Real Estate Broker Eric Kodner Receives the 2010 MAAR "Exceptional Service Award" This Past Week

I'm delighted to report that I was awarded the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors 2010 "Exceptional Service Award" on Wednesday, March 16th.

The 2010 Award bears the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors name and logo, with the inscription, "In recognition of and to honor Eric Kodner as the principal advocate for amending the NAR Code of Ethics to include sexual orientation". 

Brad Fisher presented the 2010 awards, with the help of MAAR Chief Executive Officer Mark Allen.  The awards ceremony luncheon took place at the Urban Eatery, located at the Calhoun Beach Club in Minneapolis.  It was great to see my friend Todd Shipman (2010 MAAR Nominating Committee Chair) at the ceremony, along with Minnesota Association of Realtors CEO Chris Galler and many other Minnesota real estate dignitaries.

Community Involvement Award winners were Cheryl Eastbourne, Mary Thorpe Mease and Dave Philp.  Dave also won the NAR Good Neighbor Award for 2010.  Nobu Hata was the recipient of the President's Award.  And the REALTOR of the Year Award went to Mike Hoffman.

It's a huge honor to be recognized by MAAR, and particularly to be in the company of such a distinguished group of real estate colleagues.