The Center for Real Estate    
 


Monday, November 10, 2008
Hyatt Regency Irvine
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Reception 6:00 pm | Dinner 7:00 pm

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The Center for Real Estate is pleased to present the 20th Anniversary of the Real Estate Gala & Presentation of the Lifetime Achievement & Rising Star Awards. Please join us for an evening of entertainment, fine dining and networking with friends and associates as we honor several of the real estate industry’s most respected leaders. Our program will be keynoted by guest speaker Nelson C. Rising, President and CEO of Maguire Partners, and will feature a special presentation of our Lifetime Achievement Award to Phil Belling and Steve Layton, Founders of LBA Realty and our Rising Star Award to Derek Chen, Jerome Fink and David Kim, Co-Founders of The Bascom Group. Additionally, the Orange County Community Foundation will present its Power-Packed Philanthropist Award to John Parker, Chairman of Parker Properties.

2008 Real Estate Gala Program Highlights:


GUEST KEYNOTE SPEAKER


Nelson C. Rising
Nelson C. Rising

President and CEO, Maguire Partners


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD HONOREES


Phil Belling
Phil Belling

Steve Layton
Steve Layton

Principals and Co-Founders, LBA Realty


RISING STAR AWARD HONOREES


Derek Chen
Derek Chen

Jerome Fink
Jerome Fink

David Kim
David Kim

Co-Founders of The Bascom Group


POWER-PACKED PHILANTHROPIST HONOREE


John B. Parker
John B. Parker

Chairman, Parker Properties


PROGRAM PRESENTERS


Kerry D. Vandell
Kerry D. Vandell

Director, Center for Real Estate
Professor of Finance
The Paul Merage School of Business

William Halford
William Halford

Chairman, Center for Real Estate
President, Bixby Land Company

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNTIES*

Presenting Sponsor: $20,000


  • Your company is prominently named as the “Presenter of the Real Estate Gala”
  • Program participation (brief remarks / introduction in program)
  • Recognition as the Presenter in California Real Estate Journal and OC Business Journal advertisements
    (Advertisement deadlines 9/22, 9/29 and 10/6)
  • Table of 12 front and center (best seats)
  • Congratulatory advertisement on program screen at event
  • Admission for 12 into VIP Reception

Gold Sponsor: $10,000


  • Table of 12 second row or comparable (great seats)
  • Congratulatory advertisement on program screen at event
  • Recognition as a Gold Sponsor in California Real Estate Journal and OC Business Journal advertisements
    (Advertisement deadlines 9/22, 9/29 and 10/6)
  • Recognition on screen during event
  • Admission for 12 into VIP Reception

Silver Sponsor: $5,000


  • Table of 10 third row (mid-room)
  • Congratulatory advertisement on program screen during event
  • Recognition on screen during event
  • Admission for 10 into VIP Reception

TABLE SALES*

Individual Table Sales: $3,500


  • Table of 10 (general seating)
  • Recognition on screen during event

*A portion of the sponsorship and table sales will help provide funding for the activities of the Center for Real Estate, a 501(c) 3 charitable organization supporting the highest level of real estate research, teaching and industry outreach.


To reserve a sponsorship or table, please contact Sharon Nakamura-Brown at Sharon.Nakamura@uci.edu or call (949) 824-6246.

Past Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
2007 "Mac" MacAlister 1997 Ray Watson
2006 CB Richard Ellis 1996 Kathryn G. Thompson
2005 Gerson Bakar 1995 Donald P. Kennedy
2004 Geoffrey Stack & John Hagestad 1994 Ronald E. Birtcher
2003 Robert M. Campbell 1993 Jack W. Peltason
2002 Daniel W. Donahue & Thomas L. Schreiber 1992 Henry T. Segerstrom
2001 The Shea Family 1991 Ralph M. Lewis
2000 The Edwards Family 1990 John D. Lusk
1999 John B. Parker 1989 General William Lyon
1998 Michael L. Meyer
Past Rising Star Award Winners

2007 Kevin McKenzie

2006 Anne Marie Moiso