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CRE’s Future is Still in College

In this EXCLUSIVE, Travis Land of the SIOR Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter and Texas A&M professor Cydney Donnell talk about the new SIOR matching grants sponsorship program for college students.

Cyndey Donnel Donnell says the SIOR matching funds program is a tremendous gift to the Mays Business School.

HOUSTON—Most commercial real estate service companies and brokerage networks have next-gen initiatives, task forces or committees to address an indisputable industry challenge–replacing the industry’s workforce with a younger set as CRE professionals’ age out. The situation is particularly acute for the brokerage services industry.

The Society of Industrial & Office Realtors/SIOR, along with the SIOR Foundation, have created a matching grants program to provide scholarship grant money to students. Those matches are often complemented by accredited colleges or universities to effectively double the scholarship funds.

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.

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