Memphis, TN: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services proudly recognizes 15 of its sales associates with the company's highest award, the Circle of Excellence and honorary title of vice-president. Associates were honored at Crye-Leike's January kick-off campaigns across the company's nine-state region.

Sales associates work diligently year-round to meet the requirements needed to receive this award. Recipients must show advancement in their studies through obtainment of real estate designations within their respective fields, maintain exemplary ethical behavior throughout their careers, record five or more continuous years with Crye-Leike, become a lifetime member of Crye-Leike's Multi-million Dollar Club and have served or are serving as chair or vice-chair on one or more standing committees at a local Board of Realtors, or in a leadership position with a board based community service organization.

"This award recognizes those unique individuals who attain the highest level of professional development," said CEO and Co-Founder Harold Crye of Crye-Leike Real Estate Services. "The requirements are stringent, yet a growing number of our sales associates continue to respond to this challenge and become what we refer to as "The Best of the Best."

Gold and diamond pins were gifted to each recipient to represent this great honor.

Congratulations to the following sales associates:

West Tennessee region:
*Scott Bettis of Crye-Leike REO Division
*Sharon S. Brown of Crye-Leike Bartlett
*Kim Hairrell of Crye-Leike REO Division
*Angie Kirkpatrick of Crye-Leike East Memphis
*Marty McClatchy of Crye-Leike Germantown Forest Hill Irene
*Beverly Michalek of Crye-Leike Germantown Forest Hill Irene
*Polly Sayres of Crye-Leike Germantown Forest Hill Irene
*Beth Walker of Crye-Leike Tupelo
*Amy Woods of Crye-Leike East Memphis

Middle Tennessee region:
*Amy Lysyczyn of Crye-Leike Smyrna
*Pam Redden of Crye-Leike Dickson

East Tennessee region:
*Teri Jo Fox of Crye-Leike West Knoxville

South East Tennessee region:
*Mike Domeck of Crye-Leike Cleveland
*Donna Darnes of Crye-Leike Ooltewah

Central Arkansas region:
*Glen Rega of Crye-Leike Conway

ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, 800 employees and 139 company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $6.5 billion in sales volume and 30,550 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2018 - its biggest year ever - and is on track to achieve the company's goal of $6.8 billion in sales volume this year.