H. Pat Wood Memorial Scholarship
Established – 04/01/2019

H. Pat Wood (1928-2012) was a founder and principal of LawlerWood and Wood Properties, Inc. (now known as SVN | Wood Properties), later serving as Chairman of both firms. Having spent more than thirty years in the real estate industry, he was past chairman of the Tennessee Real Estate Commission and was awarded the designation of Certified Property Manager by the Institute of Real Estate Management.

Scholarship Value: $1,000

Scholarship Used Toward:
CCIM Core Course

Don Brewer CCIM Memorial Scholarship
Established – 04/01/2019
After nearly a twenty-year career as a tennis professional in Dallas, TX, Don Brewer decided to start a new career in commercial real estate in 1995. After moving back to East Tennessee, Mr. Brewer went to work with Wood Realtors as an affiliate broker, working on commercial and development transactions. Mr. Brewer immediately began pursuing his CCIM designation. By the year 2000, Mr. Brewer started his own company, Realty Investment Services, a full-service boutique commercial real estate firm and achieved his CCIM designation.

Scholarship Value: $1,000

Scholarship Used Toward:
CCIM Core Course

Past Presidents Scholarship
Established – 04/01/2019


This scholarship was created to recognize the past presidents of the Memphis Metro CCIM Chapter.


Scholarship Value: $1,000

Scholarship Used Toward:
CCIM Core Course

Martin Edwards Jr. CCIM Scholarship
Established – 08/05/2005

Martin Edwards Jr., CCIM, of Memphis, Tennessee, is President of Edwards Management, Inc. Realtors. He began his real estate career in 1965 and became the first commercial practitioner in the Memphis area to earn the CCIM designation in 1975. Martin is a CCIM instructor, and served CCIM Institute as President in 1989. He also served the National Associations of Realtors as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer in 1996 and 1997, and as President in 2002.

Scholarship Value: $1,000

Scholarship Used Toward:
CCIM Core Course

Past Recipients:
Mary McCall – 2006
Ed Thomas – 2007
Ed Thomas – 2008
Connie Kjellin – 2009
Bill Caller Jr. – 2010
Robert Sloan – 2011
William Mallory IV – 2012
William Mallory IV – 2013
Bambi Kirk – 2016
Robert Cartwright – 2017

Holly Buchanan CCIM Scholarship
Established – 04/19/2021
Holly Buchanan, CCIM, serves as Senior Director at Katz & Associate’s Nashville office, which she helped open in 2017, and has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate in the Southeast region. Holly has been a driving force in the growth and development of the Middle Tennessee CCIM Chapter. She has served in many Board positions through the years, including President in 2015, and is still an active member of the Board today. Holly has served at the National level on various committees and is currently serving as the Regional Activities Vice Chair. She is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Center (ICSC) where she has served in numerous leadership roles and is a past president of the Commercial Women in Real Estate (CREW) – Nashville chapter. Holly is a proud CCIM showcasing her skills in our community both professionally and personally.

Scholarship Value: $1,000

Scholarship Used Toward:
CCIM Core Course

Montgomery G. Turner, Sr. Memorial CCIM Scholarship
Established – 04/01/2019
Monte Turner, CCIM, is the President of Turner & Associates Realty, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee. He has three decades of experience working in the commercial real estate industry with a primary focus on retail development. Mr. Turner received his CCIM designation in 1996 and has long been an advocate for the Middle Tennessee CCIM Chapter. He served as President of the Middle Tennessee CCIM Chapter in 2004 and was later an RVP for Region 6.

Scholarship Value: $1,000

Scholarship Used Toward:
CCIM Core Course

Jim Dunn CCIM Scholarship
Established – 4/10/2018
Jim Dunn is President of Keystone Realty Services a commercial and investment real estate brokerage and property management firm operating primarily in the Nashville-Middle Tennessee market area. His real estate focus is assisting users and investors in acquiring property and he has more than 35 years of experience in this market area. He has been involved in the brokerage and management of retail, office, warehouse and multi-family properties. Mr. Dunn is also a business broker. In the early 1980’s he was chief administrative officer of a regional brokerage and property management company. Mr. Dunn has been active in the Greater Nashville and Tennessee Associations of REALTORS and has co-chaired long- range planning committees for both of these organizations. Mr. Dunn holds both the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Certified Property Manager (CPM) Designations. He received his CCIM designation in 1974 and was an instructor in the CCIM designation courses for 20 years and has been awarded Life Membership status in the CCIM Institute.

Scholarship Value: $1,000

Scholarship Used Toward:
CCIM Core Course

H.G. Hill Realty Company Scholarship
Established – 10/27/2016
The H.G. Hill Realty Company Scholarship was created by the Middle Tennessee CCIM Chapter to honor the company’s achievements and generosity to the Middle Tennessee real estate community.

Scholarship Value: $1,000

Scholarship Used Toward:
CI 104 Course

Richard Fulton CCIM Scholarship
Established – 12/17/2013
Dick Fulton, CCIM, of Nashville, Tennessee, is Vice President of Colliers International and has more than 30 years of experience assisting corporations with their commercial real estate needs. He has taught CCIM courses throughout North America for 15 years. Dick has served as a president of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, Commercial Investment Division of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, and Commercial Investment Division of the Tennessee Association of Realtors. He is also a past chairman of both the Legislation Committee for the National Association of Realtors® and the Education Committee of CCIM Institute.

Scholarship Value: $1,000

Scholarship Used Toward:
CCIM Core Course

Past Recipients:
John Ashley – 2014
Garrett Glass – 2015
Jeremy Coward – 2016
Jeremy Coward – 2017