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Posted: September 12, 2013
R.W. Holmes SIOR Scholarship Event to be held October 3rd
The R.W. Holmes SIOR Scholarship Event will take place on October 3rd from 6 - 9 p.m. at the Algonquin Club. The 2013 R.W. Holmes SIOR Scholarship recipient will be announced during the event, which will have appetizers and cocktails. In addition, SIOR Global president elect, Angela West will be attending. A special thanks to Diversified Project Manager and Dacon for sponsoring the event.
The scholarship was named after Bob Holmes who was a long-time SIOR member, past chapter president of SIOR and the founder of R.W. Holmes Realty in Natick. His son, Garry Holmes, now the president of the firm, is an SIOR member and past Chapter president. The scholarship is by application only to an SIOR Candidate who exemplifies the commitment to the SIOR organization and stellar professionalism as an office/industrial broker in the greater Boston market. The 2012 R.W. Holmes SIOR Scholarship recipient was Matt Fair of Cushman & Wakefield | Hayes & Sherry.
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