California Association of REALTORS Scholarship Foundation Awards Scholarships to Seven College Students.

LOS ANGELES -- The California Association of REALTORS(R) Scholarship Foundation recently awarded seven scholarships to college students planning careers in real estate. The scholarships were awarded at the Association's board of directors meetings in Monterey, Calif., in January.

"Scholarships awarded by the C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation address our goal of bringing new professionals into the real estate industry and training them with the skills required to effectively meet the needs of future homeowners in California," said C.A.R. President Jim Hamilton.

"Recipients of a C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation award have completed a minimum of two real estate or real estate-related college-level courses and are currently enrolled in at least one real estate or real estate-related course," he said. "They've also demonstrated a serious commitment to a career in real estate."

The California Association of REALTORS(R) Scholarship Foundation was established in 1948. Scholarships are awarded three times annually, during C.A.R. board of directors meetings in January and June and at the annual California REALTOR(R) EXPO and business meetings held in the fall.

Scholarships were awarded to:

Sonja Bartley of Sacramento, a student at California Sate University,
 Sacramento,
$3000 Don Beck Memorial Scholarship;

Joan Bland of Healdsburg, a student at Santa Rosa College,
$1000 Women's Council of REALTORS(R)/Tessie Martinis Scholarship;

Helena Orozco of Woodland, a student at American River College,
$1000 Pete Lombardo Memorial Scholarship;

Matthew Para of San Luis Obispo, a student at California Polytechnic
 State University, San Luis Obispo,
$3000 Carolyn D'Agosta Honorary Scholarship;

Jeffrey Settineri of San Diego, a student at University of San Diego,
$3000 Donald Wiedmann Memorial Scholarship;

Joshua Smith of San Diego, a student at Mesa College,
$1000 George and Ruth Warwick Scholarship; and

Trevor Weavor of Elk Grove, a student at California Sate University,
 Sacramento
$1500 Aurelia Gebert Memorial Scholarship.

Leading the Way...(TM) in California real estate for 100 years, the California Association of REALTORS(R) (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with more than 160,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.