2026 Awards Gala

Do you know an industry professional that deserves to be acknowledged? Nominate them using this link before  September 11th!  https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/FTC2Y7 

🏆 Leasing Professional of the Year

Recognizes an exceptional leasing professional who consistently delivers outstanding customer service, builds meaningful resident relationships, and drives leasing success through professionalism, product knowledge, and dedication.

🏆 Assistant Manager of the Year

Honors an assistant manager who demonstrates exceptional operational excellence, leadership, organization, and a commitment to supporting both residents and their onsite team while contributing to the overall success of their community.

🏆 Community Manager of the Year

Recognizes a community manager who exemplifies outstanding leadership, operational performance, resident satisfaction, financial stewardship, and team development while creating an exceptional community culture.

🏆 Maintenance Supervisor of the Year

Honors a maintenance supervisor who leads with professionalism, technical expertise, and a commitment to excellence while fostering a safe, efficient, and well-maintained community.

🏆 Maintenance Technician of the Year

Recognizes a maintenance professional whose technical skill, reliability, customer service, and dedication consistently exceed expectations and enhance the resident experience.

🏆 Best Curb Appeal

Celebrates a community that demonstrates exceptional pride in appearance through outstanding landscaping, cleanliness, maintenance, and overall visual presentation that creates an outstanding first impression.

🏆 Online Reputation Star

Recognizes a community that has demonstrated excellence in online reputation management by consistently delivering exceptional resident experiences, earning positive reviews, and actively engaging with resident feedback.

🏆 Unsung Hero Award

Honors an individual whose behind-the-scenes contributions have made a lasting impact on their team, community, or organization. This award recognizes those whose dedication, reliability, and positive attitude often go unnoticed but are truly invaluable.

🏆 Lease-Up of the Year

Recognizes a newly developed or repositioned community that achieved exceptional lease-up success through outstanding teamwork, strategic execution, resident experience, and operational excellence.

🏆 Volunteer of the Year

Honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to advancing the Apartment Association of Greater Augusta through volunteer service, leadership, and active engagement in the association and industry.

🏆 Turning Heads Award

Recognizes a community that has achieved remarkable improvement through significant operational, financial, physical, or reputational transformation, resulting in measurable success and renewed excellence.

🏆 Community of the Year

The Association’s highest community honor, recognizing an apartment community that exemplifies excellence in resident satisfaction, operations, maintenance, curb appeal, team culture, and overall performance.

🏆 Maintenance Team of the Year

Recognizes a maintenance team whose collaboration, technical expertise, responsiveness, and commitment to resident satisfaction consistently set the standard for excellence.

🏆 Supplier Partner of the Year

Honors a supplier partner whose exceptional products, services, professionalism, innovation, and commitment have made a meaningful impact on the rental housing industry and the success of AAGA members.

🏆 Rookie of the Year

Recognizes an industry professional with less than two years of experience who has demonstrated exceptional promise, enthusiasm, leadership potential, and early career success within the rental housing industry.