Wayne Capurro has been honored as Realtor of the Year by the Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors.
Also honored by the group were Amy Shocket, Jenny Reese, Doug Daberko and Janice Copple.
Capurro, co-owner of Capurro Reid Real Estate Inc., served as president of the Realtors association during 2008 and was instrumental in obtaining $90,000 in relief funds from local and national Realtors associations after the Fernley flood in early 2008.
Shocket, a Realtor with Dickson Realty, won the association's Matt Gibbons Memorial Award. It recognizes her service to the association and her volunteer work in the community.
Reese, director of public policy and government affairs for Carrara of Nevada, received the Abraham Curry Award in recognition of her work to represent Realtor interests during this year's session of the Nevada Legislature.
Daberko, a mortgage consultant with Greater Nevada Mortgage Services, was recognized as Affiliate of the Year.
Copple of Keller Williams Groups One was honored as Educator of the Year honor for the second time. She recently completed a three-year term on the Nevada Real Estate Commission.
