AREW to honor top 50 women.

Having been exclusively selected by Real Estate Weekly to name the Top Real Estate Women of the past 50 years in conjunction with the publication's half-century anniversary, the Association of Real Estate Women (AREW) is holding a cocktail reception for the honorees at The Pierre Hotel, Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 17.

Betsy Gotbaum, public advocate, will be the guest speaker.

"AREW's mission, when our organization was established more than 25 years ago, was to support and enhance the position of women professionals in the real estate industry," said AREW vice president, Michele Medaglia, president of ACC Construction Corp. who is serving as committee chair for the selection process and reception. "We remain the most consistent supporter of women in real estate and are honored to have been selected by Real Estate Weekly to name women who are innovators and outstanding leaders."

AREW formed a selection committee to oversee the nomination process, tally the results and make a final decision regarding the 50 women named. Members of the committee were former AREW presidents Elisa Baudanza, Ruth A. Agnese, Suzanne Kliegerman, AREW vice president Michele Medaglia and AREW founder and first president, Merle Ginsburg..

The committee sought nominations in three categories: Pioneers, from which 15 women were selected; Today's Leaders, from which 25 were selected; and Rising Stars from which 10 were selected. Nomination forms were sent to all AREW members.

The honorees are:

Pioneers: Adrienne Albert, The Marketing Directors, Inc.; Elisa Baudanza, Citigroup; Deborah B. Beck, Beck Creative Strategies LLC; Peggy Carnegie (Awarded Posthumously); Barbara Corcoran, The Corcoran Group; Diane Diamondstein; Patricia Goldstein, Milstein Brothers; Joan Gordon; Merle Z. Gross-Ginsburg; Janet Levy Rivkin, Janet Levy Associates; Constance Milstein, Ogden CAP Properties, LLC; Carol Nelson; Carol D. Nichols, Insignia/ESG Capital Advisors Group; Karen Phillips, NYC Planning Commission; Marilyn K. Weitzman, The Weitzman Group, Inc.

Today's Leaders: Ruth A. Agnese, MAI, Appraisers & Planners, Inc.; Susan L. Boyle, HLW International, LLP; Aine Brazil, The Thornton-Tomasetti Group Inc.; Midge Brogan, Lehman Brothers; Stephanie Butler, First American Title Insurance Company of NY; Vivian Chavez, AIA, HLW International LLP; Faith Hope Consolo, Garrick-Aug Worldwide Ltd.;Sherry Frankel, Caran Properties; Jane Gladstein, Metropolitan Housing Partners, LLC; Veronica Hackett, The Clarett Group; Leslie Himmel, Himmel + Meringoff Properties; Meredith J. Kane, Esq., Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison; Suzanne Kliegerman, Commerce Bank; Susan Kurland, Cushman & Wakefield; Patricia Lancaster, New York City Department of Buildings; Patricia Van B. Madsen, Esq., Winston & Strawn; Louise M. Matthews, Avon; Carol J. Patterson, Esq., Zetlin & De Chiara, LLP; Rita Pierre, CPA, Berdon, LLP; Amy Rose, Rose Associates, Inc.; Sylvia Smith, AIA, Fox & Fowle Architects, PC; Darcy Stacom, CB Richard Ellis; Louise Sunshine, The Sunshine Group, Ltd.; Marilyn Jordan Taylor, Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Mary Ann Tighe, CB Richard Ellis.

Rising Stars: Amy Singer Applebaum, NYC Economic Development Corporation; Marie-Claire Cunningham, GVA Williams; MaryAnne Gilmartin, Forest City Rather; Leslie Harwood, Newmark; Rebecca M. May, Caran Properties; Michele Medaglia, ACC Construction Corp.; Jodi Pulice, JRT Realty Group Inc.; Pamela Samuels, The Clarett Group; Marcy Stein, Gardiner and Theobald.

Sponsors to date include: Platinum: GVA Williams, Citigroup, Kenne Shepherd Interior Design/Architecture, PLLC, Caran Properties, The Marketing Directors, Inc., Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., Forest City Ratner Companies, Ogden CAP Properties, LLC, Lehman Brothers; Gold: Winston & Strawn, First American Title Insurance Company of New York, CB Richard Ellis, ACC Construction, Berdon LLP, Ted Moudis Associates, JRT Realty Group, Inc., The Clarett Group, Credit Suisse First Boston, Joseph A. Aquino, P & P Electric, J.T. Magen and Company, Title Assoicates, Inc.; Silver: Forest Electric, EastRidge Properties, Appraisers & Planners, Inc, WB Engineers/Consultants PLLC, Simone Development Company, LLC, Gardiner & Theobald, Maxons Restoration, Nixon Peabody LLP, Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York, Carol Nelson, Zetlin and De Chiara; Bronze: The Singer & Bassuk Organization, U.M.C. Moving Co., Inc.. USI Northeast, HLW International, LLP, W&M Properties, LLC, MarieClaire Cunningham, Conair Corporation, Advanced Plumbing, Freud Development Troutbrook, Phillips Nizer LLP.

Individual tickets for the cocktail reception are $125 for AREW members and $175 for non-members. For reservations, log onto www.arew.org or call 212-599-6181.