Mildred C. Hanson, SIOR Memorial Scholarship
Mildred C. Hanson, SIOR Memorial Scholarship
Established in 2008, the Mildred C. Hanson, SIOR Memorial Fund generously instituted an educational scholarship program intended to encourage and assist qualified female students in obtaining an education that will lead them into productive careers in the commercial real estate industry.Ā

Mildred C. (Millie) Hanson, SIOR was a specialist in office and industrial sales and leasing and was one of the first women to earn the SIOR (Specialist, Industrial and Office REALTOR) designation. Millie served as President of both the SIOR New Jersey Chapter and the Industrial and Office Brokers Association of the New York Metropolitan Area. Millie was named the Top Sales Associate of 2005 and 2006 for NAI James Hanson Real Estate, Hackensack, New Jersey. During her 34-year career, she brokered deals valued at more than $800 million.
The application for 2026 will be available in September 2026.
Previous Recipients
- Julie Cohen, Roxanne Ibe, Paula Litwin-Logan, and Kaylee Tigner 2025
- Natalie Bongirno and Katelynn Wisemann, 2024
- Nikki Dedic and Crystal Stewart, 2023
- Samantha Hoyle and Grace Donaldson, 2022
- Aesha Mehta and Elinor Oren, 2021
- Arden Pray, 2020
- Chloe Heiligenstein, 2019
- Madeline Glosemeyer, Virginia Richards, 2018
- Emily Weiland, 2017
- Ivey Kelly, Lara Kiefer, Skyler Lisk Wilson, 2016
- Marisa Banuelos, Anastasiya Pidhayna, 2015
- Nicole Caithness, Stephanie Dobbs, Melissa Gauger, 2014
- Diana Saldana, Emily Weissert, 2013
- Jillian Woodliff, 2012
- Alyssa Coughlin, Marcy Motes, 2011
- Briana Dunne, 2010
- Ariel Ball, 2009