awards Received
    (Do not list local, state or national REALTOR® services here)
    (MUST NOT EXCEED THE ALLOTTED SPACE ON THIS PAGE.)
    PLEASE SUBMIT INFORMATION IN LIST FORM WHERE POSSIBLE. DEFINE ALL ACRONYMS.)

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  • CIVIC ACTIVITY – (10%)

    (7% for period of consideration and 3% for previous activity)

  • Local, state, and national level participation in civic and service clubs, charitable activities, political commissions, fraternal or religious group, military service, etc. Current activities from previous May 1 – April 30 of the current year should be listed separately from those prior to May 1 of the previous year. This page should not include REALTOR® association activity.

    (MUST NOT EXCEED THE ALLOTTED SPACE ON THIS PAGE.)
    (PLEASE SUBMIT INFORMATION IN LIST FORM WHERE POSSIBLE. DEFINE ALL ACRONYMS.)

    Activities for period of Consideration (previous May 1 – April 30 of current year) should be listed below:

  • Leadership Roles

    (Chair, Vice Chair, Officer, etc.)

  • Civic Activity Active Involvement Roles

    (Committee service, board service, volunteer work, etc.)

  • Activity prior to the period of consideration should be listed below

  • LOCAL BOARD / ASSOCIATION ACTIVITY – (15%)

    (10% for period of consideration and 5% for previous activity)

  • Board offices and committee work, special assignments (PAG, Task Force, Sub-Committees), seminar activity and education work, membership and offices held in local Chapters of Institutes, etc. Current activities from previous May 1 – April 30 of the current year should be listed separately from those prior to May 1 of the previous year.

    (MUST NOT EXCEED THE ALLOTTED SPACE ON THIS PAGE.
    (PLEASE SUBMIT INFORMATION IN LIST FORM WHERE POSSIBLE. DEFINE ALL ACRONYMS.)

  • Activities for period of Consideration (previous May 1 – April 30 of current year) should be listed below:

    Current Leadership Roles - (Chair, Vice Chair, Officer, etc.)

  • Current Local Board/Association Active Involvement Roles

    (Committee service, board service)

  • Current Local Board/Association Membership Roles

    (Member in good standing, etc. with Multiple Boards, institutes, Societies, Councils, Networks)

  • Activity prior to the period of consideration should be listed below

    (i.e. - past leadership roles, involvement and membership)

  • STATE ASSOCIATION ACTIVITY – (50%)

  • Offices held and committee work, special assignments (PAG, Task Force, Sub-Committees) attendance and participation in State Conventions, directors’ educational conferences, etc. Current activities from previous May 1 – April 30 of the current year should be listed separately from those prior to May 1 of the previous year.

    (MUST NOT EXCEED THE ALLOTTED SPACE ON THIS PAGE.
    (PLEASE SUBMIT INFORMATION IN LIST FORM WHERE POSSIBLE. DEFINE ALL ACRONYMS.)

  • Current Leadership Roles

    (Chair, Vice Chair, Officer, etc.)

  • Current Active Involvement Roles

    (List committee, Task Force, PAG or other meetings you have attended at the state level.)

  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVITY – (5%)

  • National offices held and committee work, membership and only work in Institutes, attendance at National
    Convention. Current activities from previous May 1 – April 30 of the current year should be listed separately
    from those prior to May 1 of the previous year.

    (MUST NOT EXCEED THE ALLOTTED SPACE ON THIS PAGE.
    (PLEASE SUBMIT INFORMATION IN LIST FORM WHERE POSSIBLE. DEFINE ALL ACRONYMS.)

  • Current Leadership Roles

    (Chair, Vice Chair, Officer, etc.)

  • Current Active Involvement Roles

    (List committee, Task Force, PAG or other meetings you have attended at the state level.)

  • SIGNATURE PAGE

  • By signing below, I do hereby certify that all information is correct.

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  • Please note: When GAR receives your nomination form, you will receive a confirmation email, and GAR will then send you a signature page for the nominee OR, if the form is sent in by the nominee, you will receive a signature page for board leadership to sign off. Please note that your nomination is not completed until we receive the completed nominee or board leadership signature page.

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