Alumni Chapter Events

The Future of First Coast Real Estate Explored 
In September, the Coggin College Alumni Chapter hosted its Fall Speaker Series luncheon featuring Ed Burr, President and CEO of LandMar Group. The company was founded by Burr in 1987 and is a real estate development company, specializing in land development, residential sales, and marketing. Burr is also active at UNF, serving on the UNF Foundation Board as well as the Coggin College’s Business Advisory Council.

With the hot topic of the current and future real estate market and Burr’s expertise, the event drew the largest crowd the Coggin Alumni Chapter has ever hosted, with attendance by over 100 alumni and colleagues.

In his remarks, Burr reported that over 1,000 people move to Florida every day, and that Northeast Florida maintains its position as one of the fastest growing markets. Although the real estate market has slowed and continues to soften, LandMar continues to plan new developments in Northeast Florida, anticipating sustained growth on the First Coast.

“I feel confident in the First Coast real estate market and in the progression of Jacksonville and its surrounding areas, even as much of the country’s market lags behind us,” noted Burr in his presentation.

In May 2006, Burr received the Prime F. Osborn, III, Distinguished Business Leaders Award from the Coggin College, recognizing his long-term career achievements and leadership.

“It was an honor to hear Ed’s views of the future of First Coast real estate. His insights are particularly meaningful based on his long and successful history in real estate development,” said Dean John McAllister.

The Coggin College Alumni Chapter strives to present interesting, relevant topics to its fellow alumni through the Alumni Chapter Speaker Series, and looks forward to the next installment of the Series scheduled for Spring 2007. If you are not receiving invitations to this, or other Coggin College events, please contact Kathleen Leone at 620-1369 or k.leone@unf.edu to update your information.

Coggin Alumni Chapter Board Nominating
Committee Recommends 2007 Slate
For the first time, the nominating process for the 2007 Coggin Alumni Chapter Board was handled electronically. All Coggin Alumni were invited to nominate a fellow Coggin College graduate or themselves for the 2007 Board, which will be officially instated at the December 19th annual meeting of Coggin College alumni. We encourage all Coggin Alumni to attend this special meeting. To RSVP, please e-mail or call Kathleen Leone at k.leone@unf.edu or 904-620-1369 by December 15th.

“Making the decisions about whom to invite on the Board was extremely difficult this year,” said Nominating Committee Chair, Debbie Johnson (BBA ’85, MBA ’89). “There were so many equally qualified candidates, all of whom had something unique to bring to the Board, and such few positions to fill. We feel confident that the 2007 slate provides fantastic leadership for our future.”

Five Officer positions and eight at-large positions were filled, and new members for both the Membership and Outreach Committee, and the Professional Development Committee were added. To view the proposed slate, please visit www.unf.edu/coggin/alumni.  

Let’s Get Ready to Rumble…
…at the UNF vs. JU SunTrust River City Rumble Men’s Basketball Game. The Coggin College of Business will host this game and every Coggin College alumni who RSVP’s by January 5, 2007 will receive complimentary admission to the game. Come and cheer on your University of North Florida Ospreys as they face the Jacksonville University Dolphins!

For more information about the Coggin College Alumni Chapter or to become more involved, please visit www.unf.edu/coggin/alumni.