He's an award winning producer and has even been Realtor of the Year, but now George Lucas is at the pinnacle as the newly installed President of the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors for 2017. Lucas, who is a licensed associate broker with RE/MAX Harbor Country in Union Pier was sworn in by Natalie Rowe, the Michigan Realtors District 6 Director at a recent installation dinner.
George has been licensed since 1999, receiving his Brokers license in 2002 and holds the National Association of Realtors professional designations of Graduate Realtors Institute (GRI) and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS). George has served on the Board of Directors for the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors and the REIS of Southwestern Michigan from 2007 – 2009 and 2012 to current day.
Prior to serving as 2017 President, George served as Treasurer in 2015 and President-Elect in 2016. He also served on the Finance Committee in 2015 and 2016, the Standard Forms Committee for 7 years and the MLS Committee for 2 years, serving as its Chairman in 2012. George is also a two-time recipient of the Educational Achievement Award and was honored as the Most Effective Committee Chairman in 2012 and was 2013 Realtor of the Year.
George has consistently been an MLS Sales Producer earning many MLS Production Awards; the Silver Award once, the Gold Award three times, the Platinum Award five times and the Diamond Award seven times. He also received the Silver Life Award in 2002 and the Gold Life Award in 2005. In 2015, he was awarded an Honorable Mention for Realtor Magazine’s Good Neighbor Award in recognition for his work with Chikaming Open Lands.
A self-described “joiner,” George has recently served as the President of Chikaming Open Lands, a land conservancy headquartered in Sawyer and he is a Past President of Chikaming Country Club in Lakeside. George resides in Harbert.
The following REALTORS were also installed as Officers and Directors of the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors, Inc. and the Real Estate Information System of Southwestern Michigan Inc. for 2017:
- President-Elect: Robert Kaufman, @properties Harbor Country, New Buffalo
- Treasurer: Mark VanDusen, Cressy & Everett Real Estate, Edwardsburg
- Directors:
- Karin Buda, Berkshire Hathaway HomeService, Edwardsbrug
- Tina Thornton, Realty Executives Pro Brokers, St. Joseph
- Jaimie Lenardson, Cressy & Everett Real Estate, Stevensville
- Carol Wight, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, New Buffalo
- Linda Johnson, Integrity Real Estate Professionals, Niles
- Bert Peters, FriendlyAppraiser.com LLC, Stevensville
- Renay Suseland, Cressy & Everett Real Estate, Edwardsburg
- Amanda Soukup, Coldwell Banker Weber-Seiler, South Haven
- Dan Stacey, Stacey Appraisal Service, Berrien Springs
- Lars Petzke, RE/MAX by the Lake, St. Joseph
At another function held earlier in December, the 2016 President, Paul Dumke, with Integrity Real Estate Professionals Lakeshore, Stevensville presented Michelle Alger, Pier Realty, St. Joseph, the coveted President’s Cup Award. The President’s Cup is awarded annually to a Realtor who best exemplifies the spirit of the Realtors Code of Ethics as stated by the Golden Rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them” and also contributes their time and talents to the Association and its MLS.
Paul also presented Michele Kaiser, Coldwell Banker Advantage, Stevensville, as the recipient of the 2016 Most Effective Committee Chairman Award for her leadership of the Standard Forms Committee.
