Linda Tippel receives the Phillip R. Barnes RPAC Achievement Award
From left: Ohio REALTORS President Ralph Mantica, Treasurer Michelle Billings, Ohio REALTORS 2023 Phillip R. Barnes RPAC Achievement Award recipient Linda Tippel, and President-Elect Ali Whitley
REALTOR Linda Tippel, of Uniontown, was honored with the Ohio REALTORS 2023 "Phillip R. Barnes RPAC Achievement Award."
The announcement of Tippel’s selection was made at the Ohio REALTORS 113th Annual Convention & EXPO, held in Cincinnati, September 01-13.
The "Phillip R. Barnes RPAC Achievement Award" was created in 2001 in memory of Past President Phillip R. Barnes, who was a leading advocate of the organization's REALTORS Political Action Committee. The Award is presented annually to a REALTOR whose commitment to RPAC and political involvement is exemplary.
Through the years, Linda has been a stalwart supporter of RPAC – notably having earned the distinction of being a member of the inaugural class of inductees into the Ohio REALTORS RPAC Hall of Honor in 2019. She also was named a member of NAR’s Hall of Fame that same year.
She is a member of a rather elite club – recognized as a member of the $50,000 level for both Ohio and NAR. Throughout the years, she has invested a total of $52,861 in RPAC.
"Our industry’s success in the advocacy area is directly linked to the selfless support that Linda, and so many other great REALTORS across our state, have given to RPAC. We are strong because of the investments you’ve made," said Ohio REALTORS President Ralph Mantica. " Linda…thank you for what you’ve done and continue to do to keep the REALTOR voice strong in your local community, in Columbus and in our nation’s capital. We’re honored to have you as this year’s winner."
Past recipients of the Phillip R. Barnes RPAC Achievement Award are: Phil Barnes (2001), Harley E. Rouda (2002), Vince Aveni (2003), Mary Pollock (2004), Nancy Sharp (2005), George Smith (2006), Steve Brown (2007), Hal Maxfield (2008), Barbara Lach (2009), Darlene Breen (2010), Bonnie Boyd (2011), Charlotte Van Steyn (2012), Phil Morrical Jr. (2013 — posthumously), John Lynch (2014), Joseph T. Aveni, Jr. (2015), Bradley Bennett (2016), Terry Hankner (2017), Brad Knapp (2018), Sue Lusk-Gleich (2019), Pete Kopf (2020), Greg Hrabcak (2021), and Steve Casper (2022).
The Ohio REALTORS, with more than 36,000 members, is the largest professional trade association in Ohio.
