Diane Carnes receives Ohio REALTORS® 2022 Mary L. Pollock Lifetime Achievement Award
From left: Ohio REALTORS® President-elect Ralph Mantica, Treasurer Ali Whitley, Ohio REALTORS® 2022 Mary L. Pollock Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Diane Carnes, and President John Mangas
REALTOR® Diane Carnes, of Chillicothe, was honored with the Ohio REALTORS® 2022 Mary L. Pollock Lifetime Achievement award.
The award, now in its fourth year, is presented to a deserving Ohio REALTOR® who has gone above and beyond the call of duty on behalf of the profession – someone who performs the hard, necessary work to move the organization forward without seeking the accolade or spotlight.
The announcement of Carnes’ selection was made at the Ohio REALTORS® 112th Annual Convention & EXPO, in Cleveland, Sept. 18-21.
She has been actively involved in Local Board activities for 50 years and active at Ohio REALTORS® for more than 25 years.
She has severed two terms as President of the Scioto Valley Association and has been a Director for numerous years. In addition, she is a two-time Local Board “REALTOR® of the Year” winner. Diane has chaired the Board’s Nominating, American Home Week, MLS and Public Relations committees.
At the state level, Carnes has served as a member of the Board of Directors since 1993. She has also chaired numerous Ohio REALTORS® committees such as Public Relations, Communications, Board Certification, Auction, Issues Mobilization, Long Range Planning, Legislative Steering, Enlarged Legislative and RPAC Trustees.
Diane was the Ohio REALTORS® REALTOR® of the Year in 1995, has been a recipient of the Ohio REALTORS® Good Neighbor Award and has been a Life Member of RPAC since 1998.
“Diane is such a worthy recipient of this prestigious award,” said Ohio REALTORS® President John Mangas. “She has devoted so much of her time for the advancement of our profession and Ohio’s REALTOR® community -- serving on and chairing countless committees and task forces, working tirelessly to improve her community and being a long-time supporter of Ohio RPAC.”
In addition, Diane has been an active participant in the Ohio Chapter, Women’s Council of REALTORS® since 1990 and has served numerous terms on City Council. She most recently completed an impressive tenure as a member of the Ohio Real Estate Commission.
Mary Pollock, of St. Paris, was the first recipient of this award in 2019.
The Ohio REALTORS®, with more than 37,000 members, is the largest professional trade association in Ohio.
