Gibby Kirby, Mark Massey and Wayne Paprocki will be among local Illinois association REALTORS® of the Year (ROTY) honored March 28 at the 2022 REALTOR® of the Year Banquet in Springfield.

The ROTY award recognizes members who have done exceptional work to advance their association and the real estate industry.

Kirby is the ROTY for the Three Rivers Association of REALTORS® and is operations manager/broker for Realty Executives Success in Shorewood. He is president of the Three Rivers Association of REALTORS® and serves on numerous committees at the local and state association levels. He is the owner of GK3 Studios-Real Estate Photography and treasurer of the Joliet Pride Network. A graduate of Illinois State University in dance performance, he is a former dancer with the Champaign Ballet Company.

Massey is the ROTY for the Greater Gateway Association of REALTORS® and is a broker for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties in Edwardsville. He is the vice chair of the state’s REALTOR® Political Involvement Committee and is in his first year on the Illinois REALTORS® Board of Directors. He was inducted to the RPAC Hall of Fame in 2019.

Paprocki is the ROTY for the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS® and is a broker for eXp Realty in Schaumburg. He is a veteran real estate instructor who is known for his annual RPAC support. He served as president of his local association in 2015 and on its board of directors. From 2017-2019, he served on the Illinois REALTORS® Board of Directors and has been named Illinois Real Estate Educator of the Year.

All three will join Illinois REALTOR® of the Year Ed Neaves, managing broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Central Illinois REALTORS® in Bloomington, at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum for this special event. A reception begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and program at 7:15 p.m.

The ROTY Banquet is sponsored by the Illinois REALTORS® to support the Illinois Real Estate Educational Foundation (REEF).