JUDY PRESLEY NAMED REALTOR® OF THE YEAR FOR THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

ATLANTA, Ga. – Sept. 12, 2007 – Judy Presley of Gainesville was recently named the 2007 REALTOR® of the Year by the Georgia Association of REALTORS® (GAR). The announcement was made on Friday, Sept. 7, 2007, during the President’s Banquet at the GAR’s 2007 Annual Convention & Trade Expo, which took place at the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa in Asheville, N.C. More than 800 REALTORS® from across Georgia attended the GAR convention.

Thirty-one people were nominated for the highly coveted honor. The recipient of the REALTOR® of the year award is an individual who, in the judgment of his or her peers, has made the most significant contribution to the real estate profession and to the community during the year. These individuals exemplify what it means to be a REALTOR®. Since 1920, the Georgia Association of REALTORS® has recognized one of its members with this prestigious award. All nominees must be a current or past REALTOR® of the Year with a local real estate board.

“All of the nominees were really great and it was a very difficult task to pick just one,” said Gene Dunlap, 2007 REALTOR® of the Year Committee Vice Chair. “One thing that makes Judy really stand out is how unselfish she is of giving of her time to others.”

Presley has been active in real estate since 1976. She is a member of the Hall County Board of REALTORS® and served as President in 1990. She was named REALTOR® of the Year for Hall County in 1991 and 1999. She is the Broker-Owner and Operating Partner of Keller Williams Realty Lanier Partners in Gainesville, which she opened in 2001. She holds both the Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) and the Certified Residential Broker designations.

“The First thing that comes to mind when I think of Judy is someone who is there for their fellow REALTORS®, friends and community no matter how busy she might be,” said Judi White, Association Executive for the Hall County Board. “Along with being active within her community, she has always been very supportive of local, state and national boards. She is the epitome of what a REALTOR® should strive to be - professional, philanthropic and passionate.”

Throughout her career as a REALTOR®, Presley has been involved with various organizations and committees on local, state and national levels. Her REALTOR® association involvement includes a variety of committees, consisting of the Executive, Finance, Strategic Planning and Structural Task Force Committees. More recently, Presley served as the President of the Georgia Association of REALTORS® in 2006.

“Judy Presley is one of the most awesome ladies I have ever known,” said Arlene Davis, 2007 GAR President. “She makes it a point to make everyone feel they are special. She takes time for them, she looks after them, and you can tell that she truly cares about each life she touches.”

In addition to her involvement in the REALTOR® organization, Presley is very active in her local community. Presley has served in a number of leadership roles such as president of her local American Heart Association chapter, youth advisor of First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, advisor for the Girls’ Club, United Way business committee, and an active Chamber of Commerce member.

The Georgia Association of REALTORS®, the Voice for Real Estate in GeorgiaTM, is a voluntary professional association of approximately 44,000 licensed real estate brokers and salespersons engaged in all aspects of the real estate business throughout the state of Georgia.

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