The Awards of Excellence event will be held on February 18, 2010, at 6:00 pm, at the Richland Country Club. Award nominations and guest registrations may both be submitted online this year, and new for this year, nomination fees may be paid online by credit card.

Nominationa can only be considered if (a) nominating manager and nominees must be NMBA members in good standing, (b) all membership dues must be up to date no later than January 25, (c) all outstanding activity invoices must be paid up to date as of January 25, and (d) the nomination fee of $70 per nomination must be paid in full no later than January 25.

Nomination fees for 2010 will be $70.00 per nominee and includes event registration and meal. Guests may attend for $35.00, which also includes event registration and meal. Guest registrations should be submitted online through the regular NMBA Online Registration System.

Nominations should be entered through the Online Nomination system (click here). If nominations cannot be submitted online for any reason, the Nomination Brochure is available as a PDF file (click here).

The holiday theme of giving continue after that with a presentation to Chris McCarthy, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity, of a donation totalling $800.00 which was raised by NMBA membership throughout the year at the monthly luncheons. The NMBA membership is proud to be supporting Habitat for Humanity and its community efforts.

After the presentation, the membership finished the official business of 2009 by voting for the 2010 slate of officers and taking a vote on revisions to current bylaws.

Congratulations to these individuals, who will be inducted into the Board at our January luncheon:
President: Gayle Kindig, Regions · Vice President: Jeff Devereaux, First State Bank · Treasurer: Jeff Tucker, Avenue Bank · Secretary: John Whitaker, Regions · Associate: Trey Waters, AIG United Guaranty · Past Presidents: Ryan Reynolds and Stephen Lewis, both of Franklin Synergy Mortgage.

Partners may choose from Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Affiliate Partnership levels. For a limited time, sponsors may also choose Diamond, Platinum, or Gold sponsorship for the 2010 Awards of Excellence event in February.

Reservations may be submitted online at www.nashvillemba.org/sponsor (click here).

For more information, or to apply by mail or fax, the 2010 Sponsorship Brochure PDF may be downloaded by clicking here.

Congratulations to Matt Shaw (pictured at left), Assistant VP and Branch Manager for Avenue Bank, on hitting a Hole-In-One on hole #3 to win the Hole-In-One contest sponsored by Windmill Title!

Thanks to Debbie Gadberry with SunTrust Correspondent Lending for hosting the putting green which raised funds for MORPAC. Several players scored door prizes by hitting hole-in-ones on the putting green.

Golfers enjoyed extended 19th hole festivities, including dinner, awards presentations and even more door prizes. Check the final leader-board below to see our winning teams and players. The NMBA would like to thank Mark Baker (PMI Mortgage

Insurance Company) and Lisa Ness (Franklin American Mortgage Company) as the co-chairs for the event, Denise Puckett (MGIC), Jennifer Hamby (Data Facts), and Gayle Kindig (Regions Mortgage) for volunteering at registration, the NMBA board and our many sponsors – listed below – who help NMBA make the whole event possible.

The NMBA appreciates the following sponsors that are supporting the
 2009 Play Day.  Be sure to stop by and visit with them.

Matt hit his hole-in-one on Number 3 at the Herrmitage General's Retreat course. According to the Pro Shop, the hole was set for 180 yards from the tee box.

Thanks to sponsorship by Windmill Title, the hole-in-one contest for #3 will award Matt two domestic round-trip airline tickets.