At the TIAA-CREF annual Diamond Awards ceremony held in Newport Beach, CA on May 13th, top ranked property management firm, Lincoln Property Company, won eight prestigious TIAA-CREF Awards. Five of the eight awards were in the Four Diamond Award category and were given to select LPC communities for "Consistent Property Management Excellence." Three Lincoln Property Company employees were honored with the newly created Make a Difference Awards including Joy Davis, Business Manager for the "MVP - Most Valuable Person" award, Leah Morris, Business Manager for the "Put the Customer First" award and Amy Vaughan, Business Analyst for the "Act With Integrity" award. Winning ten awards at last year's Four Diamond Awards ceremony, Lincoln Property Company has shown consistent excellence and leadership in the field of property management. "We're proud to be honored by TIAA-CREF and appreciate the opportunity to excel as a property management group by managing some of their assets. We value the relationship that we've grown with TIAA-CREF and look forward to many more mutually beneficial years as partners," says Scott Wilder, Executive Vice President for Lincoln Property Company. The Four Diamond Awards are held annually and highlight the best performers of all TIAA-CREF national properties. Scores are collected quarterly and based upon multiple aspects of accounting, finance, and operations. By honoring the best properties, TIAA-CREF hopes to raise the bar and improve property management throughout the nation. The LPC-managed communities to win the Four Diamond Awards in 2014 are: The Park Evanston - Evanston, IL Phoenician - Houston, TX Montecito - Houston, TX The Maroneal - Houston, TX Glenridge Walk - Atlanta, GA