Recent News and Events
February 23-24, 2012 - MRED Charlotte Tour
The Charlotte Development tour for MRED 1st year students is an annual Clemson MRED program tradition. Over two mild February days, MRED students visited several projects under construction and had walking tours at many of the stops. The tour itinerary included visits to over 15 developments as well as presentations by some of the region’s leading developers, planning officials and institutional investors. The two-day trip covered a full array of developments including tours by Bissell Companies, Crescent Resources, Faison & Associates, Grubb Properties, City of Huntersville, Pappas Properties, Shook Kelley Architects, Spectrum Properties, Warren and Associates and Wells Fargo. Students were also invited to a reception and dinner as part of the annual meeting of the Carolinas SIOR chapter. This event was a great networking opportunity and enabled students to make new contacts for internships and permanent positions. Tour hosts conveyed a cautiously optimistic tone and the students gained a firsthand look at how the Charlotte market is in a recovery mode compared with most sectors.
February 15, 2012 - MRED Student Sponsorship at Creative Thinkers Award Luncheon
Through the generous sponsorship of Buck Moody, a Counselor of Real Estate® (CRE), the second year Master of Real Estate Development students received the opportunity to attend this year’s 4th annual Creative Thinkers Award Luncheon in Charlotte, NC. This is the second year that Mr. Moody has sponsored the attendance for our advanced graduate students. This year, Mr. Moody is serving as a national Liaison Vice Chair and one of six national officers for the Counselors of Real Estate®.
In addition to sponsorship’s like Buck’s for the MRED students, the CRE® organization has a Counselors in the Classroom program that emphasizes involving its members in real estate programs around the country in the form of classroom presentations and mentorship programs around the country. Clemson received a grant three years ago to pilot the program and it has now taken on national prominence. “My personal goal for this year was to beef up the CIC effort,” said Buck Moody as he took over as the Liaison Vice Chair for the national organization. Buck Moody is a Senior Manager at Thomson Reuters in Denver, NC with over 35 years experience in commercial real estate.
The Counselors of Real Estate® is a professional membership organization established in 1953 exclusively for leading real property advisors. The organization consists of 1,100 members, worldwide, whose members act as consultants to a majority of the US based Fortune 500 corporations. Members are awarded the CRE® designation, which is bestowed by invitation only.
Students will travel to Charlotte for the Creative Thinkers Award on February 22, 2012.
August 24, 2011 - Clemson University and Design Workshop lead week-long Hilton Head planning effort
For six intense days, students and faculty from Clemson’s School of Planning, Development, Preservation and Landscape Architecture are partnering with professionals from Design Workshop, a planning and design firm, to develop planning proposals for one of the nation’s best-known resort communities: Hilton Head Island.
Read the entire news release from Media Relations at: http://www.clemson.edu/media-relations/article.php?article_id=3800
July 11, 2011 - Professor and former student share perspectives on the value of a graduate real estate education
Read "Graduating your Business" by Dr. Elaine Worzala and Dale Van Slambrook, which appears in the most recent issue of SIOR Professional Report.
June 22, 2011 - Hughes' gift to benefit MRED students
By: Clemson Media Relations
A $25,000 gift from a Greenville couple will help all students in the MRED program become members of the leading professional organization in the field. Phil and Lauren Hughes have established the Hughes ULI Student Fellowship Award that will pay membership fees for all the students to join the Urban Land Institute. A second fund for the Hughes Distinguished Student Award will recognize two outstanding graduates with $500 cash awards annually.
Phil Hughes (pictured at right) is a commercial real estate developer and president of Hughes Investments Inc. based in Greenville. He also teaches real estate development strategic planning at Clemson. Lauren Hughes is a 1984 graduate of Clemson’s financial management program.
"It's an inspired idea," said Thomas Schurch, chair of the School of Planning, Development, Preservation and Landscape Architecture, which houses the MRED program. "This gift allows Clemson to continue to provide engaging experiences for our real estate graduate students that will help them build a network within the professional real estate community while they are completing their coursework at Clemson."
Recipients of the 2011 Hughes Distinguished Student Award are Mack H. Cross of Winston-Salem, N.C., and C. Holly Douglas of Greenville.
"It's fun to contribute to the real estate development students in a way that will help them make the kinds of professional connections that may not only land them jobs later, but also establish business relationships that can last their entire careers," said Hughes. "It's also a privilege to be able to reward Holly and Mack for their terrific achievements. They're not only great students, but they each exemplify the kind of creative thinking and problem solving that will serve them well throughout their lives."
Clemson's Master of Real Estate Development program is recognized nationally for its unique collaboration between two of Clemson’s colleges: the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities and the College of Business and Behavioral Science. The Hughes' student-focused gift is part of Clemson's The Will to Lead capital campaign, an effort to raise more than $600 million to support students and faculty.
May 13, 2011 - Congratulations to the MRED Class of 2011!
Front Row (l): Dr. Robert Benedict, Associate MRED Director, Joseph Broerman, James Barmore, Austin Knapp, Anne Carter Hughes, Holly Douglas, Andrew Baysden, Megan Vershave, Jeremy Wolfe, Chris Moses, Patrick McQuinn, Dr. Elaine Worzala, Interim MRED Director. Back Row (l): Ben Liebetrau, Trevor Cross, Kyle Studabaker, Tyler Lusk, Mack Cross, Stephen Faber, D.J. Van Slambrook, Dan Driscoll, James Hewlette, and John Guttman.
April 28, 2011 - MRED Students Honored at PLA Dept Awards Ceremony
Master of Real Estate Development students were honored at the School of Planning, Development, Preservation and Landscape Architecture spring awards ceremony in Lee Hall.
John Roberson, a 1st year MRED student, was the recipient of the USGBC Innovate Clemson Award. The USGBC Innovate Clemson Award is a student competition that highlights student ideas that address environmental impacts related to Clemson University events and culture. It is awarded for creativity, originality, sustainable benefit, and feasibility.
The following MRED students were also inducted to the Alpha Sigma Gamma Honor Society at the ceremony:
- Mack Cross
- Christian "Holly" Douglas
- John Guttman
- Benjamin Liebetrau
- Patrick McQuinn
- Christopher Moses
- Dale "DJ" Van Slambrook
- Mr. Steve Mudge - Honorary Member
Former award receipients at the spring College Awards Ceremony, Dale "DJ" Van Slambrook, James Barmore, and Katelyn Graham, were also recognized for their outstanding achievements.
April 4, 2011 - MRED Students Honored at College Awards Ceremony
Three Master of Real Estate Development students were honored at the College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities spring awards ceremony at the Brooks Center for Performing Arts.
Dale "DJ" Van Slambrook was the recipient of the Harry H. Frampton III Award. The Harry H. Frampton III Award is given to a second year real estate development student and is based on outstanding scholarship and promise of professional excellence in the areas of land stewardship and sustainable communities.
James A. Barmore was the recipient of the Ric Ridder Spirit and Service Award. The Ric Ridder Spirit and Service Award is given to a second year real estate development student who exemplifies Clemson Tiger spirit and service to the profession and the community.
Katelyn Graham was the recipient of the Norman F. Pulliam Founder's Award. The Norman F. Pulliam Founder's Award is given to a first year real estate development student in recognition of outstanding achievement in pursuing quality development that integrates the perspectives of community, environment and economics.