We are pleased to announce that Alden Karotkin of the Fort Worth office was named the 2011 recipient of the Marie & Dayton Sheridan Spirit Award.

Micky Carr, sales manager and vice president of David Griffin & Company Realtors, and Sherri Baer, vice president of the Park Cities office of Virginia Cook, Realtors, participated in a panel discussion at a recent Area 17 Multiple Listing Service meeting. Area 17 encompasses the Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek, Uptown and Downtown real estate markets.

Carr clarified important aspects of the Texas Real Estate Commission’s sales contract. He also discussed the many bright spots his agents are seeing in today’s housing market.

Frank Hayward, one of the real estate agents here at Virginia Cook, Realtors in Dallas, has been elected to serve as a 2012 Regional Vice President for the 80,000-member Texas Association of Realtors. Hayward will represent Realtors in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on the association’s executive board.

The standards were set high for the new sales manager of David Griffin & Company, Realtors, and Micky Carr exceeded expectations in all areas.

Virginia Cook, Realtors is a sponsor of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on December 30 at the Ford Stadium in Dallas, which will be televised live on ESPN at 11 a.m.

"We are honored to be involved in this national event that showcases two great football teams and the Dallas/Fort Worth region," said Virginia Cook, CEO of Virginia Cook, Realtors. Many activities are planned for the week of the bowl game between Tulsa and Brigham Young University, including a “Day Out” for the wives of the coaches and players hosted by Virginia Cook, Realtors on December 28. During the outing, the locally-owned real estate firm will treat the women to lunch at Niemen Marcus in Fort Worth.