RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sam Dill and Bill Owens were both named 2010 REALTORS® of the Year (ROY) by the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS.® The gentlemen received this recognition at the Association's annual inaugural ball at Cobblestone in downtown Raleigh.
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2009 REALTOR® of the Year, Carolyn Kasdorff made the announcement. She said, "This double award has never happened with the ROY award in our Association. However, when the committee met there was a tie. We discussed what we should do. The answer was simple. Both men deserve the award and both have served our Association in extraordinary ways."
Dill retired from Fonville Morisey in December after forty years. He was a residential broker, sales associate, an office manager, and a company General Manager. He earned the National Association of REALTORS® GRI, CRB, Certified RE Instructor, and Certified Negotiator Designations. He was chair of many committees including RPAC, Grievance, Professional Standards, and Personnel. He served on the RRAR Board of Directors from 1985-1997, was Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, President-Elect, President and Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. Board of Directors. He and his wife Marilyn enjoy spending time with their son, daughter-in-law and grandchild.
Owens moved to Raleigh in 1984 when he opened a commercial real estate company. In 1988 with a partner, he opened a RE/Max residential franchise that now has offices in Raleigh, Cary, and Fuquay. He has been the chairman of the RRAR Professional Standards Committee since 1989. Since that time he has conducted the Professional Standards portion of RRAR new orientation classes. He has served on the Education, Grievance, Community Service, Orientation and Strategic Planning Committees. Finally, he has been on the Board of Directors for RRAR and Triangle MLS, Inc. on and off for the past 20 years. Owens and his wife Elaine have four children and eight grandchildren.
SOURCE Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS
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