Long & Foster Real Estate is proud to announce that Dale Mattison, of the Bethesda office, has received the Omega Tau Rho award from the Maryland Association of REALTORS.

Created in 1950, the honorary fraternity of Omega Tau Rho is awarded by state and local Associations of REALTORS to members and others that serve the REALTOR organization. Once a medallion is awarded, the recipient is a member for life. This award recognizes exemplary dedication and service, and the high esteem in which recipients are held by fellow members of the REALTOR organization.

“Long & Foster is proud that Maryland REALTORS has recognized Dale’s many accomplishments and his commitment to the industry,” said Jeffrey S. Detwiler, CEO of The Long & Foster Companies. “Dale is a true professional in the real estate business, and his dedication to his clients is a testament to his passion for the real estate industry.”

Mattison is a native Washingtonian and team leader for Long & Foster’s, The Mattison Group. He has held numerous positions in Realtor organizations at the local, state, and national levels. Locally, he has served as Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) president in 2002, and as chair of organization’s Realtors Political Action Committee, and member of several other GCAAR committees, including Strategic Planning, Electronic Forms, Nominating, and Public Policy.

On the state level, he served as District Vice President of Maryland REALTORS and President of the Washington, D.C. Association of REALTORS.

Nationally, Mattison served on the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Board of Directors as Regional Vice President, and the NAR Professional Standards Committee as chair and committee member for several years.  Mattison also was named REALTOR of the Year for GCAAR and the Washington, D.C. Association of REALTORS in 2002.

“To be recognized by Maryland REALTORS for my work in the real estate industry is indeed a great honor for me,” Mattison said.  “The industry has been good to me over the years, and I have been proud to represent it.”

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