The Atlanta Apartment Association (AAA) has announced the winners of its annual Shine to Achieve Recognition (S.T.A.R.) awards, honoring local apartment professionals who go above and beyond to support their companies, communities and the multifamily industry. AAA Chair Jamie Teabo hosted the award ceremony at Cobb Galleria.

“We have the most incredible members who are truly committed to going above and beyond in their jobs day-in and day-out,” said Teabo. “The S.T.A.R. awards are a great way to show appreciation for their dedication, creativity and contribution to the apartment industry and our organization.”

The organizations that donated the most to the Food-A-Thon, AAA’s annual food and fund drive benefitting Atlanta Community Food Bank, were also announced.

The S.T.A.R. awards honor AAA member organization employees who are consistently the best at what they do. A full list of honorees is below:

Volunteer of the Year:Kim Addison - PDQ Services

Associate of the Year: July Pierce - Chadwell Supply

Chairperson of the Year: Bobby West - TriBridge Residential

Industry Partner of the Year:Karen Nelson - Pinnacle and Eric Coryer - Ready Fitness

Peggy Waskom Award: Hoa Nguyen - Matrix Residential

The Peggy Waskom award is designed to recognize an individual with an extraordinary life story that exemplifies the perseverance, grace and tenacity that Peggy Waskom brought to the Atlanta multifamily housing industry.

Exceptional Site Team Member:Margaret McCarley - JMG Realty

Exceptional Service Team Member: Tosh Milligan - Venterra

Exceptional Corporate Support Team Member: Janine Hanley - Matrix Residential

Extra Mile: Keith Gibson - Post Properties

Food-A-Thon Awards

Best Display

Matrix Residential

Rookie

Colombia Residential

Most Cash Collected

First Communities

Food-A-Thon Super S.T.A.R.s

1st Place: Wilkinson Real Estate Advisors

2nd Place: AMLI Residential

3rd Place: HMI Property Solutions

4th Place: Post Properties

5th Place: Perennial Properties

6th Place (tie): Aderhold Properties &

Norsouth Companies

7th Place: Integral Property Management

8th Place: Matrix Residential

9th Place: TriBridge Residential

10th Place (tie): Waterton and Cortland Partners

For more information, visit atl-apt.org.

About the Atlanta Apartment Association

The Atlanta Apartment Association is the multifamily housing trade association for the Atlanta Metro area. Founded in 1975, AAA is one of the largest local apartment associations in the country and an affiliate of the Georgia Apartment Association and the National Apartment Association. Currently, AAA represents over 1,450 member companies consisting of 350 companies managing 340,000+ apartment homes, and over 1100 businesses that provide products and services to the industry.