JAMES R. WEBB ARES FOUNDATION SEEKS DONATIONS FOR RECORD DOCTORAL STUDENT TURNOUT

By: Elaine Worzala, Richard H. Pennell Center for Real Estate Development, Clemson

We are very excited to announce another record turnout of doctoral students. There will be a
total of 49 students that will be making presentations in eight sessions on Friday and Saturday during our regular
session times. Given the large number of students and an interest from the ARES membership to be able to attend the
sessions, we decided to try integrating into the regular program this year. Art Schwartz and Stacy Sirmans worked hard
to secure the extra rooms and fit the session in to the ARES program. We have chosen eight ARES leaders to chair the
sessions and act as mentors/ambassadors for the students. In addition, we will be co-sponsoring a session with the
education track on Friday morning that will be kicking off the doctoral session track. This session is being organized
by Mo Rodriquez and will be focused on teaching tips and surviving your early days as an academic.
ARES and the ARES Foundation will also be sponsoring a special lunch for all the doctoral students, the ARES
Board of Directors and ARES officers as well as the ARES journal editors for the ARES publications. The lunch
has been designed to welcome the next generation of ARES leaders in to the organization and encourage them to
become permanent members. Leadership will be spread out at the tables and we hope to make lifelong ARES leaders out
of many of these students. For this year, the program provides them with a year membership to ARES, a complimentary
registration and a travel stipend, $1000 for domestic students and $500 for international students. Due to the high demand,
we had to reduce our stipends this year but the students are still coming so there is obviously a need. So, now I will make
a plea. We ask ARES members to support this very worthwhile goal of the James R. Webb ARES Foundation to foster
and grow our membership by helping and supporting the next generation. At this point in time, the funds go
exclusively to support research efforts primarily for the doctoral students but also a few research manuscript prizes. Please
consider a generous contribution this year as our expenses will be large this year.