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Real Estate Program Holds Board Meeting, Real Estate Conference

The Wisconsin Real Estate program had a very productive month of September. The Center for Real Estate held its fall board meeting on September 13-14 at the Fluno Center. More than 80 board members, faculty, MBA students and guests attended the meeting, which focused on academic and professional perspectives on real estate markets. Faculty members Stephen Malpezzi, Francois Ortalo-Magne, and Morris Davis presented their research on real estate markets. Board members also enjoyed a unique presentation on enterprise strategy, presented by three internationally known musicians and an MIT-trained economist and strategy consultant. The Center welcomed seven new members to its advisory board at the meeting.

The board meeting was held in conjunction with the 2006 Wisconsin Real Estate Conference, which is sponsored by the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association. The conference had record attendance, with more than 450 alumni and guests attending. During the conference, alumni paid special tribute to Rod Matthews for his 30-plus years of dedicated service to the Wisconsin Real Estate program by presenting him with the first WREAA Excellence in Teaching Award.

In other Real Estate news, Marshall Scallan, a second-year Real Estate MBA student, was awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Pension Real Estate Association.