Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., was awarded by CoreNet's Global as its "2013 Top Rated Faculty." The recognition was made at the National CoreNet Global's Convention held in Las Vegas. Nahigian has only recently joined the CoreNet faculty in 2012 and teaches "The New Era of Logistics and Supply Chain Impacting Real Estate Decisions." This is the first time that Nahigian has been awarded CoreNet's Faculty awarded. CoreNet Global is the leading organization for real estate of the Fortune 1000 companies. This award is in addition to receiving in May, 2013 the SIOR National Instructor of the Year. The SIOR Instructor award he has received 5 times since its inception in 1990 which is the most times by any SIOR instructor. A total of 34 faculty members were awarded CoreNet Global's Top-Rated Faculty Award at the Las Vegas summit. This award was given for outstanding seminar facilitation and leadership in 2013. Now in its 31st year, the CoreNet Global MCR professional designation is part of a comprehensive career development program for the corporate real estate industry. The CoreNet Global faculty team is comprised of over 130 industry experts, who donate their time, experience and expertise to CoreNet Global's industry-leading Master of Corporate Real Estate (MCR/MCR.w) and Senior Leader of Corporate Real Estate (SLCR) programs. CoreNet Global Faculty taught and facilitated close to 70 seminars and learning events in 2013, sharing their knowledge, expertise and skills with hundreds of corporate real estate executives working towards their MCR/MCR.w designation/SLCR certification. The CoreNet Global MCR professional designation was established in 1982, and is part of a comprehensive career development program for the corporate real estate industry, which includes more than 100 hours of classroom training, two elective seminars and a Capstone, followed by a graded assessment, all within a five-year period. The MCR has been awarded to 1928 individuals since its inception, and provides essential skills that focus on critical business issues, and reflects strategic competence and successful experience as a corporate real estate expert. CoreNet Global is the world's leading association for corporate real estate (CRE) and workplace professionals, service providers, and economic developers. CoreNet Global's 8,000 members, who include 70% of the top 100 U.S. companies and nearly half of the Global 2000, meet locally, globally and virtually to develop networks, share knowledge, learn and thrive professionally.