Lone Star Awards
2024 NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED
2025 Nominations expected to open in September 2025
Lone Star Award Categories:
(See below for descriptions, details, and nomination information)
MANAGEMENT AWARDS:
- Senior Property Manager / Portfolio Manager.
- Property Manager.
- Assistant Property Manager.
- Administrative Assistant.
OPERATIONS AWARDS:
- Senior Chief Engineer / Operations Manager.
- Chief Engineer.
- Assistant Chief Engineer / Lead Engineer.
- Building Engineer.
INDUSTRY AWARDS:
- BOMA Greater Dallas Award of Excellence.
- Leader of Tomorrow.
LEADERSHIP AWARDS:
- President’s Award.
- BOMA Greater Dallas Outstanding Member of the Year.
- Outstanding Committee of the Year.
- Committee Chair of the Year.
- Committee Member of the Year.
- Allied Member of the Year.
General Rules Governing All Awards:
- Nominations will be open for one month at a time determined by the Awards Committee.Â
- Each Real Estate Member Entity may submit a maximum of two (2) nominations per Awards Category.
- Head shots are required with the submission.
- BOMA Staff cannot be nominated for Awards.
- Judges cannot judge their own nomination or a nomination for another Member of their company.
- Winners cannot be nominated for the same award within three (3) years unless employed by a new company.
- All winners are selected by the Lone Star judges, except for the Award of Excellence and the Leadership Awards.
MANAGEMENT AWARDS
Senior Property Manager / Portfolio Manager
The Senior Property Manager/Portfolio Manager has a minimum of seven years of experience in the Commercial Real Estate industry, property management and managing property teams. This individual oversees the management and operations of a minimum of three or more separately located properties, or a minimum of one million square feet of property in one location. Daily responsibilities include, but are not limited to: management staff (minimum of five); knowledge of and recommendations for building operational systems; client/asset manager contact; preparation, implementation, and oversight of property and capital budget plans; operating expense reconciliations; financial reporting; construction management; new business development; development of proformas (or similar); and strategic planning. This individual may also have an officer title within his/her management organization.
Nominated by:Â Any BOMA Greater Dallas Member as long as approved by the Real Estate Principal Member for Nominee's Employer.
Property Manager
The Property Manager oversees the day-to-day operations and management of the property by emphasizing positive tenant relations and increasing the value of the building. The Property Manager must maintain ethical, professional, and courteous relationships with contractors and tenants; manage all property personnel; and perform as a team member with all employees.
Nominated by: Any BOMA Greater Dallas Member as long as approved by the Real Estate Principal Member for Nominee's Employer.
Assistant Property Manager
The Assistant Property Manager has direct responsibilities involving customer relations and retention. He/she is responsible for: direct staff reports; specific contracts, such as janitorial, landscaping, etc.; and participation in the creation and administration of the property budget.
Nominated by: Any BOMA Greater Dallas Member as long as approved by the Real Estate Principal Member for Nominee's Employer.
Administrative Assistant
The Administrative Assistant performs a number of tasks for the building. This person is typically responsible for: maintaining the front-desk image of the property; entry level accounting tasks, such as accounts payable and receivable; correspondence for the property; and maintenance requests.
Nominated by: Any BOMA Greater Dallas Member as long as approved by the Real Estate Principal Member for Nominee's Employer.
OPERATIONS AWARDS
Senior Chief Engineer / Operations Manager
The Senior Chief/Operations Manager has a minimum of seven years of experience in Commercial Real Estate engineering. This individual oversees the management and operations of a minimum of three or more separately located properties, or minimum of one million square feet of property in one location. Daily responsibilities include, but are not limited to: management of (minimum of three); knowledge of and recommendations for all building operating systems, manages capital projects, oversight on construction documents, strategic planning for Ownership. This person may also have an officer title within his/her management organization.
Nominated by: Any BOMA Greater Dallas Member as long as approved by the Real Estate Principal Member for Nominee's Employer.
Chief Engineer
The Chief Engineer has a minimum of five years of experience in Commercial Real Estate. This individual oversees and participates in the training of all engineers and monitors their work performance. This person implements and manages the preventive/predictive maintenance programs. The Chief monitors monthly budgetary information; schedules budgeted expenditures; and serves as primary manager for engineering projects. The Chief Engineer interacts with tenants, supervisors, co-workers, subordinates, contractors, and vendors.
Nominated by: Any BOMA Greater Dallas Member as long as approved by the Real Estate Principal Member for Nominee's Employer.
Assistant Chief Engineer / Lead Engineer
The Assistant Chief Engineer's primary responsibility is to oversee the efficient operation of all building systems and to inform the Chief Engineer, Operations Manager, or General Manager of any condition affecting building services and tenant or client safety and comfort. Specific areas of responsibility include: tenant or client services; preventive maintenance; assisting the chief engineer in the supervision of the crew (including staff development); purchasing and inventory control; contracted maintenance; and following the firm's guidelines regarding general maintenance practices. The Assistant Chief can fill in for the Chief Engineer.
Disclaimer: BOMA understands that not all properties have a Chief Engineer, so the Assistant Chief/Lead Engineer may directly report to the Property Manager.
Nominated by: Any BOMA Greater Dallas Member as long as approved by the Real Estate Principal Member for Nominee's Employer.
Building Engineer
The Building Engineer assists in the daily routine maintenance of the property. The Building Engineer promotes and facilitates the safe and efficient operation of building(s) and works to maintain the integrity and value of the physical assets. This person works to provide the highest quality of service for satisfactory resolutions of all tenant and owner issues.
Nominated by: Any BOMA Greater Dallas Member as long as approved by the Real Estate Principal Member for Nominee's Employer.
INDUSTRY AWARDS
Award of Excellence
The Award of Excellence recognizes an individual (or team) for contributions not defined in other Lone Star categories. This could be awarded to Members or nonmembers. Some examples for this award:
- Exceptional work by a BOMA Member.
- Special recognition for BOMA Members for work done outside of BOMA.
- Legislative friends who go above and beyond for BOMA Greater Dallas.
- Professional from other locals who provide a service for BOMA Greater Dallas.
- The Member who shows up for EVERYTHING and contributes! (i.e. to move boxes, decorate, etc.).
Nominated by:Â Any BOMA Greater Dallas Member.
Leader of Tomorrow
Award for the emerging professional who has had an impact on BOMA this year by being actively involved, attending events and education seminars, participating on a Committee, etc. This individual would exemplify involvement in the pillars of BOMA’s strategic plan. This individual should be relatively new to the Commercial Real Estate industry (zero to five years maximum) and a real estate professional with a title including, but not limited to Property Manager (title would be given less than 1 year from date of submission), Assistant Property Manager, Property Administrator, or Tenant Services Coordinator.
Nominated by:Â The Committee Chair or Board Liaison for the Committee the Nominee served on during the award year.
LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Outstanding Member of the Year
The BOMA Greater Dallas Outstanding Member of the Year recognizes the Member who has demonstrated leadership skills by supporting the commercial real estate community on the local, state, and international levels. Candidates are evaluated according to the following qualifications:
- Participation in BOMA activities.
- Contribution of time and talent to his/her local community.
- Involvement within the BOMA structure by writing articles or participating in educational programs.
The winner of the BOMA Dallas Outstanding Member of the Year will be nominated for the Southwest Region Outstanding Member of the Year.
Nominated by:Â BOMA Greater Dallas Board of Directors.
Winner Selected by:Â BOMA Greater Dallas Board of Directors.
President’s Award
Being BOMA Greater Dallas president isn’t an easy task and to be effective, the president must rely on key volunteers. The winner of the BOMA Dallas President’s Award is selected by the president and honors that person who has stepped in to provide additional assistance. This often means working behind the scenes and picking-up extra tasks, or going out of his or her way to ensure the job is done.
Nominated by:Â BOMA Greater Dallas President.
Specific Nomination Information:Â The President can pick whomever he/she wants.
Allied Member of the Year
BOMA Greater Dallas allied Members provide significant resources to the association and the commercial real estate industry. Some Allied Members support the organization through financial resources, while others donate their time and talents. And, some do both. But in the end, all of our Allied Members are important to our success.
The Allied Member of the Year award is given to that Member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty. He or she is the Allied Member who you see at all events, and also provides a significant amount of work behind the scenes. Regardless of the task, these Members get it done.
Nominated by:Â BOMA Greater Dallas Board of Directors and/or Allied Advisory Council.
Winner Selected by:Â BOMA Greater Dallas Board of Directors.
Committee Member of the Year
Volunteers are the heart and soul of BOMA Greater Dallas. Without our committee members, BOMA Greater Dallas wouldn’t have the programs or events that make us who we are. Although it truly takes a village, there are always a few who put in the extra miles to make things happen. The BOMA Greater Dallas Committee Member of the Year Award recognizes that one individual committee member who stood out among the rest.
Nominated by:Â BOMA Greater Dallas Committee Chair.
Winner Selected by:Â BOMA Greater Dallas Board of Directors.
Committee Chair of the Year
Volunteers are the heart and soul of BOMA Greater Dallas. Without our Committee Members, BOMA Greater Dallas wouldn’t have the programs or events that make us who we are. Although it truly takes a village, there are always a few who put in the extra miles to make things happen. The BOMA Greater Dallas Committee Member of the year award recognizes that one individual Committee Member who stood out among the rest.
Nominated by: All Committee Chairs are considered candidates for this award.
Winner Selected by:Â BOMA Greater Dallas Board of Directors.
Specific Nomination Information:Â Winners cannot be nominated for this award within three (3) years unless the award is for work on a different committee.
Note: The Trade Show Chair nominee will be the Trade Show Chair for the year in which the Trade Show was held.
Outstanding Committee of the Year
While each Committee may have a specific volunteer that stood out above the rest, it is sometimes the entire Committee that had an exceptional year to make BOMA Greater Dallas the best it can be. BOMA Greater Dallas would not be the association it is today without the collaboration and hard work of its Committees. The BOMA Greater Dallas Outstanding Committee of the Year Award recognizes the Committee who went above and beyond the expectations set by the Board of Directors.
Nominated by: All Committees are considered candidates for this award.
Winner Selected by:Â BOMA Greater Dallas Board of Directors.