Lynn Schenck, SIOR, executive vice president, Jones Lang LaSalle, recently was recognized at the National Society of Industrial and Office Realtors Fall Conference with the Millie C. Hanson Award. Gregory J. Nooney Jr., SIOR, also was honored for serving 50 years in the organization.
The St. Louis Chapter of SIOR honored the two at a member’s reception last week. Carl Conceller, president, St. Louis SIOR Chapter, noted the contribution of both to the chapter, “Greg has had a significant impact on the chapter since its inception and Lynn is active not only in the local chapter, but nationally as well. All of the members of the St. Louis chapter are proud to call Greg and Lynn their colleagues.”
With a career spanning nearly 35 years in commercial real estate, Schenck received her award at an awards ceremony during the national fall conference, held in Los Angeles, Calif. The Millie C. Hanson Award honors a female SIOR for her distinguished career, contribution to SIOR and involvement in her local community. The award is presented in memory of Mlidred C. Hanson who was a pioneer for women in commercial real estate and had a long and distinguished career.
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Schenck is the director of leasing and sales for the St. Louis office of Jones Lang LaSalle. She was elected in 2003 as the first female president of National SIOR, and has served as president for the St. Louis SIOR chapter and the St. Louis Association of Realtors Commercial Division. In addition, Schenck is a founding member of the Commercial Real Estate Women of St. Louis. She has been named a Most Influential Business Woman by the St. Louis Business Journal and received the St. Louis Association of REALTORS’ Realtor of the Year Award. A graduate of Ripon College, Schenck serves as a member of the board for Nurses for Newborns, the grants committee for Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities, the Trailnet Leadership Council and the real estate council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Gregory J. Nooney, Jr. was also honored by the St. Louis Chapter of SIOR for his 50th year anniversary in the organization. Nooney was recognized for his Legacy Circle involvement and leadership in the national SIOR community for 50 years. During his career, Nooney has been involved in the development of several well-known buildings such as Pierre Laclede I & II and Interco Tower in Clayton to name a few. He has also been involved in property management and leasing for numerous institutional investors in the St. Louis area. Mr. Nooney is an executive vice president at Solon Gershman, Inc., a current member of the National Association of Realtors, the St. Louis Association of Realtors-Commercial Division, and the Urban Land Institute. In 1997, Nooney was appointed Chairman of the Missouri Real Estate Commission by Governor Carnahan. Nooney has received the Daniel F. Sheehan Lifetime Achievement Award from the St. Louis Association of Realtors, the Missouri Growth Association Community Betterment Award, and the Missouri Growth Association Eads Award.