Tom Matthews and Joanne Paleo, of Prudential Wilmot Whitney Real Estate, have been named to the president’s circle for 2009 by Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services Inc., a Prudential Financial Inc. company.

The award recognizes sales professionals who close a significant number and dollar volume of residential real estate transactions, according to a company statement.

The "Tom and Joanne Team" will be formally recognized during Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services’ Sales Convention in San Antonio in March.

"We are so proud of Joanne and Tom and their performance," said Peter Casey, broker/owner of Prudential Wilmot Whitney Real Estate. "As president’s circle recipients, they are among the top 3 percent of the approximately 62,000 sales professionals in the Prudential Real Estate Network."

Matthews and Paleo joined Prudential Wilmot Whitney Real Estate in July 2007, where they have been consistent top producers closing an average of four or five times the national average number of transactions attributed to most real estate professionals, according to a statement.