For release:
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® awards scholarships

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 6) – The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today announced the most recent recipients of its Scholarship Foundation Awards, given to college students planning to pursue careers in the real estate industry. The scholarships were awarded at C.A.R.’s Board of Directors meeting held Oct. 14-16 at CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2008 in Long Beach, Calif.

“C.A.R. is proud to award scholarships to this year’s recipients, all of whom exemplify the qualities and high level of commitment to the real estate industry that the C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation searches for in its candidates,” said C.A.R. President William E. Brown.

Established in 1948, the C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships to college students enrolled in at least one real estate or real-estate related course and who have completed a minimum of two college courses in the industry. The next application deadline is Friday, Dec. 26. Applications can be accessed by visiting http://www.car.org/aboutus/carscholarships/.

Recipients of the C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation Awards include:

Elenore M. Agenbroad
Mendocino College
Ukiah
$1,000
Women’s Council of REALTORS® (WCR) Scholarship

Janice Hodges
Mendocino College
Lakeport
$500
Jean Poulson Scholarship

Josh Huff
Mendocino College
Ukiah
$600
Los Angeles AOR Scholarship

Sharon Shadrooz
Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles
$1,000
Joe Carnahan Scholarship

Leading the way…® in California real estate for more than 100 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with more than 175,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.

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