Texas Border Business
McAllen, Texas – Greater McAllen Association of REALTORS® was awarded the 2019 Innovative Education Program of the Year, for GMAR University, at the 2020 Texas REALTORS® Winter Meeting hosted in Austin, Texas. Monica Solis Pena, RCE – Chief Executive Officer accepted the award on behalf of the Association.
The program was launched in 2019 and it was designed to facilitate access to education courses to members of the Greater McAllen Association of REALTORS®. The program offers members the ability to pay a flat fee and be afforded access to an unlimited number of classes throughout the year depending on the package chosen. Although members are still allowed to pay for individual classes a la carte the savings are much greater through the packages that are offered.
The Greater McAllen Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors supported the program for the year of 2019 and its return in 2020. Cancelled classes due to low registrations were decreased by 21%, and the program increased total REALTOR® attendance for classes by 65% within the same year cycle.
“Over the last several years I have witnessed tremendous growth,” said Jonathan Lindley, 2020 President of Greater McAllen Association of REALTORS®. “Receiving the Innovative Education Program of 2019 by Texas Realtors® for GMAR University is one of the highlights of this year and we are just getting started.”
“This award shows the leadership direction, care for the members, and more importantly the care for the public the Greater McAllen Association of REALTORS has. The more educated our members are the better they can serve the public,” stated Henry “Mac” McFarland, Texas REALTORS® Instructor & Member of Greater McAllen Association of REALTORS®.
