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John T. Riordan Professional Education Scholarship
About | Application | Past Recipients
Purpose
The ICSC Foundation established the John T. Riordan Professional Education Scholarship in 2004 to encourage professional education and to further career development of retail real estate professionals. These scholarships enable young professionals to attend the International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC) professional development schools at no cost.
John T. Riordan joined ICSC in 1982 and was promoted to President in 1986. When he retired in 2001 he held the post of President and CEO. This program honors Mr. Riordan’s commitment to education and his extraordinary legacy.
About the Scholarship
This scholarship allows the recipient to choose his or her curriculum of choice from the John T. Riordan School for Professional Development. Areas of concentration include Management, Marketing and Leasing at a technical level or at a strategic level and Development, Design and Construction at a technical level.
The Scholarship covers enrollment fees, textbooks, workbooks, airfare and hotel accommodations. One scholarship will be awarded to a non-U.S. based professional to attend an ICSC school outside of the U.S. This scholarship includes attendance at an award ceremony, should there be one.
Who Should Apply?
An applicant may be new to retail real estate and looking to expand his or her knowledge of management, marketing, leasing or development, design and construction. An applicant may also be an individual changing their area of interest in the industry.
Individuals studying for their Certified Leasing Specialist (CLS), Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM), Certified Marketing Director (CMD) or the Certified Development, Design & Construction Professional (CDP) designations receive credit for work experience after completion of certain courses.
Visit www.icsc.org/JTRschool for specific curriculum information.
Eligibility
The Scholarship Committee of the ICSC Foundation will consider an applicant who:
- is a member of ICSC and is employed by a member company in good standing;
- is actively employed in the retail real estate industry for a minimum of one year or is a recent graduate of a college or university with an emphasis in real estate;
- completes an online scholarship application, and
- submits 3 letters of recommendation.
Application
Applications for the 2009 scholarships will be open in January 2009.
Deadline
The 2009 deadline for the 2009 scholarships will be in March 2009.
Awards
All applications are confidential and will be reviewed by the ICSC Foundation Scholarship Committee and ICSC staff only. Up to ten (10) scholarship awards will be announced in mid-April 2008 and presented in May 2008 at RECon, The Global Real Estate Convention in Las Vegas, NV.
Extra Bonus: One applicant working in the mid-west of the United States will be selected to receive a similar scholarship, funded by the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation.
Past Recipients
| 2007 | |
| Evana Eko Holly Garcia Felicia M. Hamilton Keith Heeley Elizabeth Landy-Horak Ann A. Kutaka Debra Lahti Maria Jose Lecueder Thomas Rossi |
Rockaway, NJ Tampa, FL Bentonville, AR Laguna Nigel, CA Suitland, MD Honolulu, HI Sherman Oaks, CA Montevideo, Uruguay Newport Beach, CA |
| 2006 | |
| Nurit Altman Vanessa Delgado Melissa Griffith Du Juan Michael J. Ruddock Denise Speller Janai Michelle Williams, Jr. Emory J. Williamson, Jr. |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Beverly Hills, CA Grand Island, NE Beijing, China Baltimore, MD Miami, Fl Pittsburgh, PA Augusta, GA |
| 2005 | |
| Soozan Baxter John Laing Le Hahn Mai Trenna Ross Anthony Schultz Ali Shivji Christine Velasquez |
Baltimore, MD Closter, NJ Hanoi, Vietnam Atlanta, GA Grand Island, NE Calgary, Alberta, Canada San Jose, CA |
| 2004 | |
| Bonney Rempel Julie Sanchez Mickey Trotter Bryon Wall Xie Xin |
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Fort Wayne, IN Dallas, TX Vero Beach, FL Shanghai, China |