The Pasadena Foothills Association of Realtors honored Ruth S. McNevin of Re/Max Tri City Realtors with the prestigious Realtor Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent holiday banquet in Pasadena. This award is designed to honor the lifetime achievements of a realtor with over 20 years of service. McNevin has been providing professional real estate services since 1986. 

McNevin has a long standing involvement with Pasadena Foothill Association of Realtors serving as the board president and on many committees including Professional Standards as an ombudsman and mediator, Budget and Finance and New Member Orientation. She has served as a state director of the California Association of Realtors since 2010 to foster professionalism, education and political support to increase home ownership and improve her chosen profession.

A Foothill resident since 1965, McNevin has served the local community hospital as an in-service volunteer for over 40 years.  As Women’s Council president and member, she has helped raise millions in support of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital to improve facilities, provide educational opportunities and purchase much- needed equipment. In addition, she has served on The Chamber of Commerce and other civic organizations in the Foothill area to improve the quality of life in our valley. 

A past Exalted Ruler of Glendale Elks Lodge #1289 McNevin supported the robust scholarship program, the third largest in the U.S., the Purple Pig program, designed to help children and adults needing physical, mental, visual and other types of therapy, and many other charitable programs designed to help others.