Distinguished Service Award

Bill Ladd of Russellville was honored with the ARA’s Distinguished Service Award. Ladd has been a leader on his local board for more than 30 years including serving as its President.

The Arkansas REALTORS® Association’s Distinguished Service Award is not given every year and is given under strict criteria.  It is given under the premise that the Award seeks the person.

Among these requirements are that the recipient may not have served as President of the Arkansas REALTORS® Association or been named  REALTOR®-of-the-Year.  The recipient must have attained the age of 60 or have at least 25 years of service in the ARA and local Board leadership and that the recipient has been recognized as an extraordinary leader.

The following is a list of previous Distinguished Service Award winners since the Awards inception in the year 2000.   

Year 2000

 

          Warren Theis, Hot Springs

          Ernest Westfall, Fort Smith

          Jeannie Williams, North Little Rock 

 

Year 2001

 

          J. C. Dyer, Nashville

          James R. Ford, Russellville

 

Year 2002

 

          Lucille Pate, North Little Rock

 

Year 2003

 

          Letain DeVore, Searcy

 

Year 2005

 

          Greg Buchanan, El Dorado

          Marcelline Giroir, Little Rock

          Tim Grooms, Attorney at Law, Little Rock (Special Friend)

 

Year 2006

 

          Larry Lau, Fort Smith

 

Year 2010

 

          Bill Ladd, Russellville