Real Estate Scholars Program
The Real Estate Scholars Program was established for undergraduate and MBA students studying commercial and investment real estate at Coastal Carolina University. Students accepted into the program are eligible for scholarships and are required to complete research, club leadership, event coordination, mentorship, and other work within the fields of real estate and economics, as determined by the director of the Grant Center. The scholarship is made possible through a generous donation from Tony and Carrie Grant Fund, the benefactors and namesake of the Grant Center for Real Estate and Economics.
Real Estate Scholars Alumni
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Paris Miller
Master of Business Administration
Darlington, S.C.
Paris is a recent graduate of Coastal Carolina University with degrees in Finance, Marketing, and Management. He is currently enrolled in the MBA program at CCU with a concentration in Commercial and Investment Real Estate. Paris is an active member of multiple honor societies including Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. He is currently a Resident Advisor and has also mentored for the LIFE Program at CCU. After graduation, Paris plans to continue investing in real estate by purchasing foreclosed homes and renting them to low-income families on Section 8.
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Tyler Thurmond
Master of Business Administration
Gainesville, Ga.
Thurmond is in the MBA program at CCU, with a concentration in commercial and investment real estate. He graduated from West Virginia University with a B.S. in business administration in 2020 and was also a member of its football team. After graduation, he worked as as licensed real estate agent and property manager in Atlanta, Ga., and Greenville, S.C.
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Shane DeThomasis
Finance
Albany, N.Y.
DeThomasis will be entering the Real Estate Scholars program for the first time in fall of 2020. He is also a proud member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Featured in: Three undergraduate and one MBA student selected at CCU’s Real Estate Scholars for 2020-2021
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Lionel "Jay" Martin
Master of Business Administration
Charlotte, N.C.
Martin is the first MBA student to join the program, which he will be entering in fall of 2020. He graduated from Coastal Carolina University in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in economics. Based in Charlotte, N.C., Martin is an investment associate with Nuveen, the investment manager for TIAA.
Featured in: Three undergraduate and one MBA student selected at CCU’s Real Estate Scholars for 2020-2021, Professional Spotlight Series
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Alexis Sweet
Business Management
Lake Villa, I.L.
Sweet will be entering the program for the second year in a row. She is a student in the HTC Honors College and CoBE Institute who actively serves as president of CCU’s Real Estate Club and participates in the American Marketing Association.
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Kelsey Wohlford
Marketing and Management
Princeton, W.Va.
Wohlford will be entering the program for the first time in fall of 2020. She is a proud member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, which has allowed her to serve as the College Panhellenic President at CCU. She is an associate at the CoBE Institute, a member of the NRHH chapter at CCU, and is entering her second year as a Resident Advisor for University Housing. On a national level, she is on the Student Board for the Southeast Greek Leadership Association and serves on the Student Advisory Committee for the National Panhellenic Conference. Wohlford was recognized as CCU's 2020 Rising Leader of the Year at the SILA Award Ceremony and was the only woman chosen nationally for the Lillian Thompson Individual Leadership Award at Gamma Phi Beta’s national convention in 2020.
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