Storrs, CT The Connecticut/Western Massachusetts Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors is pleased to announce recipients of scholarships for the spring 2021 semester at the University of Connecticut. A total of $6,000 was awarded to five deserving UCONN students, all majoring in real estate and urban economics and all on the Dean’s List.

The scholarship recipients are Anthony Riccio, Kevin Perrone, Nicholas Godfred, Daniel Boynton, and Cully Moore. The UCONN Real Estate Center scholarships are funded from the Chapter sponsored Samuel Pierson and Carl Traub scholarships, with matching dollars provided by The SIOR Foundation.

The chapter is proud of its long relationship with the Real Estate Center at the University of Connecticut. In memory of former members, Pierson and Traub, the chapter has two scholarships in place that have funded awards to deserving UCONN students majoring in real estate for over two decades. More recently the chapter’s scholarships have been enhanced with additional funds from the SIOR Foundation, whose purpose is to give back to the commercial real estate community by supporting initiatives that educate, enhance, and expand the industry by promoting best practices and educating the next generation of professionals.