Awards & Achievements

Honors

Read about the exciting three-day event honoring Ebby and the other 2005 Horatio Alger Award recipients in our Special Edition Scoreboard.

Texas Women's Hall of Fame,
Presented by Governor Bush

International Women's

Forum Award

Ebby is Honored by the Texas Legislature and Governor Bush for 55 years of Service in the Real Estate Industry

Ebby Donates Her Papers to the
Degolyer Library at SMU

Ebby attends the 50th Anniversary World Congress of the International Real Estate Foundation (FIABCI) in Seville, Spain.

Texas Business Hall of Fame

Horatio Alger Award for Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success
National Conference of Christians and Jews, Dallas, Brotherhood/Sisterhood Merit Citation Award
Dallas Council on World Affairs Les Femme du Monde Award
Dallas Council on World Affairs H. Neil Mallon Award for Distinguished Civic Service
Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary Membership, North Texas State University
Keep America Beautiful Lady Bird Johnson Award
Preservation Dallas, Griffon Award
National Society of Fund Raising Executives Volunteer Fund Raiser of the Year Award
Regional Entrepreneur of the Year Award — Master-Ernst & Young LLP
Inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame — Sponsored by the Governor's Commission for Women and presented by Governor George W. Bush
Baird Community Service Award
Trailblazer of the Year — presented by Lane/Gorman/Trubitt
National Association of Business Owners - Louise Raggio Pathfinder Award
Oak Cliff Lions Club Humanitarian Award
The International Women's Forum Award for corporations that make a difference in the advancement of women
The Dallas Historical Society Award for Excellence in Professional Community Service
Dallas Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Women in Business Award
Ebby Halliday honored on the floor of the Texas Senate in Austin
Ebby Halliday's historic papers housed in the Archives for Women of the Southwest at SMU in the De Golyer Library
McSam Award — Legend of Marketing given by Homebuilders (first non-builder to receive)
Listed as the number-one Largest Metroplex Residential Real Estate Brokerage
Accepted the International Women's Forum Award for Companies That Have Made a Difference for Women
National Relocations Magazine ranked the Company in the Top 20 nationally.
REAL Trends Inc. ranked Ebby Halliday, REALTORS the 15th largest residential company in the United States
Listed as the number-one Largest Metroplex Residential Real Estate Brokerage in Texas
Awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the International Real Estate Federation at the Rome Congress
Ms. Halliday receives Distinguished Service Award (DSA) by the National Association of REALTOR
Ebby Halliday Acers founded a one-office real-estate agency in Dallas in 1945. Corporate headquarters still in Dallas
Sales and Marketing Executives of Dallas Distinguished Salesman Award (the first and only woman recipient of this award)
Ebby Halliday and Maurice Acers Business/Industry Leadership Award for Keep Texas Beautiful, Inc.
Ebby Halliday and Maurice Acers Host Award for the International Real Estate Federation (FIABC)
Dallas Baptist University Ruth Award
Dallas Baptist University - Honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree
Dallas Baptist University Russell Perry Free Enterprise Award
Ebby was appointed FIABCI(International Real Estate Federation) 50th Anniversary Committee
Honorary Chairperson of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Annual Leavey Awards
Builder Realty Council D/FW Metroplex legend Award
National Conference of Republican County Officials Appreciation Award
Dallas Business Hall of Fame Laureates Award
Distinguished Business Leader Award by the Texas Association of Businesses and Chambers of Commerce, Dallas Chapter

Professional

Holds CRB, CRS DSA, and LTG Professional designations
Texas REALTOR of the Year, Texas Association of REALTORS (the first woman to receive this honor)
Greater Dallas Association of REALTORS, Easterwood Cup, REALTOR of the Year
National Association of REALTORS, Life Member Board of Directors
National Association of REALTORS, Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the real estate profession
National Association of REALTORS, Past Executive Committee
International Real Estate Federation (FIABC) Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Past Advisory Board
National Association of REALTORS, Past President of the Women's Council
Residential Division of the National Marketing Institute, Past Chairman
RELO Inter-City Relocation Network Founding Member, a network of the nation's top REALTORS specializing in relocation services
Texas Association of REALTORS, Past Board of Directors
Dallas Association of REALTORS, Past Board of Directors
Omega Tau Rho, Past President
Executive Women International