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Greenlaw’s Smith Donates $10M to USC Price School for Real Estate Development Department

Wil Smith, founder and principal of Irvine-based Greenlaw Partners, donated $10 million to the USC Price School of Public Policy to bolster scholarships, research support and other resources. The gift establishes the USC Price Wilbur H. Smith III Department of Real Estate Development, representing the first naming gift of a department at USC Price.

“This generous gift will help us with our efforts to attract top scholars and hire outstanding researchers in real estate development,” USC President Carol L. Folt said. “We are thankful to Wil Smith for his philanthropic support and his longstanding involvement with the university.”

Scholarships provided through the gift will go to undergraduate and graduate students in real estate, with consideration of merit and need. The donation will also enable new professional development opportunities for students. Gift funds earmarked for faculty research will help the school attract rising experts in real estate and support research projects led by current faculty members.

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*Photo Courtesy of USC/Tom Queally

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Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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