Past Presidents Scholarship

CTR has a long-standing Past Presidents Scholarship which is presented annually to deserving students involved in the real estate program at UConn’s Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies (CREUES).  This year, a $1,000 scholarship was presented by CTR Past President Carol Christiansen at the Annual CREUES Awards Banquet held on April 23 on the Storrs campus.

Kiley Barbagallo graduates this May with a Bachelor of Science in Business, Real Estate and a minor in Professional Sales Leadership.  She maintains a 3.53 GPA and was also a SIOR Samuel F. Pierson scholarship recipient last year.  In addition to serving as Chief of Staff of the UConn Hillside Real Estate Investors and President of the Real Estate Society, Kiley is also a member of the Marketing Society, National Honor Society and Alpha Lambda Delta.  Her current real estate experience includes being a licensed Commercial Sales and Leasing Intern with O,R,&L Commercial in Branford along with previous experience as a Multifamily Intern with CHFA, Real Estate Examiners Office Intern with the State Department of Consumer Protection and a Property Management Intern with the Westport Housing Authority.

Last updated: April 2026