Land Education Foundation Updates

The REALTORS® Land Institute’s Land Education Foundation (LEF) provides financial scholarship grants to land professionals who seek assistance in obtaining a land-based education, including the pursuit of the elite ALC designation through RLI’s LANDU® Education Program.

In 2022, LEF granted $9,925 in scholarship money to help 19 students with their land education, including one member who is part of RLI’s Military Transition Program.

CONGRATULATIONS,

FALL 2022 LEF SCHOLARSHIP

Klayton Costanzo

Corrin Dial

Dennis Hankins

Sylvia Vidaurri

Cassandra Vickers

Tyler Woody

Recipients

Apply For An Lef Scholarship

Scholarships of up to $535 per person are available to RLI members. If you or someone you know might be interested, please download and complete the full scholarship application at rliland.com/Learn/Land-Education-Foundation.

THANK YOU, 2022 LEF BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Fred Helper, ALC • Chair

Johnny Mc Allister, ALC • Vice-Chair

A. Lloyd Thomas, ALC • Secretary/Treasurer

Minor Taylor, ALC • Immediate Past Chair

Randy Hertz, ALC | Caleb McDow, ALC | Flo Sayre, ALC

Tom Smith, ALC | Bob Turner, ALC | Chuck Wingert, ALC

Aubrie Kobernus, MBA, RCE • CEO

In Memoriam: George Clift, alc

2014 RLI National President

Most everyone can count their very closest friends on one hand. George Clift’s name was counted as “close friend” on many, many hands. I know this because I had the privilege of hearing about and seeing many of his unselfish acts and contributions to others over the years.

George's family would like to thank all who donated to the Land Education Foundation in memory of George Clift. Donations can still be made online at rliland.com/Learn/ Land-EducationFoundation

Though George’s life on this earth was much shorter than we all would have liked (or expected), I think he got more “living” out of his days here than anyone I know. George had two speeds–“On” / ”Off”. Mostly “On”, his boundless energy was most always directed outward to meet someone new or mentor or help someone in need–family member, friend, work associate, acquaintance, or maybe someone he’d just met on the street. Those who knew him no doubt, remember and miss his special qualities–“lived” his beliefs, family values, confidence. He was a family man, sounding board, mentor, always available, never judgmental, always positive, treated everyone as an equal, and always willing to give more than he asked for.

George is one of the primary reasons I am in the agriculture management and real estate business today. He and I started Legacy Ag Group, LLC as partners in 2003. In the years since, we’ve been involved in a variety of real estate transactions covering a wide geography–mostly documented by a “handshake”. I think I speak for many when I say, “George, you’ve not been gone long, but we sure miss you”.

— Jodie Rapp, RLI Member and President of Legacy Ag Group, LLC