FT. MYERS, Fla., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Benson's, Inc., an Associa Company, proudly announces Frederick "Fritz" Heiss of Avalon Bay Condominiums was awarded Board Member of the Year and Jay Vandall was awarded Portfolio Manager of the Year recently at the South Gulf Coast Chapter of Community Associations Institute Annual Meeting and Awards Night on December 5, 2009.