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2025 Honorary Members, Lifetime Achievement Honored at Annual Meeting
On Thursday, March 27 at SAMCAR's 2025 Annual Meeting, SAMCAR President Frank Vella provided an overview of association activities for the year as well as the presentation of multiple special honors. Lifetime Achievement Award winner Bobbi Decker was recognized by Elections Committee Vice Chair, Robert Pedro. Recipients of the C.A.R. Honorary Member-for-Life were recognized by Association Executive Alane Gilbrech, acknowledging their achievement of this prestigious membership distinction. Honorary member Tom Tornquist led the Pledge of Allegiance to open the program and honorary member Phil Houston delivered a keynote address. Also at the Annual Meeting was the presentation of "2024 by the Numbers" — an infographic annual report — an update about the REALTORS® Relief Foundation from Jessica Eva, a legislative update with SAMCAR Government Affairs Director Fernando Peña and introduction to C.A.R. Field Representative Andrew Hughan, and an MLSListings update with Jean Joh and Dave Wetzel.
View photos from Affiliate member Craig Burleigh on Flickr
C.A.R. Honorary Members-for-Life
In order to obtain C.A.R. Honorary Member-for-Life status, a member must have been a C.A.R. member for 25 continuous years and meet specific age requirements. Learn more
Members who have achieved C.A.R. Honorary Member-for-Life status in 2025 are:
If you meet these requirements and would like to apply for Honorary status, please contact SAMCAR Staff.
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Bobbi Decker
Bobbi Decker was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, a prestigious distinction that has only been awarded seven times previously. Elections Committee Vice Chair, Robert Pedro, presented the award. Decker's impressive list of accomplishments and service to the association includes participation on the Professional Development committee and Foundation Council, and as a Director. Decker expressed profound gratitude for this recognition from her colleagues, reiterating the sentiment her team had shared in a statement on her website that she is "humbled that simply doing what she loves in the best way she knows how to do it could lead to this distinction."
