I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and the winter weather that Minnesota brought with it! For me the new “school” year starts in August and the new “calendar” year is the time to recharge my batteries with family before jumping back into spring semester!
First to reflect on a couple great holiday events I was able to attend with students in December! We appreciate the industry organizations that provide scholarship to our students and recognize them at their annual events. Three of those happened in December. Congratulations to Charlotte Faue – IREM Scholarship Recipient; Tanner Eischens and Joseph Bianchini – SIOR Scholarship recipients, and Daijah Moore – CoreNet scholarship recipient! What fun to celebrate you!
We were also able to award many scholarships at our Annual Mentor Banquet at the Kelly Inn in St. Cloud in November. A big thank you to all those that participated as mentors, table sponsors and scholarship donors!
Table Sponsors:
ACR, Inc., Carl Awalt, Chau Appraisals, Inc., Cross Country Mortgage, Gonyea Commercial Properties, Mike Moran, Patchin Messner Valuation, RE/MAX Advantage Plus, Robert Lindahl Realty, Ryan Companies, Valbridge Property Advisors
Scholarship Donors
Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, Neil Kennedy Memorial, Richard Chalstrom/Raymond Anderson, Real Estate Alumni Association, MN Chair in Real Estate, Stephanie Meyer, The RMR Group, LLC, Robert Lindahl Realty, Real Estate Endowed Scholarship
A final note of reflection: I was able to participate in Real Estate Program Leadership Conference put on by the American Real Estate Society (ARES) in November. It was their inaugural event held at the University of San Diego and it was great to connect with so many others running real estate programs around the country. The opportunity to share ideas and resources and I look forward to launching a few new ideas in 2023!
Happy New Year to all of you!