In Photos left to right: 1. UWM – Bob Dufek (Dufek Realty and SIOR former director); Jeff Rymaszewski (UWM Professor and Head of Real Estate Certificate Program); Terence McMahon (The Boerke Company and SIOR former Chapter President); V. Kanti Prasad (Dean of the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at UWM); Chad Vande Zande (Centerpoint Properties and SIOR Current President) 2. Repairers of the Breach- Bob Dufek (Dufek Realty and SIOR former director); MacCanon Brown (Repairers of the Breach Executive Director “sister”); Terence McMahon (The Boerke Company and SIOR former Chapter President); Chad Vande Zande (Centerpoint Properties and SIOR Current President)

SIOR The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors is a leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. SIOR represents today’s most knowledgeable, experienced, and successful commercial real estate brokerage. The SIOR Network includes more than 3,100 members in 480 cities in 21 countries on 6 continents. Commercial real estate professionals who hold the SIOR designation are recognized by corporate executives, commercial brokers, agents, lenders, and other real estate professionals as the most experienced and capable brokerage practitioners in any market. Designees specialize in industrial, office, sales manager, executive manager, or advisory services categories. Last year, SIOR members reported an average per person dollar volume of US$25.7 million. To learn more SIOR, visit www.sior.com.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The SIOR Foundation has completed a two-year, $30,000 grant to the Hispanic College Fund that went towards scholarships to Hispanic students through the SIOR Foundation Scholarship Program.

In its first year, the SIOR Foundation Scholarship Program awarded two $4,000 scholarships. One scholarship went to Miriam Bermudez, a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin. The second $4,000 scholarship went to Jose Chavana, a freshman at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, CA.

“With this scholarship bestowed upon me, I have taken a greater step in accomplishing my goal of someday owning my own real estate business,” said Chavana. “For that I owe a great deal to [the SIOR Foundation], a debt that I will repay with my hard work and determination in my studies.”

In its second year, the SIOR Foundation Scholarship Program continued to support both Bermudez and Chavana with $4,000 scholarships, and awarded two new scholars: Jennifer Sporrer, a junior at Pennsylvania State University, and Ines Flores, a senior at Florida International University.

“My goal has been to not only be the first one in my family to attend and graduate from college, but also to set an example for my younger siblings and future generations,” said Flores. “Thank you SIOR Foundation, on their behalf as well.”

In 2008, the Hispanic College Fund awarded $2 million in scholarships to more than 620 students. Thirty-five Hispanic College Fund Scholars, who represent the nation’s top students, will be honored at the 15th Annual Scholarship Awards Gala on October 17, 2008.

About the Hispanic College Fund

Founded in 1993, the Hispanic College Fund is a nonprofit organization that provides Hispanic high school and college students with the vision, resources, and mentorship needed to become community leaders and achieve successful careers in business, science, technology, engineering and math.

The Hispanic College Fund has an annual budget of $6 million with 20 full-time employees. In 2006, the Hispanic College Fund received the Brillante award for "Nonprofit of the Year" from the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, and in 2007 was recognized by USA Today as one of the nation's top 25 charities.

Website: www.hispanicfund.org

STUART, FLORIDA (MAY 29, 2008)---The Florida Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® and the SIOR Foundation (SIORF) have awarded Sean Baird and Andrew Evelyn, students at the University of Central Florida each a $2,500 grant in recognition of their academic excellence at the University.

"We are extremely please to announce the awards of these Grants," states Jeff Chamberlin, SIOR, CCIM, President and Jose Juncadilla, SIOR, Grants Chair of the Florida Chapter. Sean Baird is a UCF College of Business Administration undergraduate student majoring in Real Estate. He has a 3.26 overall GPA. He has already completed an A.S. in Architectural Design and Construction Technology from Seminole Community College. In May 2008 he will complete the hours necessary to be a general contractor in the state of Florida and expects to take his exam in June 2008. He currently works full-time for Nicholson Construction and goes to school full-time. Andrew Evelyn is a UCF College of Business Administration undergraduate student majoring in Real Estate. He has a 3.4 overall GPA. He is very involved with his fraternity on-campus, Alpha Tau Omega (ATO), and received the ATO outstanding new member of the year award in 2005-2006, and the ATO Academic Honors for Best Cumulative GPA Improvement in fall 2006. He is also the alumni relations chair for his fraternity and has held other positions including the Vice President of New Member Education. He has a passion for real estate and looks forward to starting his career in a dynamic market like Orlando.

The Florida Chapter is one of 43 chapters of the prestigious international association, the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®. Commercial real estate professionals must meet rigorous requirements to earn the SIOR designation. SIOR, based in Washington, DC, has more than 3,100 members in 480 cities in 20 countries and was founded in 1941. SIORs are top producers who are required to complete an educational recertification program every three years, assuring those who need the services of a commercial agent that the SIOR has achieved continued excellence.

The SIOR Foundation’s mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate and enrich the commercial real estate community. Established in 1962 to publish the industry’s first graduate-level textbook on industrial real estate, SIOR Foundation has maintained its dedication to expanding understanding of the commercial real estate industry. The Foundation has a matching scholarship program available to the local SIOR chapters. SIOR’s Florida Chapter and the SIOR Foundation will recognize Sean and Andrew during an SIOR chapter meeting/awards presentation in Jacksonville Florida on September 26, 2008.

For more information about the SIOR Florida Chapter, contact Jeff Graham SIOR, Vice President and Public Relations Chair, 904-720-1777

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The SIOR Foundation (SIORF) is pleased to announce that a generous donor has stepped forward to offer The Mildred C. Hanson Memorial Fund a dollar-for-dollar match for all donations of $500 or more —up to $50,000— beginning March 13, 2008.  

The donor has specified that the match is only for “new” money pledged or received on or after March 13, 2008 and only for donations of $500 or more.

The SIORF established the Fund on January 1, 2008 to support women in commercial real estate, In Memory of Mildred C. (Millie) Hanson, SIOR, wife of Peter O. Hanson, CIPS, SIOR..  Millie, who was an outstanding SIOR, leader, and pioneer for women in the profession, passed away on December 21, 2007. For details, click here: Mildred C. Hanson Fund

To make a gift, please send your check payable to the SIOR Foundation, with a note designating The Mildred C. Hanson Memorial Fund, to:  SIORF, 1201 New York Ave., NW,  Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005.  Multi-year pledges welcome.  All donors to this Fund will be acknowledged and listed in perpetuity. 

For more information, contact: Linda Wilson, SIORF Development Director, at 202.449.8238 or lwilson@sior.com   Or, you may direct inquiries to any of the following:  

Thomas E. McCormick III, SIOR, 
SIOR Past President, SIOR Foundation Past President
Tel:949.468.1801
tmccormick@rockgrp.com  

Lynn E. Reich, CCIM, SIOR
2008 SIOR Vice President, SIOR Foundation Past President
Tel: 847.698.8230
lreich@colliersbk.com

Lynn B. Schenck, SIOR
SIOR Past President, SIOR Foundation Trustee
Tel: 314.655.6042
lynn.schenck@cbre.com

PHOENIX, AZ - The Southwest Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® and the SIOR Foundation (SIORF) have awarded Nick Sexton, Mike Toveg and Jason Zell at the University of Arizona a $1,000 scholarship each in recognition of their academic excellence at the University. Sexton, Toveg and Zell are pursuing degrees in Regional Development.

The Southwest Chapter is one of 43 chapters of the prestigious international association, the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®. Commercial real estate professionals must meet rigorous requirements to earn the SIOR designation. SIOR, based in Washington, DC, has more than 3,100 members in 480 cities in 20 countries and was founded in 1941. SIORs are top producers who are required to complete and educational recertification program every three years, assuring those who need the services of a commercial agent that the SIOR has achieved continued excellence.

The SIOR Foundation’s mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate and enrich the commercial real estate community. Established in 1962 to publish the industry’s first graduate-level textbook on industrial real estate, SIOR Foundation has maintained its dedication to expanding understanding of the commercial real estate industry. The Foundation has a matching scholarship program available to the local SIOR chapters.

SIOR’s Southwest Chapter and the SIOR Foundation will recognize the recipients during an SIOR awards presentation on January 23, 2008. For local information, please contact Peter Douglas, SIOR Southwest Chapter President, 520-748-7100.

SIOR Southwest Chapter  presents awards to Jason Zell and Nick Sexton on January 23, 2008. 

PITTSBURGH, PA - The Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® and the SIOR Foundation (SIORF) have awarded Lisa Allen at La Roche College in Pittsburgh, PA a $2,500 scholarship in recognition of her academic excellence. Lisa is majoring in real estate and is active in the honors program. The Western Pennsylvania Chapter and the SIOR Foundation will recognize her during an SIOR chapter presentation on December 5, 2007 at the Duquesne Club in Pittsburgh.

The Western Pennsylvania Chapter is one of 43 chapters of the prestigious international association, the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®. Commercial real estate professionals must meet rigorous requirements to earn the SIOR designation. SIOR, based in Washington, DC, has more than 3,100 members in 480 cities in 20 countries and was founded in 1941. SIORs are top producers who are required to complete and educational recertification program every three years, assuring those who need the services of a commercial agent that the SIOR has achieved continued excellence.

The SIOR Foundation’s mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate and enrich the commercial real estate community. Established in 1962 to publish the industry’s first graduate-level textbook on industrial real estate, SIOR Foundation has maintained its dedication to expanding understanding of the commercial real estate industry. The Foundation has a matching scholarship program available to the local SIOR chapters.
 

The Chicago Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) and the SIOR Foundation (SIORF) has awarded four scholarships for the academic year of 2007-2008 totaling $10,000, to students from DePaul University, Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management, Roosevelt University-Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Each of the four students received a $2,500 scholarship.

Professor Roger E. Cannaday, Acting Director for the Office of Real Estate Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stated, “As the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) liaison for the Chicago Chapter of SIOR Scholarship Program, I want to thank the Chapter for its generosity in supporting our real estate program with scholarships since 1984. With the $2,500 scholarship awarded to Alan Lagunov from Riverwoods for this year, a total of $46,500 has been awarded to real estate students at UIUC since the program’s inception. In addition to the scholarship money, the students have the honor of being named the ‘Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Real Estate’ for the year in which they are awarded the scholarship and their name goes on a permanent plaque prominently displayed in the Office of Real Estate Research.” Scholarship recipients were presented with their awards during SIOR’s Holiday Luncheon held on December 7, 2007.

Since 1984, the SIOR-Chicago Chapter has provided real estate scholarships to recognize and reward outstanding academic performance in business and real estate courses and to expose recipients to career opportunities and internship programs available within the Chicago real estate community.
The SIOR Foundation’s mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate and enrich the commercial real estate community. Established in 1962 to publish the industry’s first graduate level textbook on industrial real estate, the SIOR Foundation has maintained its dedication to expanding an understanding of the commercial real estate industry. The Foundation has a matching scholarship program available to the various local SIOR Chapters.

The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® is the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. With more than 3,200 members in 562 cities in 20 countries, the Society represents today’s most knowledgeable, experienced and successful commercial real estate brokerage specialists.
 

Shown from left to right:  Alan Lagunov, a student at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2007 recipient; Lindsey Fahey, a student at DePaul University, 2007 recipient; Brian Carter, a student at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2007 recipient; Roy Splansky, SIOR of Venture One Real Estate LLC, 2007 SIOR Scholarship Chairman; Peter Foran, a student at the University of Illinois, 2006 recipient; and Faruk Daudbasic, a student at Roosevelt University, 2007 recipient.

 

The Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) and the SIOR Foundation (SIORF) have awarded scholarships totaling $20,000 to seven deserving students at the University of Connecticut. Each student received an award of $2,857.14, in recognition of their academic excellence at the University. The scholarship recipients were David A. Miller, Storrs, CT; Nicholas W. Seccareccia, Suffield, CT; Katherine Tunsky, Willington, CT; Rachel Schneider, Storrs, CT; Mari Carozza, Willington, CT; Kristin Peterson, Willington, CT; and Lindsay Castonquay from South Windsor, CT.

The Connecticut Chapter is one of 43 Chapters of the prestigious international organization, the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Commercial real estate professionals must meet rigorous requirements to earn the SIOR designation. SIOR, based in Washington, D.C., has more than 3,100 members in 480 cities in 20 countries and was founded in 1941. SIOR’s are top producers who are required to complete an educational recertification program every three years, assuring those who need the services of a commercial agent that the SIOR has achieved continued excellence.

The Chapter has two scholarship funds; the first in honor of Samuel F. Pearson a long time member and past National President of the organization, and the other in memory of Carl F. Traub, another long time Chapter member who had a significant positive impact on the commercial real estate industry. Scholarships awarded to deserving real estate majors at the University of Connecticut have now exceeded $220,000 over the years.

The SIOR Foundation’s mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate and enrich the commercial real estate community. Established in 1962 to publish the industry’s first graduate level text book on industrial real estate, SIOR Foundation has maintained its dedication to expanding understanding of the commercial real estate industry. The Foundation has a matching scholarship program available to the various local SIOR Chapters.

Shown from left to right:  Nicholas Seccareccia, Katherine Tunsky, Rachel Schneider, Mari Carozza, Kristin Peterson, Lindsay Castonquay, David Miller

 

DALLAS, TX - The North Texas Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® and the SIOR Foundation (SIORF) awarded Ms. Abbey Barnett and Mr. Matthew Young, currently students at Southern Methodist University and The University of North Texas respectively, scholarships in recognition of their academic excellence.  The awards were presented at a local Chapter Meeting on September 19, 2007. Ms. Barnett works for Cushman & Wakefield of Texas in Client Solutions and Mr. Young works in Investment Sales for Henry S. Miller. Both are pursuing MBA degrees and will graduate in 2008.   

The North Texas Chapter is one of 43 chapters of the prestigious international association, the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS^®.   Commercial real estate professionals must meet rigorous requirements to earn the SIOR designation.  SIOR, based in Washington, DC, has more than 3,100 members in 480 cities in 20 countries and was founded in 1941.  SIORs are top producers who are required to complete an educational recertification program every three years, assuring those who need the services of a commercial agent that the SIOR has achieved continued excellence.

The SIOR Foundation’s mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate and enrich the commercial real estate community. Established in 1962 to publish the industry’s first graduate-level textbook on industrial real estate, SIOR Foundation has maintained its dedication to expanding understanding of the commercial real estate industry.  The Foundation has a matching scholarship program available to the local SIOR chapters.

Shown from left to right:  Patrick J. Haggerty, SIOR, Matthew Young, Abbey Barnett, and Gary Collett, SIOR
 

In its first year, the SIOR Foundation Scholarship Program is pleased to have awarded two $4,000 scholarships.  One scholarship goes to Miriam Bermudez, a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin.  After receiving her scholarship, Miriam Bermudez said, “Thanks to your generosity, I have found a new desire to try my best not only in school, but in life.”

 And a second $4,000 scholarship goes to Jose Chavana a freshman at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, CA.  Chavana said, “With this scholarship bestowed upon me, I have taken a greater step in accomplishing my goal of someday owning my own real estate business. For that I owe a great deal to you, a debt that I will repay with my hard work and determination in my studies.”

 “The SIOR Foundation is very pleased to help make a difference by supporting HCF scholarships for outstanding Hispanic students. We recognize that these young professionals bring excellence and diversity to the commercial real estate community, and we look forward to an exciting collaboration with the HCF.” – David J. Zimmer, SIOR, - SIOR Foundation President.

 “Education is the key to boosting our economy.  A college educated individual will earn four times more over a lifetime than someone with only a high school diploma,” said Idalia P. Fernandez, President, Hispanic College Fund.  “Having an educated workforce, particularly one that is trained in business and technology, will ensure that U.S. business can remain competitive in a global market place.”

 In 2006, the Hispanic College Fund awarded more than 633 scholarships worth $2.4 million and recognized 35 Hispanic scholarship recipients at its 13^th annual scholarship awards gala in October.

The SIOR Foundation (SIORF) is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate, and enrich the commercial real estate community. Established in 1962 to publish the industry’s first graduate-level textbook on industrial real estate, the SIOR Foundation is dedicated to expanding learning opportunities for students studying commercial real estate. The SIOR Foundation has promoted and funded programs that advance the real estate profession through educational scholarships, critical research projects, publishing and development of real estate curricula for higher education, and professional development for practitioners.

 The Hispanic College Fund (HCF) is a private non-profit organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Hispanic professionals.  Since its founding in 1993, the Hispanic College Fund has supported the education of more than 4,000 financially disadvantaged Hispanic students seeking careers in business, science, engineering and technology with over $9 million in grants. Through programs like the HCF Scholarship Program, Hispanic Youth Symposium, Latinos on the Fast Track (LOFT), HCF Connections and the Hispanic Young Professionals Leadership & Development Program, the Hispanic College Fund is enriching lives and building bridges for our future Hispanic leaders.  

For more information, visit www.hispanicfund.org or call 1-800-644-4223.
 

MILWAUKEE---The Wisconsin Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® (SIOR) and the SIOR Foundation (SIORF) has awarded scholarships to Alicia Hurst, Andrew Nelson, and Andrew Pronold at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Each student received a $3,000 scholarship, based on academic performance and financial need, from the Charles A. Ball SIOR Scholarship Fund, established this year at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Sheldon Lubar School of Business for students enrolled in the Commercial Real Estate Certificate Program. The announcement of the scholarships came from Wisconsin Chapter President Bob Gintoff, SIOR, of Milwaukee.

“We are very proud to play a role in furthering the education and professional development of these deserving students,” said Gintoff. “As SIOR members, we believe in doing our part to develop our young people to carry on the tradition of excellence in our profession.”

The Wisconsin Chapter is one of 43 chapters of the prestigious international SIOR, which requires real estate professionals to meet rigorous requirements in order to earn the SIOR designation. The Society, based in Washington, DC, has more than 3,100 members in 480 cities in 20 countries and was founded in 1941. SIORs are top producers who are required to complete an educational recertification program every three years, assuring those who need the services of a commercial agent that the SIOR has achieved and maintained continued excellence. Funds were raised for the scholarships from the SIOR Wisconsin Chapter’s Golf Outing held in July 2006 at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin, and from contributions made In Memory Of Charles A. Ball, III, who died in late January 2007. Ball was the 2006 Wisconsin Chapter President and dedicated to advancing educational opportunities for students studying commercial real estate.

According to SIOR Foundation President David Zimmer, SIOR, of Kansas City, Missouri, the Wisconsin scholarships are part of the more than $75,000 in scholarships awarded in 2006-2007 by the SIOR Foundation and SIOR Chapters across the U.S. “The Foundation also supports research, publications and emerging issues related to the commercial real estate industry,” he noted.

The SIOR Foundation, co-funder of the scholarships, is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate, and enrich the commercial real estate community. Established in 1962 to publish the industry’s first graduate-level textbook on industrial real estate, the SIOR Foundation has broadened its scope over the years and provides an annual 50-50 matching scholarship program that assists SIOR Chapters in providing scholarships to students studying commercial real estate.


 

(WASHINGTON, DC—May 24, 2007) The SIOR Foundation (SIORF), a non-profit foundation, independent of the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®, that provides financial support for activities that expand knowledge within and beyond the commercial real estate industry, has been named a Champion sponsor by the Building Owners and Manager Association (BOMA) International Foundation for their $10,000 contribution to the groundbreaking BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP).

The BEEP program, which offers cutting-edge energy savings solutions through a series of Webinars, was developed by the BOMA Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® program. A critical component to the BEEP program is benchmarking energy performance through the EPA’s Portfolio Manager.

“More and more building owners and managers are making energy efficiency a priority and the BEEP educational series provides the tools to make it happen,” said Gary Wood, RPA, chair of the BOMA Foundation. “This generous contribution by Champion Sponsor SIOR Foundation will help us build on the success of BEEP as participants take the next step and benchmark their energy performance through the EPA’s Portfolio Manager. Through benchmarking, we can show lawmakers that incentives and voluntary programs like BEEP are the most effective ways to reduce energy consumption.”

“We are proud to support BEEP, a program that has revolutionized the way our industry tackles energy consumption,” said David Zimmer, SIOR, SIORF President. “SIORF is committed to help bring the energy efficiency strategies offered in the BEEP seminars to an even broader audience. We look forward to working with the BOMA Foundation and BOMA International to help building owners and managers reduce emissions and save on energy costs while providing healthier work environments for tenants.” 

Upcoming  BEEP courses :

• Valuing Energy Enhancement Projects & Financial Returns, August 16, 2007

BOMA International was recently named a 2007 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for BEEP. The award was given in the Excellence in Program Delivery in the Commercial and Industrial category. BOMA International is the first real estate association to receive the Partner of the Year award.

For more information on BEEP, please visit www.boma.org/TrainingAndEducation/BEEP/.
For more information on SIORF, please visit www.siorfoundation.org

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The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International Foundation is an independent, tax-exempt organization (501(c) 3) dedicated to sponsoring and encouraging innovative research and educational activities that advance the commercial real estate industry and profession. In addition, the Foundation initiates programs that seek to enhance the public appreciation of real estate and its significance in society.

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is an international federation of more than 90 local associations and affiliated organizations. BOMA’s 16,500-plus members own or manage more than 9 billion square feet of commercial properties in North America and throughout the world.  The mission of BOMA International is to enhance the human, intellectual and physical assets of the commercial real estate industry through advocacy, education, research, standards and information.  Founded in 1907, BOMA International celebrates 100 years of commercial real estate in 2007.  Learn more at www.boma.org. 

The SIOR Foundation (SIORF) is a non-profit foundation, established in 1962 to publish the industry’s first graduate-level textbook on industrial real estate.  The SIOR Foundation has maintained its dedication to expanding understanding of the commercial real estate industry.  The SIOR Foundation’s mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate and enrich the commercial real estate community.  Learn more at www.siorfoundation.orgg.

CONTACT:
Laura HorsleyBOMA International
(202) 326-6315 or lhorsley@boma.org 

SIOR puts its faith in scholarship winners
Mississauga Business Times - February 2007
 

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Real Estate Education Program has received funding from the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) Foundation to expand UNI's curriculum and begin the process of building a nationally recognized resource for real-estate professionals.

The $50,000 SIOR Foundation grant will be issued over five years to build an endowment for the Real Estate Education Program, which recently became the second such program to receive international accreditation from the Society of Accredited Real Estate Programs.

"The Foundation wants to play a role in providing educational opportunities to college students who have an interest in the commercial real-estate business and help them gain a foundation that will propel their careers in commercial and industrial real estate," said SIOR Foundation President David J. Zimmer.

Arthur Cox, director of the UNI Real Estate Education Program, will use part of the funds to add new real-estate courses into the curriculum.
"We need to continue to grow so we can equip our students with the analytical and technical skills necessary to compete in a global market," Cox said.

The UNI Real Estate Education Program is Iowa's only four-year degree program in real estate. It was started in 1989 through joint efforts of the Iowa Association of REALTORS, the Iowa Real Estate Commission and UNI. The UNI Real Estate Program, housed in UNI's College of Business Administration, has grown more than 200 percent in the last five years. The program's first students graduated in 1992, and currently 202 students are enrolled in the real-estate major program, while 49 students are pursuing a real-estate minor.

"The Grants and Scholarship Committee of the SIOR Foundation canvassed the chapter members and heard nothing but good things about UNI's program in real estate," said P.K. (Phil) Nanavati, chairman of the SIOR Foundation Grants and Scholarship Committee. "We are always looking for deserving and worthwhile programs to support, provided they are specific to the area of industrial and office real estate."

The SIOR Foundation's mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate and enrich the commercial real-estate community.

For more information about UNI's Real Estate Education Program, contact Cox at (319) 273-6986, or arthur.cox@uni.edu, or visit www.cba.uni.edu/dbweb/pages/programs/under-majors-real-est.cfm.

The Georgia Chapter is one of 43 chapters of the prestigious international association, the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®. Commercial real estate professionals must meet rigorous requirements to earn the SIOR designation. SIOR, based in Washington, DC, has more than 3,100 members in 480 cities in 20 countries and was founded in 1941. SIORs are top producers who are required to complete and educational recertification program every three years, assuring those who need the services of a commercial agent that the SIOR has achieved continued excellence.

The SIOR Foundation’s mission is to promote and support initiatives that expand, educate and enrich the commercial real estate community. The Foundation has a matching scholarship program available to the local SIOR chapters.

Shown from left to right:  Stephen King, Michael Garvey and Blaine Kelly, Georgia Chapter Scholarship Chairman