Thomas A. Allen, Roosevelt University

Thomas A. Allen will complete the Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) graduate program at Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL in May 2019. During his studies, he was a recipient of the Duke Realty DREAM scholarship, an inaugural recipient of the NAIOP and Prologis Inclusion in CRE scholarships, selected as a Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Scholar, a National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM) Fellow and will be inducted as a member of Delta Mu Delta, the International Honor Society in Business.  Working as a registered architect while earning his Master’s degree, Thomas also earned his Illinois Real Estate Broker’s License and was recently awarded the 2018–19 Francis J. Plym Traveling Fellowship in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Thomas plans to leverage his experience as an architect into a career as a real estate developer. 

Umair Nasser, Texas Tech University 

Umair Nasser is President of the Real Estate Organization at Texas Tech University where he is expected to graduate Cum Laude as a Finance major with a concentration in Real Estate. While completing his degree, he was a member of the University's Honors College, completed a semester abroad in Prague, Czech Republic, and served as an Ambassador for the Rawls College of Business. He also completed Argus software and Real Estate Financial Modeling training and received his Texas real estate license. After graduating, Umair is excited to join Ryan, LLC in New York City as a Commercial Property Tax Consultant.