REALTOR® Darlene Mink-Crouse honored with Ohio REALTORS® 2018 'Distinguished Service Award'
(From left) Ohio REALTORS® Chief Executive Officer Bob Fletcher congratulates REALTOR® Darlene Mink-Crouse for being the 2018 recipient of the organization's Distinguished Service Award for her exemplary service to the profession.
REALTOR® Darlene Mink-Crouse from the Warren Area Board of REALTORS® was named the recipient of the Ohio REALTORS®' 2018 “Distinguished Service Award.”
The presentation of the award was made at the Ohio REALTORS® Board of Directors meeting during it 108th Annual Convention & EXPO, Sept. 16-18, in Columbus.
Ohio REALTORS® created the “Distinguished Service Award” to recognize long-standing members who have demonstrated an uncommon commitment to the goals and purposes of the REALTOR® association at all levels. Those eligible for the award must have been active members of the Association for 25 years and cannot have served as president of the organization.
Mink-Crouse, licensed since 1975, has served as president of the Warren Area Board in 1990, 2000 and presently in 2018. She was named the Board’s “REALTOR® of the Year” in 1980, REALTOR®/Broker of the Year in 1991 and again 2001. She has served on its Board of Director numerous times over the past four decades.
Additionally, she has been a real estate instructor at many events at the Warren Area Board, teaching core law, equal opportunity, ethics, landlord-tenant obligations, advanced real estate financing, the content buyer, competitive listings, and real estate taxes, among others.
For Ohio REALTORS®, Mink-Crouse has been active for more than 40 years and has chaired and served on a variety of committees, including: Communications, Community Development, Equal Opportunity & Diversity, Legislative, Professional Standards, Housing Needs, and Research, among others. Mink-Crouse served as a District Vice President from 1996-1997.
Nationally, Mink-Crouse was recently awarded the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Emeritus Award for 40 years of service. She has attended most the NAR legislative meetings in Washington, D.C. and national conventions. She’s active in the Legislative, REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC), Professional Standards and Professional Development area.
She has been an annual contributor to RPAC at the Ohio (minimum $200 annually) and Diamond Club (minimum $500 annually) member status, and also played an active role in helping the Warren Area Board win the large board category for fundraising excellence.
Mink-Crouse holds the GRI designation.
The Ohio REALTORS®, with more than 33,000 members, is the largest professional trade association in Ohio.
