Washington Lawyers’ Committee Honors Savills Studley’s Rick Rome with Award for Education Enrichment
WASHINGTON, DC (PRWEB) July 11, 2016 -- (July 11, 2016) – Savills Studley’s Rick Rome was recently honored with the Vincent E. Reed Award at the 2016 Wiley A. Branton Awards Luncheon for the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, which took place on June 22 at the JW Marriott.
Rome, Executive Vice President and Co-Regional Manager for Savills Studley’s Washington, D.C. office, was recognized for his significant contributions and commitment to providing educational opportunities both in and outside of the classroom.
“Since his initial engagement with the Washington Lawyers’ Committee, Rick has been full in,” said Rhonda Cunningham Rhodes, Deputy Director of the Washington Lawyers’ Committee. “His deep commitment to civil rights and particularly the WLC’s DCPS partnership program is without comparison. He recognizes that access to a quality education is a civil right and it includes more than what can be in given in the classroom by a teacher. Experiential activities, outside engagement and parental involvement are critical to students so they may maximize their learning potential.”
The Vincent E. Reed Award honors those who help the DC Public School partnership establish and expand programs designed to increase parent engagement and academic enrichment opportunities for students at Title I schools. Rome provided crucial funding for The Parent Engagement Pilot Program, which launched in Fall 2015. The funding allowed the Education Project to offer matching funds to parent teacher organizations at selected Title I schools that committed to raising funds to achieve the dual goals of the program.
Additionally, Rome helped launch a highly successful hands-on STEM Fair at Hendley Elementary, establishing a model for other school partnerships to follow.
“He has provided leadership at Savills Studley that has led to a significant percentage of employee involvement in the partnership program,” Rhodes added. “His personal contribution to the seed funding for the Parent Engagement Pilot Program used to provide matching funds to several successful parent engagement projects is yet another example of his commitment. I was very pleased to be able to present another award to him and to Savills Studley in the form of this year’s Vincent Reed Award.”
The Vincent E. Reed Award is given in the name of Dr. Vincent Reed, a distinguished educator whose encouragement and support were directly responsible for the WLC’s decision to establish its public education support programs. His initial effort led to the WLC representing Parents United for the DC Public Schools and the DC Public School Partnership Program, which operates in more than 50 schools in the city.
About the Washington Lawyers’ Committee
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1968 to provide pro bono legal services to address discrimination and entrenched poverty in the Washington, D.C. community. http://www.washlaw.org/
About Savills Studley
Savills Studley is the leading commercial real estate services firm specializing in tenant representation. Founded in 1954, the firm pioneered the conflict-free business model of representing only tenants in their commercial real estate transactions. Today, supported by high quality market research and in-depth analysis, Savills Studley provides strategic real estate solutions to organizations across all industries. The firm’s comprehensive commercial real estate platform includes brokerage, project management, capital markets, consulting and corporate services. With 29 offices in the U.S. and a heritage of innovation, Savills Studley is well known for tenacious client advocacy and exceptional service.
The firm is part of London-headquartered Savills plc, the premier global real estate service provider with over 30,000 professionals in over 700 locations around the world. Savills plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (SVS.L).
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Victoria Mechlin, Savills Studley, http://www.savills-studley.com, +1 571-340-8427, [email protected]
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