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LEGENDS AWARD 2019

MARY DEWALT, IRM FELLOW, MIRM, CMP

Mary Dewalt Design Group

Since 1983, Mary has been working with home builders and developers across the

country and has won numerous local, regional and national industry awards for Interior

Merchandising Excellence. She is recognized nationally as a leader in the field of model
home merchandising and believes strongly in giving back to the home building industry.

Mary joined NAHB and the HBA of Greater Austin in 1985 and has been a raving fan

ever since. She has been a speaker at the International Builders Show since 2007 and

a frequent contributor to Sales and Marketing Ideas Magazine, Builder and Developer
Magazine and other industry publications.

In 1990 Mary received the coveted MIRM (Master in Institute of Residential Marketing)

designation and became a co-instructor of IRM II. The opportunity to reach out and share

information with other industry professionals across the country and to learn so much from other instructors has been

one the highlights of her career.

Mary has been actively involved in NAHB since she joined. She was the 2003 Chairperson of the National Sales and

Marketing Council and the 2006 President of the Institute of Residential Marketing. Mary has and currently serves on

the 55+ Housing Industry Council Board of Trustees and is 2nd Chair of the Design Committee. In addition, she has been
chairperson of The Nationals and is a frequent judge for local award programs across the country.

Mary served on the HBA of Greater Austin’s BOT for many years and was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for

four years on the Executive Board. She was one of the founding members of her local SMC and served for five years as
its president. She is still an active member.

Honors

• TrinaRipleyExcellenceinEducationAwardfromNAHB’sInstituteofResidentialMarketing.Theawardwasgivenfor

“her outstanding lifetime achievements in educating new home sales and marketing professionals and helping to
achieve the goals of the Institute of Residential Marketing.

• ShewasalsohonoredtoreceivetheBillMolsterAwardfromtheNationalSalesandMarketingCouncilin2009.

• In2012MarywaselectedtotheInstituteofResidentialMarketing’sCollegeofFellows.

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