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clude 84 categories and two People’s Choice Awards: Community of the Year and Builder of the Year. Again this year, several catego- ries previously exclusive to the for- mer ARC Awards, are included in the McSAM lineup. These include categories for custom builders: Best Interior De- sign; Best Kitchen; Best Architectur- al Design - Modern, Traditionaland Transitional; and Custom Builder of the Year. Four remodeling categories are also included: Best Addition; Best Kitchen Remodel; Best Bathroom Remodel; and Best Whole House Re- model. Other awards categories will be in the areas of Professional Achieve- ment; Marketing, Advertising, Sig- nage, Online; Interior Merchandising; Design, Home / Builder / Developer and Community of the Year. Sales Achievement Awards, which are non-judged volume-based recognitions, will be made in four dollar volume categories ranging from $5 million to over $35 million.
A variety of partnership oppor- tunities are available ranging from $1,000 to $6,000. Contact Dallas BA Director of Meetings and Events Jas- mine Streete, 214-615-5012, if you are interested in partnering. Tickets to the awards gala are
now on sale. Prices are $150 per ticket through Jan. 31 and $175 from Feb. 1 through April 12. Rooms at The Statler are avail- able through the Dallas BA’s Mc- SAM Awards Room Block through the end of the day Feb. 26.
tion has made its official call for en - tries for its annual McSAM Awards recognizing excellence in sales and marketing. The prestigious McSAM Award is given to builders, remodelers, de- velopers and associates who have made a significant and creative con - tribution in residential marketing through specific achievements in the previous year. This year’s McSAM Awards presented by LP Building Solutions will be held on Saturday, April 26, at the Statler Hotel in Dallas. Save $50 per McSAM Awards entry by submitting materials with payment by Jan. 31. Entry fee for all categories except People’s Choice is $175 before this Early Bird deadline. After this date, the fee goes up to $225 per entry. The final deadline is March 1 for People’s Choice entries and March 3 for all other categories. All entries must be submitted through the online portal at McSAMAwards.com. The 2025 awards show will in-
Celebration of Life set for Steve Puckett
A Celebration of Life will be held Jan. 25 for Treasurer Stephen Puckett, CGA, who passed away unexpectedly in his home Dec. 20. Services will be held at 2 p.m. at Redeemer Bible Church, 721 Easton Rd. in Dallas. A reception in the church’s Fellowship Hall will follow. Puckett was a mortgage loan officer with Prosperity Bank in the Park Cities. Raised in Dallas, he earned a B.S. degree in econom- ics from Texas A&M University. He began his career as a production builder in 1984, moving soon thereafter into banking, where he had been for the past 35 years.
Steve's career included secondary marketing and REO management, with the past 25+ years as a mortgage loan officer providing lending services to builders and their clients for construction financing. He had been a member of the Dallas BA since 1994, having served on numerous committees including the Finance Committee, the Executive Committee and several Parade of Homes™ Committees. More recently, Steve had served as secretary/treasurer of the Dallas Division since 2009. In October he was installed as treasurer of the Association, an office he has held three times before, serving continuously from 2016 to 2021. Steve earned his Certified Graduate Associate designation earlier this year. In October he was installed as treasurer of the Association, an office he has held twice before. Steve earned his Certified Graduate Associate designation earlier this year. He was a contributor to several of the Association’s Operation Fi- nally Home projects, providing new, mortgage-free homes to wounded U.S. military veterans. Steve was a regular contributor to HOMEPAC, the Dallas BA’s political action committee. And he had more than 20 Spike credits for recruiting new members to the Association. In 2020 he was honored with the Dallas BA's Clyde J. An- derson Associate of the Year Award. This award is bestowed an- nually to the associate member who provides exemplary service to the Association, its members and to the industry as a whole. His diligence as treasurer helped the Association through many challenges that year. When the COVID-19 crisis descend- ed, many of the Association’s efforts were invested in keeping the industry open, essential and informed. However, at the same time, it was important that the Dallas BA secure necessary finan- cial assistance to keep operations at full strength. Puckett helped secured assistance for the Dallas BA though the Paycheck Protection Program at a time when very few associations were able to do so. Steve is survived by his wife Drue; daughter Amanda Cargill and her husband Kenneth; son Scott Puckett and his wife Daniella; and two grand- children, Emily and George Cargill. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either Steve’s beloved high school, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas (click HERE to make a gift); or to Operation Finally Home (click HERE to donate in Steve’s name).
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