Realtor of the Year

REALTOR^® of the Year

The GKAR REALTOR^® of the Year is recognized by their peers for their contributions to the real estate profession and to the greater Kalamazoo community.

Dan Jaqua

2018 REALTOR^® of the Year

Broker/Owner
Jaqua REALTORS^®

Dan started his real estate career immediately following graduation from University of Michigan with his Bachelors of Business in Real Estate and Marketing. Soon after, he continued with his education by getting his Broker license and Designations of GRI, CRS, ABR, CRB, CRP, and RAM.

He has spent his career in sales and brokerage management. Dan served on the Board of Directors for the GKAR from 1996 through 2001, and again in 2011 through 2013. In 2014, he served as the President. In addition, he has served on the Public Relations Committee, the Budget & Finance Committee, and has been an instructor at the MREA for over 15 years. He currently serves as an RPAC trustee at Michigan REALTORS^®and a board member of Michigan REALTORS^®Who Care. He has also taken an active role in supporting community endeavors through the Portage Rotary Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the American Heart Association, and many others.

Past REALTOR^® of the Year Recipients

1958 Orville B Schroeder	1959 Clarence Hawthorne	1960 C Ray Clapper
1961 Ty Carter	1962 Robert Early	1963 Harry Hurni
1964 Arthur Warly	1965 Lowell A Swanson	1966 ---
1967 BW Borkenstein	1968 Robert E Greene	1969 Dale O Wheeler
1970 Kenneth S Bright	1971 Bruce R Perry	1972 Arthur C Early
1973 John W Bosch	1974 Philip C Keelan	1975 Meryl Weimaster
1976 Philip P Perry	1977 Douglas R Preston	1978 Frank R Stokes
1979 John B Olheiser	1980 John W Bosch	1981 Rod O' Brien
1982 Tom Tobin	1983 Jerry Carlson	1984 Lowell I Swanson
1985 Marian E Greene	1986 Robert L Walton	1987 Sam Cupps
1988 Woody King	1989 Phyllis Bogren	1990 Kathy King
1991 Tim Brown	1992 Nick Pratt	1993 Judy Haugh
1994 Jared Arnold	1995 Lonnie Palleschi	1996 Sally Elser
1997 Al Rowe	1998 Tim Brown	1999 Marty Wagar
2000 Ray Becker	2001 Mary Sutton	2002 Don Cain
2003 Sue Cornell	2004 Wayne Wilkinson	2005 David Maturen
2006 Dennis Field	2007 Rose Rook	2008 Rick Hoffman
2009 John Jackson	2010 Rick Berner	2011 John Buttery
2012 Audrey DeVault	2013 Cheri Schulz	2014 Cathy Gasper
2015 Nancy Fish	2016 Lee Crossley	2017 Gayle Zientek
2018 Dan Jaqua

Important Details:

Nominees must be a Primary Member of GKAR.
Nominees must possess a current Michigan Real Estate License.
Nominees must have been a GKAR Member for a minimum of five consecutive years.
Self-nominations are permitted.
Nominees cannot be a current officer, newly-elected officer, or former REALTOR^® of the Year.
The recipient will be honored at the local level and recognized at the GKAR Installation & State of the Association Holiday Luncheon.
The REALTOR^® of the Year name will be submitted to Michigan REALTORS^® (MR) for consideration as MR of the Year and shall be the guest of GKAR at the appropriate MR Convention.

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