According to The International Council of Shopping Centers Foundation, two students have been awarded the Schurgin Family Foundation Scholarship. The recipients of this year's scholarships are: D. Alexander Antolino from the University of Wisconsin, and Levi Nitzberg from the University of Southern California. The scholarships were presented on May 18th during the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. (ICSC) RECon.
Established in 2008, The Schurgin Family Foundation Scholarship provides tuition assistance to undergraduate students who are currently studying retail real estate or a related field. Each of these students received a $5,000 scholarship to help them continue their education and prepare them for a career in retail real estate, real estate development or shopping center leasing. Additionally, the scholarship covers the students cost of attending the annual award ceremony at RECon, enabling them to enhance their professional development through networking and public recognition of their success.
Active ICSC members since 1979, the Schurgin's are principal owners of The Festival Companies based in Los Angeles, California. They established the scholarship with the ICSC Foundation in order to give back to an industry that has provided them with so much success.
The ICSC Foundation promotes and rewards community support efforts and provides undergraduate, graduate-level and retail real estate practitioner's educational scholarships. The Community Support Award program is designed to recognize exceptional contributions by shopping centers or shopping center companies within their communities. Established in 1988, the ICSC Foundation is the non-profit public charity of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. (ICSC).