The Chicago Chapter of the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR) announced that the members of the SIOR Chicago Chapter have donated 22 Trunk Scholarships to support the Ada S. McKinley College-Bound Trunk Scholarship program for 2018. Each trunk is valued at $500, for a total donation of $11,000. Students receiving the Ada S. McKinley Trunk Scholarships are selected based upon the submission of a written essay describing how the Trunk Scholarship award would allow them to be suitably prepared to enter their first year of college.

2018 marks the eighth year of the chapter’s support of this worthwhile charitable initiative. The following are members and companies that donated trunks toward this effort in 2018: Arthur J. Rogers & Co.; Bridge Development; CenterPoint Properties; Conor Commercial; Jason West, SIOR & Sean Henrich, SIOR for Cushman & Wakefield; Duke Realty; Entre Commercial Realty; Harris Architects; Hillwood; IDI Logistics; Krusinski Construction; Liberty Property Trust; Meridian Design Build; ML Realty Partners; Newmark Knight Frank; Steven H. Podolsky, SIOR; Taurus Modal Group; Venture One; Slone Commercial, LLC; Lynn Reich, SIOR; David Liebman, SIOR; David Prioletti, SIOR; Nugent Curtis Real Estate as well as a donation from the SIOR Chicago Chapter itself.

SIOR Chicago was also honored with the Revie Sorey Trunk Scholarship “Committed Partner and Advocate of Education” award, recognizing its long-term commitment to the organization.