CT Realtors® Foundation Awards $35,000 In Scholarships

The Connecticut REALTORS® Foundation announced their 2018 Raymond F. Gates, Jr. Memorial Scholarship winners. The Raymond F. Gates, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1976 in memory of Raymond F. Gates, Jr. following his tragic death in an automobile accident. Mr. Gates was the Executive Vice President of the Connecticut REALTORS®. Over the past 42 years, children of REALTORS® have been awarded scholarships totaling more than $921,000.

For the 2017-2018 academic year, the Connecticut REALTORS® Foundation received 111 eligible applications. This year, 41 outstanding children of CT REALTORS® were selected to receive a total of $35,000 in scholarships.

The Eastern CT Association of Realtors is proud to announce that Lauren Knowles, who graduated from Waterford High School in June, was among the 41 selected, and will receive this year’s tribute scholarship in memory of 2012 CTR Past President Bob Kimball from the Eastern CT Association of REALTORS®. Lauren is the daughter of REALTOR® Ann Knowles with Berkshire Hathaway New England Properties in Waterford.

Photo From Left to Right: ECAR President Mat Lisee, Lauren Knowles, Ann Knowles, Gene Fercodini