Business Students Receive Realtors' Scholarship

01/03/2020

Three students from Saint Louis University's Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business have been named as Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) 2019-2020 Scholars at SLU. The scholarship is a program that assists business students interested in commercial real estate.

(From left) Megan Goessling, SLU development officer, SIOR Scholars Keara Anonson, Henry Lim, Benjamin Cleveland, and Scott Savacool, president of the St. Louis Chapter of the SIOR: Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Submitted photo

The three recipients, senior Keara Anonson, junior Henry Lim and senior Benjamin Cleveland, were honored at a luncheon and St. Louis SIOR club members’ meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

A result of a partnership between the St. Louis SIOR chapter, the SIOR Foundation – the national charitable arm of SIOR – and SLU, the scholarship has been awarded to Billiken business students for the past six years.

Go Further, the University’s scholarship matching program, was instrumental in SIOR’s decision to support undergraduate scholarships, as it doubles the gift and enables the association to provide greater support to recipients.

The St. Louis SIOR chapter contributed $6,000 to the scholarship, which was matched by the national SIOR Foundation for a total contribution of $12,000. That amount was then further matched by SLU for a total scholarship fund of $24,000.

In addition to the funds, the scholarship provides a unique opportunity for the SIOR Scholars to meet and engage with professionals working in commercial real estate in St. Louis, potentially leading to the development of mentoring and advising relationships, internships and/or permanent employment opportunities for the Scholars.

Learn More About the SIOR Scholars Program

Students eligible for the SIOR St. Louis Chapter and SIOR Foundation Scholarship are U.S. citizens who are junior and senior business students with a finance concentration, a minimum GPA of 2.5, and an interest in a career in commercial real estate.

Students must submit a résumé, current transcript and an essay describing their interest in the field. The 2020-21 application process will open in early spring and eligible students will be notified.