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McGuire says the financial help was greatly appreciated . At the time he was taking the courses and pursuing his CCIM Designation , he had his hands full working full time and raising a young family with 6-year-old twin boys .
“ I truly appreciate the support from James and our local chapter by providing these scholarships ,” McGuire says . He says the scholarship was the “ gift of help ” to get him across the finish line . “ Otherwise , it would have taken a lot longer ,” McGuire notes .
McGuire pays it forward by serving on committees including leading education efforts at his chapter and serving on the national Candidate Guidance and Scholarship Designation committees .
Blair agrees . “ This scholarship is so healthy from The CCIM Institute ' s perspective because it continues to ensure that we have a full pipeline of students ,” he says . Class size is a leading indicator of what future membership numbers will look like .
“ And from the student ’ s perspective , it ’ s a discounted class to help advance their career ,” Blair adds . “ It ’ s a no-brainer . The Designation can turbocharge your career .”
“ Our chapter sees the success of these scholarships ,” says McGuire . “ We look at it as pure value to help give back .” The chapter currently has five Named Education Scholarships .
Robertson is pleased that the scholarship helped jumpstart McGuire ’ s Designation process . He says when he first met McGuire years ago in the banking business , he knew he would be an ideal candidate for the CCIM Designation .
“ I like to be around people of good character ,” Robertson says . “ I ' m very proud of Cody for what he has done for his family , his company , his CCIM chapter , and mostly for himself personally .”
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Robertson donated to create the Named Education Scholarships to help young professionals coming up behind him earn the Designation . “ I saw a big , big struggle ,” he says , noting that many millennials are financially strapped with student loans and other debt .
It is important for The CCIM Institute Foundation and CCIM chapters , Robertson says , to continue to fund these scholarships to help reduce course costs and build a strong pipeline of future CCIM Designees .
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“ For the Pin to continue to have value , you need people to come up behind you and keep going through the effort of taking the classes and getting involved in the chapters ,” Robertson explains . “ We need that constant flow of people to give that energy to the Designation . It ’ s up to all of us to continue to support The CCIM Institute Foundation as it moves through this flow of people . It ' s important to keep the floodgates open .”
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