AVON, Colo. – (Oct. 9, 2007) – Slifer Smith & Frampton, the Vail Valley’s premier real estate firm, is proud to announce that Rick Cook, managing broker at the firm’s Edwards Riverwalk office, has been named REALTOR® of the Year by the Vail Board of REALTORS®. Cook received the award “in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the community and as an ambassador of the real-estate profession.”Cook works in the firm’s Riverwalk office in Edwards and has more than 15 years of experience as a broker in the Vail Valley. He is part of a team of more than 100 brokers showing and listing more than 500 properties throughout the Vail Valley.Slifer Smith & Frampton has been the most-trusted name in Vail Valley real estate for more than 40 years.