2019 Annual Awards

Every year, CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate recognizes the hard work, dedication and relentlessness of our agents with an annual awards ceremony. We may not be able to gather in-person this year to recognize the achievements of our team, but their accomplishments are still worth celebrating. The CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate Annual Awards recognizes what our unstoppable agents did in 2019 to defy mediocrity and raise the bar in real estate.

We’re excited to announce the winning agents, teams and offices in the following categories.

After the completion of every purchase or sale, our agents send their clients quality service surveys to complete to provide feedback on the agent’s work. These three awards recognize our agents’ dedication to their clients and ensuring smooth and enjoyable experiences. 

To win this award, surveys must have been sent to 80% of closed clients with a 50% return rate and a 90% overall score. Congratulations to the following agents for winning the Quality Service Producer Award:

To win this award, surveys must have been sent to 80% of closed clients with a 50% return rate and a 95% overall score for two consecutive years. Congratulations to the following agents for winning the Quality Service Pinnacle Award:

This award is for our real estate teams who send surveys to at least 80% of their closed clients with a 50% return rate and 90% overall score. Congratulations to the winners of the Quality Service Team Award:

The Van Cleave Team (Jared Van Cleave + Katie Riedeman)

The Sievers Real Estate Team (Matt Sievers + Nichole Pett)

The McAulay/Williamson Team (Lynette Williamson + Cathy McAuley)

The Wheeler Team (Rob Wheeler + Sarah McElvaney)

Congratulations to all of our agents who made the client experience their priority in 2019. 

The Up Awards recognize outstanding growth. Century 21 agents don’t settle for just okay- they push for bigger and better. The Up Awards recognize the agents who grew their businesses by $1 million or more from 2018 to 2019. We’re proud to recognize how far these agents have come in the last year and we’re excited to see where the next year takes them. 

Congratulations to the following agents for winning the Up Award:

Congratulations to all of our agents for their incredible work over the last year to take their businesses to new levels. 

The Masters Program recognizes high-producing agents who don’t settle for less. These agents generate significant sales volume and rank as top agents in our company. The Masters Program has three tiers of recognition: Ruby, Emerald and Diamond. We’re proud to celebrate the winning agents in each category who have shown us what hard work and a relentless spirit can accomplish.

To win this award, agents must generate approximately $4.8 million to $6.3 million in sales or sell 35-45 units. Congratulations to the following agents for winning the Ruby Award:

Carla Vander Molen

Chris Chiaramonte

Jessica Gilligan

Jody Lautenbach

Nicole McGlothlin

To win this award, agents must generate approximately $6.4 million to $7.8 million in sales or sell 46-57 units. Congratulations to the following agents for winning the Emerald Award:

To win this award, agents must generate approximately $7.9 million to $9 million in sales or sell 58-69 units. Congratulations to the following agents for winning the Diamond Award:

Jason Mickelson

Lindsey Dacey

Renee Dunkel

Tammy McKenzie

Congratulations to all of our Masters Program agents!

The CENTURION® Producer Awards recognizes our elite agents and teams who raise the bar in real estate and then just keep going. These agents don’t stop once they reach first place- they keep pushing. They define what it means to be obsessed with better and to defy mediocrity. CENTURION® winners are recognized in one of three ways: CENTURION®, Double CENTURION® or Grand CENTURION®. We’re proud to celebrate our agents who are truly best in class.

To win this award, agents must generate approximately $9.4 million to $18.7 million in sales or sell 70 or more units. Congratulations to the following agents for winning the CENTURION® Award:

Ethan Hokel

Scott Myers

Tami Hicks

Rachel Tiskevics

Jennifer Clark

Gina Swanson

Gina McAndrews

To win this award, agents must generate approximately $18.8 million to $28.2 million in sales or sell 132 or more units. Congratulations to the following agents for winning the Double CENTURION® Award:

Kyle Clarkson

Megan Mitchum

To win this award, a real estate team must generate approximately $13.3 million to $25.5 million in sales or sell 100 or more units. Congratulations to the following team for winning the CENTURION® Team Award:

The Van Cleave Team (Jared Van Cleave + Katie Riedeman)

Congratulations to all of our CENTURION® winners for showing us what it means to be the best!

We challenge our agents every day to defy mediocrity and deliver extraordinary experiences to clients. Some agents take that challenge and run with it. The President’s Award recognizes our agents who have achieved both CENTURION® status and Quality Service Pinnacle. This elite group are the ultimate multitaskers- they are best in class in both production and client satisfaction.

Congratulations to the following agents for winning the President’s Award:

Megan Mitchum

Ethan Hokel

Tami Hicks

Jennifer Clark

Gina Swanson

Gina McAndrews

Congratulations to this year’s group of President’s Award winners. We’re excited to see who else will join this relentless group in the next year. 

Our Iowa-based company spans multiple MLS throughout the state: the Des Moines Area Association of REALTORS® (DMAAR), the Central Iowa Board of REALTORS® (CIBR) and the Northeast Iowa Regional Board of REALTORS® (NEIBRR). This encompasses our offices in Des Moines, Urbandale, Ames, Cedar Falls and Waverly. We can’t wait for next year when our Pella office will be in the running! 

We like to take the time to recognize the top three producing agents working in each MLS our office works within. 

Congratulations to the top C21® producers in the NEIRBR:

1. Tammy McKenzie
2. Jennifer Steere
3. Krystal Liebau

Congratulations to the top C21® producers in the CIBR:

1. Jared Van Cleave
2. Tami Hicks
3. Gina McAndrews

Congratulations to the top C21® producers in the DMAAR:

1. Kyle Clarkson
2. Megan Mitchum
3. Ethan Hokel

We’d also like to recognize our top C21® producers in Iowa City who are also working in the DMAAR:

1. Teresa Dodge
2. Holly Bodin

Congratulations to all of our C21® top producing agents in MLS across the state! 

As we celebrate the individual accomplishments of our agents, our agency, CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate, is also being recognized for our relentless approach to real estate. Overall, we are the recipient of nine company awards and all of our offices ranked in the top 10 of all Century 21 agencies in Iowa. We’re proud to celebrate the recognition of each of our offices, thanks to the dedication and hard work of our C21® agents. 

CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate won the following awards and recognition from our work in 2019:

#1 Century 21 office in Iowa

Our agent, Kyle Clarkson, is the #1 Century 21 agent in Iowa 

Our real estate team, The Van Cleave Team, is the #1 Century 21 team in Iowa

#20 among all Century 21 offices nationally

Voted a Top Workplace in Iowa for 2019 by our employees

Our Ames office is the proud recipient of the following awards and recognition from their agents’ work in 2019:

#4 Century 21 office in Iowa

Quality Service Pinnacle Office Award

CENTURION® Office Award for overall office production

President’s Award

Ambassador Award (recognizes an office that has won the President’s Award five times in the last seven years)

Our Ankeny office is the proud recipient of the following awards and recognition from our agents’ work in 2019:

#1 Century 21 office in Iowa

#45 among all Century 21 offices nationally

CENTURION® Office Award for overall office production

Our Cedar Falls office is the proud recipient of the following awards and recognition from our agents’ work in 2019:

#10 Century 21 office in Iowa

Quality Service Pinnacle Office Award

Our Pella office, while new to the C21® family, is the proud recipient of the following recognition:

#8 Century 21 office in Iowa

Our Urbandale office is the proud recipient of the following awards and recognition from our agents’ work in 2019:

#3 Century 21 office in Iowa

Quality Service Pinnacle Office Award

CENTURION® Office Award for overall office production

President’s Award

Our Waverly office is the proud recipient of the following awards and recognition from our agents’ work in 2019:

#7 Century 21 office in Iowa

Quality Service Office Award

CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate spans six main offices across the state, each home to incredible teams of relentless agents who work hard every day to defy mediocrity and take real estate to new levels. We’re proud of our team and what they’ve accomplished in 2019 and we can’t wait to see what comes of 2020. 

Stay tuned! We’ll be announcing the most prestigious awards- Rookie of the Year, the Signature Award and Spouse of the Year- next week.