REALTORS® Award $38,000 to Local Students

When 34 area students receive college scholarships from the Sacramento Association of REALTORS® on June 7, they will join a group of students reaching back 49 years.

Their scholarships, ranging from $750 to $2500, total $38,250 this year.

“Through all the ups and downs of real estate over the years, Sacramento REALTORS® have always supported higher education through their own contributions,” Perry Georgallis, REALTOR® and chair of the Scholarship Foundation Trustees, said.

The scholarship fund began as a $600 program that provided $100 to $200 scholarships for Sacramento students attending American River Junior College, Sacramento City College, and Sacramento State College (now California State University, Sacramento). Over the years, SAR has expanded the scholarship program to support students in a variety of other fields at many different institutions.

“Education is one of the most important gifts we can give today’s youth. Education benefits not only the student but the entire community. The students who receive a SAR scholarship to attend college may one day be our clients, our co-workers and our community leaders. All these young people are so outstanding, they give us faith in the future,” Georgallis said.

This year’s recipients are from the following high schools: Bella Vista, C.K. McClatchy, Casa Roble, Christian Brothers, Cristo Rey, Del Campo, El Camino Fundamental, Elk Grove, Folsom, Franklin, Galt, Granite Bay, Jesuit, Laguna Creek, Los Flores, Mira Loma, Rio Americano and St. Francis, as well as from American River College, Sacramento City College, Sierra College and Willamette University.

The scholarship presentation takes place during the regular monthly Main Meeting of the Sacramento Association of REALTORS®, 9 a.m., Tuesday, June 7 at 2003 Howe Ave., Sacramento. The students’ family members are also invited. The keynote speaker will be David Butler, chief executive officer of Linking Education and Economic Development (LEED). LEED is an employer/education partnership and an affiliate of the Sacramento Metro Chamber. Koula Gianulias, news reporter with CBS13 in Sacramento, will also speak on the value of higher education.