The Chicago Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) and the SIOR Foundation recently awarded its 2023 Len Caldeira Scholarships totaling $12,000 to four deserving students: Jordyn Dellis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christian Krull from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Xavier Papillon from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and Anna Zimmerman from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Each of the students received a scholarship of $3,000 presented by SIOR Chicago 2023 Scholarship Committee members Sergio Chapa, SIOR of Newmark and Denise Chaimovitz, SIOR of Paine Wetzel.
Since 1984, the SIOR Chicago Chapter has provided approximately $215,000 in real estate scholarships to more than 100 students. The program recognizes and rewards outstanding academic performance in business and real estate courses. In addition to education funding, recipients are also provided access to career opportunities and internship programs available within the Chicago real estate community. Professor Roger Cannaday, Associate Professor Emeritus at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign helped create the SIOR Chicago Scholarship award.
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.