About State REALTOR® of the Year
Individuals who are selected as Local and State REALTORS® of the Year exemplify what it means to be a REALTOR®. The South Dakota REALTORS® have been honoring the State’s REALTOR® of the Year at the State Annual convention in September.
The criteria for selecting REALTORS® of the Year guidelines are suggested by the National Association of REALTORS® The criteria includes: REALTOR® Spirit, Civic Activity, Business Accomplishments, Local Association/Board Activity, State Association activity and National Association activity.
2023 State REALTOR® of the Year
Bud Hannah, CRS
Mount Rushmore Association of REALTORS®
- 2022 Angie Uttecht, Huron
- 2021 Bart Miller, Rapid City
- 2020 Jason Tysdal, Spearfish
- 2019 Kyle Lalim, Watertown
- 2018 Tom Rau, Rapid City
- 2017 Ryan Krogman, Brookings
- 2016 Lisa Mueller, Rapid City
- 2015 Jeff Nelson, Sioux Falls
- 2014 Jim Tharp, Huron
- 2013 Lorna Johnston, Aberdeen
- 2012 Kevin Kuehn, Rapid City
- 2011 Tom Rau, Rapid City
- 2010 Ron Kroeger, Rapid City
- 2009 John Gustafson, Brookings
- 2008 Gayle Chapel, Brookings
- 2007 Pat Kisely, Huron
- 2006 Tom Roby, Watertown
- 2005 Andy Mahowald, Watertown
- 2004 Rick Tysdal, Spearfish
- 2003 Loren Anderson, Yankton
- 2002 Steve Messerschmidt, Sioux Falls
- 2001 Don Dunham III, Sioux Falls
- 2000 Bill Conkling, Yankton
- 1999 Trish Thompson, Huron
- 1998 Sue Navrat, Vermillion
- 1997 Joan Cota, Sioux Falls
- 1996 Doris Holden, Pierre
- 1995 Pat Mahowald, Watertown
- 1994 J. Shanard Burke, Pierre
- 1993 Andy Knight, Rapid City
- 1992 Dan McFarland, Rapid City
- 1991 Sarge Likness, Redfield
- 1990 Elaine Reizes, Aberdeen
- 1989 Paula Lewis, Rapid City
- 1988 Bernie Kopecky, Aberdeen
- 1987 Norman Wockenfuss, Aberdeen
- 1986 Hilde Wolf, Sioux Falls
- 1985 Tom Roby, Watertown
- 1984 Wayne Olson, Sioux Falls
- 1983 Bob Balhorn, Aberdeen
- 1982 Kenneth L. Kirkeby, Rapid City
- 1981 Jim Berven, Watertown
- 1980 Dean Pearson, Sioux Falls
- 1979 Ron Bendixen, Webster
- 1978 Jack Rogers, Huron
- 1977 Harley Hoffman, Aberdeen
- 1976 John Berven, Watertown
- 1975 Earl Bohlen, Milbank
- 1974 Virginia Dettman, Sioux Falls
- 1973 Richard Kahler, Rapid City
- 1972 Sturgis Dornbush, Aberdeen
- 1971 Eugene Neal, Rapid City
- 1970 Oliver Gottschalk, Brookings
- 1969 Don G. Cook, Sioux Falls
- 1968 Joseph F. Griffin, Sioux Falls
- 1967 Herbert A. Morris, Watertown
- 1966 Erwin Asmussen, Mitchell
- 1965 Robert Stanoscheck, Huron
- 1964 Dale W. Barber, Rapid City
- 1963 Claude Hone, Sioux Falls
- 1962 Guy Erickson, Pierre
- 1961 Millard G. Scott, Huron