The Center for Real Estate at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business is pleased to announce the launch of its new 2009 Distinguished Executive-in-Residence Program. As part of this program, The Center for Real Estate will present an award to a senior real estate professional internationally who has demonstrated in his/her career a commitment to excellence in leadership, education and mentorship of students and young professionals, and dedication to enhancement of the communities he/she has served.
Our first recipient is A. Alfred Taubman, one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs, is active in numerous businesses and philanthropic initiatives. He is the founder of Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE:TCO), one of the nation’s leading real estate developers and operators of regional shopping centers, and is the author of the best-selling business memoir, Threshold Resistance: The Extraordinary Career of a Retailing Pioneer, published by Harper Collins in 2007. Mr. Taubman participates in a wide range of civic, cultural, and educational activities. He established and funds the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at the University of Michigan Medical School, the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School, and Brown University's Public Policy and American Institutions program. He is the principal benefactor of the University of Michigan's College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Health Care Center, and Medical Library - - each of which bears his name. Please click here to view Mr. Taubman’s complete bio.
Mr. Taubman will visit the UC Irvine Center for Real Estate and our community on May 5 and May 6 where he will interact with students, faculty, Center Board members and the community.
Center Board Members are invited to attend a Private Dinner program in honor of Mr. Taubman on Tuesday, May 5 at the Resort at Pelican Hill. For more information about this exclusive dinner program, please contact Sharon Nakamura-Brown at sharon.nakamura@uci.edu
Mr. Taubman will be featured at the Center’s upcoming Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, May 6 at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. His talk titled “The Future of Retailing and Other Lessons in Life: A Conversation with Al Taubman” will be moderated by Ethan Penner, Managing Director of CB Richard Ellis Investors LLC. The 2009 Distinguished Executive-in-Residence Award will be presented to Mr. Taubman at the conclusion of this exclusive program. This public Breakfast Meeting will be limited in seating so please register ASAP to Cynthia Fusco at cfusco@cgfassoc.com.