The award was

presented during the Annual Installation and

Awards Banquet at the statewide association's

46th annual convention, held recently in Orlando.

"It's a great

honor to receive this award from my peers in

Georgia's home building industry," said

Jones, who noted that the statewide association

has 10,000 members, over 5,000 of whom are

builders. Jones received the award for his

achievements in and contributions to the building

industry in the state.

Jones, a resident

of the Lake Spivey area of Clayton County, has

been in construction for most of his life, and he

founded Tim Jones Communities just over 20 years

ago. Now the leading builder in the Clayton/Henry

area of Metro South, the company has produced

approximately 2,000 new homes over the years and

is currently building over 300 homes a year with

its products ranging in price from the low

$100,000s to over $300,000.

In recent years,

the company has consistently broken its own

records each year in new home sales and closings.

Mark Hyre, the

company's director of marketing and dales, said

the 20-year-old company had record closing months

cumulatively in May and June with 37 in May and

39 in June.

The Tim Jones

organization, which has grown to over 200

employees, not only builds homes and develops

communities, but also has land surveying,

engineering and design, pipe and grading, and

real estate sales divisions.

Jones was the

1998-1999 president of the Greater Atlanta Home

Builders Association and is also a past president

of the Metro South Home Builders Association. For

two consecutive years, Tim Jones Communities has

received coveted Professionalism Awards from the

Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and the

Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council.

Jones and his

company have been recognized with the prestigious

Diamond Builder award from 2/10 Home Buyers

Warranty (HBW), the nation's leading 10-year home

buyer's warranty program. The award represents

HBW's highest honor and is bestowed upon builders

who have a proven track record for superior

construction standards, design quality, and

outstanding customer service.

In addition, Tim

Jones Communities Inc. was among the first group

of Metro Atlanta area builders to receive the

prestigious Certified Professional Home Builder

designation. The Certified Professional Home

Builder program was instituted and is

administered by The Housing Institute Inc., a

wholly-owned subsidiary of the Greater Atlanta

Home Builders Association.

More information

about Tim Jones Communities can be found on the

Internet at www.timjonescommunities.com .