With more than 65 years’ experience between them, Sheryl Chinowth and Lee Cohen, co-founders of Chinowth and Cohen Realtors, have proven to be leaders in the luxury real estate industry. Their experience has granted them the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate (LRE) Fall Conference, being held in Washington, D.C., from September 24 to 27.
Their firm has received several recognitions since its establishment in 2004, including ‘Best in the World’ Real Estate Company by Tulsa World readers in 2015 and 2016, along with ‘Best of the Best’ Real Estate Company in Tulsa by readers of Oklahoma Magazine for six consecutive years.
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Awarded twice annually to a longtime member of the LRE® network, the recipient of this prestigious award is selected by virtue of their outstanding peer recognition, relentless hard work and commitment to the real estate industry.
“Sheryl and Lee have grown one of the most successful real estate firms in the country. They are respected in the industry for their professionalism, hard work and commitment to their community,” said Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate Chairman John Brian Losh. “It’s been an honor to call them friends and colleagues over the years.”
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Along with being distinguished as a Top Realtor ranking in the top 3% nationally and top 1% in Tulsa County, Sheryl serves on the esteemed LRE® Executive Committee. She has previously received the LRE® Extraordinary Philanthropy award in 2013 for her commitment to giving back to the community.
Lee is currently active in the Greater Tulsa Area of Realtors (GTAR) RCA Committee, Legislative Committee and RPAC Committee. He is also a member of the Oklahoma Association Realtors Finance committee as well as a member of the REAL Trends Leadership Council.
As a third-generation real estate professional with 42 years of experience in sales and executive brokerage management, Scott Webber has led a zealous and accomplished life. He has been recognized several times by the SP200 among the “Top 200 Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate,” and his brokerage, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, has garnered several prestigious awards including recognition as the “#1 Top Producing Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliate.”
Scott will soon be adding another accolade to his collection at the upcoming 17th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat as the recipient of the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate (LRE®) Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented twice annually, to a longtime member of the LRE® network, Scott was selected to commend his relentless hard work, many achievements and unwavering dedication to the industry.
“Scott has led the charge in the real estate industry for decades, setting a high bar for his peers and achieving respect at all levels along the way,” said Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate Chairman John Brian Losh. “We are honored to recognize his contributions, adding the Luxury Real Estate Lifetime Achievement award to his many accolades.”
Scott’s extensive and successful career includes 20 years with Coldwell Banker, where he built and was president of a 26-office residential and commercial company operating in greater Denver, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas. He has been president of the Salt Lake City Board of Realtors as well as past director of the National Organization for Realtors, and is a current member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.
In 2008, he affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty after acquiring a Park City, Utah firm which now operates as Summit Sotheby’s International Realty. Scott also owns and operates Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty in Lake Tahoe, Nevada and California, and LIV Sotheby’s International Realty in the greater Denver, Colorado region, where he also serves as president.
Scott is a proud father and grandfather, an avid alpine skier, golfer, instrument-rated private pilot and TBM aircraft owner as well as a Harley Davidson enthusiast. He speaks fluent German, and travels frequently to Switzerland, Austria, and Scotland, where he is a member of the Royal Dornoch Golf Club.
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Honorees in 11 Categories will be honored at a gala dinner and ceremony on Oct. 19 at the Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden at Cooper Hewitt.
A diverse jury of design leaders and educators selected the winners after reviewing award submissions resulting from nominations submitted by design experts and enthusiasts. Nominees must have been practicing professionally for a minimum of seven years; Lifetime Achievement nominees must have been practicing professionally for a minimum of 20 years. Winners are selected based on their works’ excellence, innovation and public impact.
“In an era of tumultuous change, design is asking deep questions about its purpose and contributions to a better society,” said Caroline Baumann, director of Cooper Hewitt. “The achievements of this year’s class of National Design Award winners have informed that dialogue, and their accomplishments have elevated our understanding of what great American design is and what it can do to improve our world.”
Unlike the jury-selected awards, the Director’s Award is chosen by Baumann and given to an individual or organization in recognition of outstanding support and patronage within the design community.
Established in 2000 as a project of the White House Millennium Council, the National Design Awards are accompanied each year by National Design Week, which takes place this year Oct. 14–22.
THE 2017 NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD RECIPIENTS
Lifetime Achievement: Hartmut Esslinger
Director’s Award: Susan S. Szenasy
Design Mind: Craig L. Wilkins.
Corporate & Institutional Achievement: Design Trust for Public Space
Architecture Design: MASS Design Group
Communication Design: Jennifer Morla
Fashion Design: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Interaction Design: Stamen Design
Interior Design: Deborah Berke Partners
Landscape Architecture: Surfacedesign
Product Design: Joe Doucet
NATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS JURY
Jeevak Badve: vice president, Sundberg-Ferar
Rafael de Cárdenas: founder, Rafael de Cárdenas / Architecture at Large
Ray Huf: director, Clemson Architecture Center
Randy J. Hunt: vice president of design, Etsy
Mia Lehrer: landscape urbanist, Mia Lehrer + Associates
Lisa Perry: designer, Lisa Perry Style
Sandy Speicher: partner and managing director of education, IDEO
Lisa Strausfeld: principal, InformationArt
Robert Wong: vice president, Creative Lab, Google, Inc.
For more information, visit Cooper Hewitt’s website.
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