The Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business The Advance Realty lectureship was established in 2004 to recognize the generosity of Peter '73 and Sharon Cocoziello and to provide a platform at Smeal for leading real estate professionals to discuss the issues facing the field.

Advance Realty Group Real Estate Lecture Series Past Speakers

Spring 2009: Rob Eisman (’79 Accounting), President, Union Financial Corporation

Spring 2008: Simon Ziff (’87 Finance), President, Ackman-Ziff

Fall 2007: Dean Adler, CEO & Co-Founder, Lubert-Adler Management, Inc., “Real Estate Investing in a Changing Market”

Fall 2005 & Fall 2006: Joe Riggs, Group President, K. Hovnanian Homes

Spring 2005: Keith Getter, Managing Director, Chief of Staff, Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. and John McGurk, President, Rothschild Realty Inc., “Real Estate as a Favored Asset Class”