REALTOR® Martin Edwards from Memphis presents Illinois REALTORS® President Mike Drews and CEO Gary Clayton with a plaque commemorating the association's 100th birthday at a lunch held in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2016.

REALTOR® Martin Edwards from Memphis presents Illinois REALTORS® President Mike Drews and CEO Gary Clayton with a plaque commemorating the association’s 100th birthday at a lunch held in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2016. Photo: Jon Broadbooks

The Illinois REALTORS® was formally recognized on Friday, May 13, 2016 for celebrating a century of advocacy, education and ethics.

The association received a plaque commemorating the milestone at the RCE Luncheon held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Illinois REALTORS® President Mike Drews, GRI, and association CEO Gary Clayton, CAE, RCE, were on hand to accept the award.

The association was founded in April 1916, and is one of the oldest state REALTOR® associations in the country.