CMA Earns National Ethics Award

Plano, TX, September 26, 2006 --(PR.com)-- In an American business culture plagued by recent well-publicized scandals, a Plano, Texas, community management firm has earned national recognition for its exemplary business ethics.

RTI/Community Management Associates, Inc., (dba CMA) announced today that it has been selected as a 2006 recipient of the prestigious American Business Ethics Award. Earlier this year CMA was honored as a winner of the Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award.

Established in 1994, the American Business Ethics Award recognizes companies that exemplify high standards of ethical behavior in their everyday business conduct and in response to specific crises or challenges. Through the awards, the Society of Financial Service Professionals (www.financialpro.org.) honors and showcases businesses whose ethical corporate conduct can serve as role models of business integrity.

In accepting the award, CMA President and CEO Judi Phares, said, “It’s gratifying to be recognized as notable by an organization that has set a high benchmark for business ethics. CMA’s core values and the character of our people enable our company to ‘do the right thing’ as our simple formula for serving clients and earning their trust.”

CMA (www.cmamanagement.com) employs a staff of more than 100 at its corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas. They have regional and on site offices throughout the Metroplex and in South Texas. The company serves residential and commercial owners’ associations by managing the administrative and financial affairs of these non-profit entities.

The 23-year old company has a vision to set the bar for the fast-growing association management industry to which it belongs. Through its involvement in local and national industry professional organizations, CMA has been instrumental in developing the ethics standards for its industry and in advocating for continual ethics awareness.

ABEA judging guidelines are stringent and carefully applied by an expert panel drawn from the business, academic, public service, media, consulting and ethics communities. Nominees are rated in four broad areas: executive commitment to ethics, ongoing ethics programming, demonstrated ethical business practices, and commitment to stakeholders, including employees, customers, and the community. Past recipients include large corporations such as Trammell Crow, EDS and Whirlpool, as well as outstanding small and mid-size companies in a variety of industries across the U.S.

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