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Land Education Foundation

The REALTORS® Land Institute's Land Education Foundation (LEF) seeks to provide financial scholarship grants for assistance in land-based education opportunities, including the pursuit of the elite ALC Designation through RLI's LANDU® Education Program. Every year, at RLI’s National Land Conference, LEF hosts the Cowboy Auction, its biggest annual fundraiser.

Cowboy Auction 2022

A History of the Land Education Foundation (LEF)

The Land Education Foundation was established in 1982, originally chartered as the Farm and Land Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, exclusively for land educational purposes. LEF began with foresight of RLI members Harry Finkleman, ALC, and Robert C. Meeks, ALC. Over the years, the Foundation has supported various land education efforts for land professionals, including the REALTORS® Land Institute's LANDU® Education Program by funding scholarships for its students and providing funds for revisions and updates to its educational courses.

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Under all is the land. Since 1982, the Land Education Foundation has helped numerous land professionals get started in the land real estate industry by providing scholarships to help learn the land. All contributions to LEF are tax-deductible. Donors earn the following distinctions:

Society of 1944 | $100,000 and above
Founders of 1953 | $50,000- 99,999
Benefactors of 1982 | $25,000-49,999
Patrons of 1985 | $10,000-24,999
Supporters of 2002 | $5,000-9,999
Contributors of 2007 | $1,000-4,999
Friends of 2017 | $1 -999

See the history behind each giving level.

Make your tax-deductible donation now!

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LEF Scholarship Opportunities

Apply for an LEF Scholarship

The Land Education Foundation (LEF) seeks to provide financial scholarship grants for assistance in land-based education opportunities, including the pursuit of the elite Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation. Scholarships of up to $535 are available per person, per year. If you or someone you know might be interested, please download and complete the full scholarship application.


Land Education Foundation Scholarship 

Eligibility

  • Any land real estate professional who intends to pursue the Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation.

Consideration for Selection

  • Membership in RLI
  • Previous scholarships awarded, including any that have expired
  • Required: A letter of recommendation from a current REALTORS Land Institute member

Limitations

  • Only one scholarship per person per calendar year for a maximum award of $535. Unused funds do not carry over.
  • Scholarships are prohibited from being used for a course that has already been paid for. If you are concerned about course availability, please reach out to RLI's CEO or Education Manager.
  • Scholarship must be used within 12 months from date of approval. Extensions may be requested before the scholarship expires
  • A lifetime maximum of two scholarships per RLI member and one scholarship per RLI non-member

Deadline

  • All applications must be submitted no later than the 15th of the month prior to the start of a new course.

LEF Scholarship Application


LEF Military Transition Program (MTP) Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Any RLI member who has met the criteria to be considered part of the Military Transition Program (MTP) who intends to pursue the Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation.

Consideration for Selection

  • Membership in RLI
  • Membership in RLI’s Military Transition Program
  • Required: A letter of recommendation from a current REALTORS Land Institute member

Limitations

  • Only one scholarship per person for a maximum award of $535. Unused funds do not carry over.
  • Scholarships are prohibited from being used for a course that has already been paid for. If you are concerned about course availability, please reach out to RLI's CEO or Education Manager.
  • Scholarship must be used within 12 months from date of approval. Extensions may be requested before the scholarship expires
  • MTP Scholarships are awarded separately from LEF’s Education Scholarships

Deadline

  • All applications must be submitted no later than the 15th of the month prior to the start of a new course.

MTP Scholarship Application


LEF Board of Trustees

Johnny McAllister, ALC

2024-2025 Chair

Fred Hepler, ALC

Immediate Past Chair

Renee Harvey, ALC

Renee Harvey, ALC

Trustee

Bob Turner, ALC

2024-2025 Vice-Chair

Eric Andrews, ALC

Trustee

Flo Sayre, ALC

Trustee

A. Lloyd Thomas, ALC

2024-2025 Secretary/Treasurer

Colter DeVries, ALC

Trustee

Tom Smith, ALC

Trustee

Tucker Wood, ALC

Trustee



Aubrie Kobernus, MBA, RCE

CEO


LEF Donor Recognition

Society of 1944

Founders of 1953

  • Ray Brownfield, ALC
  • Bill Eshenbaugh, ALC

Benefactors of 1982

  • Flo Sayre, ALC
  • Bob Turner, ALC

Patrons of 1985

  • Jesse Lane, ALC
  • Christina Asbury, ALC
  • George Clift, ALC
  • Clift Land Brokers
  • Cathy Cole, ALC
  • Renee Harvey, ALC
  • Geoff Hurdle, ALC
  • Dan Kevorkian, ALC
  • Land.com Network
  • Joe Michaletz
  • Daniel Murphy, ALC
  • RLI Colorado Chapter
  • RLI Tennessee Chapter
  • Frank Roberts, ALC
  • Dean P. Saunders, ALC
  • Tom Smith, ALC
  • Brian Utecht, ALC
  • Chuck Wingert, ALC
Supporters of 2002

  • Sam Bowers, ALC
  • Richard Bretz
  • Joseph Burns, ALC
  • Chad Chism
  • Patti Davis, ALC
  • Terri Hardee-Romere, ALC
  • Randy Hertz, ALC
  • Ryan Hostetler, ALC
  • Tim Johnson
  • Tim Kellogg, ALC
  • Tyler McConnell, ALC
  • Peoples Company
  • Clayton Pilgrim, ALC
  • RLI Texas Chapter
  • RLI Western States Chapter
  • Sheldon Snyder, ALC
  • Winnie Stortzum
  • Kirk Swenson
  • Lloyd Thomas, ALC
  • Megan Turnipseed, ALC
  • Tucker Wood, ALC

Contributors of 2007

  • AcreValue Pro
  • Lesli Akers
  • Pete Alfano
  • Eric Andrews, ALC
  • Chad Andrus, ALC
  • Drew Ary, ALC
  • Casey Berley, ALC
  • Paul Bottari, ALC
  • Mac Boyd, ALC
  • Steve Bruere
  • Andrew Bryan
  • Chip Bubela, ALC
  • Diane Buhl
  • Dusty Calderon
  • Jimmie Dean Coffey, ALC
  • Matthew Conser, ALC
  • Dan Crocker, ALC
  • Ben Crosby, ALC
  • Matt Davis, ALC
  • John Dean
  • Rick Doak
  • Clint Flowers, ALC
  • Wendy Forthun, ALC
  • Karen Foster, ALC
  • Cheryl Fowlkes
  • Tommy Funk
  • Greg Ganzkow
  • Mike Garrett, ALC
  • Ted Glaub, ALC
  • Mark Goodwin, ALC
  • David Gorder
  • Glenda Hall, ALC
  • Kyle Hansen, ALC
  • Jacob Hart, ALC
  • Dan Hatfield, ALC
  • David Hitchcock, ALC
  • Jon Hjelm, ALC
  • Donald Hlava
  • Kurt Hollenberg, ALC
  • Gary Hubbell, ALC
  • Brittany Hurdle
  • Terri Jensen, ALC
  • Lisa Johnson, ALC
  • Wendy Johnson, ALC
  • Kelly Johnston, ALC
  • Mike Jones
  • Ivan Judd
  • Samuel Kain, ALC
  • Joel King, ALC
  • Brandon Kneupper
  • LandHub
  • Jason Lestina
  • Courtney Liddle
  • David Light
  • Trent Lister, ALC
  • Reese Lovell
  • Rusty Lowe, ALC
  • Fletcher Majors, ALC
  • Carter Malloy
  • Michael Matre, ALC
  • Johnny McAllister, ALC
  • Jesse Meyer
  • Roger Miller
  • Kasey Mock
  • Robb Nelson
  • Norma Nisbet, ALC
  • Justin Osborn, ALC
  • Rodney Osterloh, ALC
  • Kathleen Owen, ALC
  • Lorie Pastore
  • Sean Paul
  • Dan Perez
  • RLI Carolinas Chapter
  • RLI Georgia Chapter
  • RLI Illinois Chapter
  • RLI Iowa Chapter
  • RLI Oklahoma Chapter
  • Jan Ringeling, ALC
  • Seth Roberts
  • Cameron Roth
  • Rural 1st
  • Ryan Sampson, ALC
  • Trent Saunders, ALC
  • David Schnitzer
  • Jimmy Settle, ALC
  • Jim Shivers
  • Danny Smith, ALC
  • Jeramy Stephens, ALC
  • Winnie Stortzum, ALC and Jay Stortzum
  • Shelly Stoyell
  • J. Michael Strahan, ALC
  • Minor Taylor, ALC
  • Raborn Taylor III, ALC
  • Minor Taylor, ALC
  • TerraStride
  • Richard Thompson
  • Barrett Upchurch, ALC
  • Pamela Walters
  • David Whitaker, ALC
  • Mark Williams
  • Luke Worrell, ALC

Friends of 2017

  • Karin Adams
  • William Adams
  • Trey Allen
  • Karin Arellano
  • Valerie Bahm, ALC
  • George Baird
  • Sally Ball, ALC
  • Rebecca Barber
  • Jody Barbour
  • Derek Barham
  • William Barnett
  • John Henry Barthelemy
  • Courtney Bassi, ALC
  • Dawn Bear
  • Patrick Beauvais
  • David Belden, ALC
  • FD Bell
  • Christy Belton, ALC
  • Bobby Bennett, ALC
  • Blaine Bickelhaupt
  • BidWrangler
  • Steve Bilicek, ALC
  • Joe Blackburn, ALC
  • Scott Blackwood
  • Clayton Blum, ALC
  • Lee Blythe
  • Darrell and Julia Boren
  • Janet Branton
  • Oscar Brazell Jr.
  • Linda Brier
  • Wilson Britt
  • John Brocker
  • Craig Brown
  • Phillip Brown
  • Bill Burruss, ALC
  • Alex Butler
  • Steve Butler
  • Andres Cadavid
  • Karen Calarco
  • Casey Callas
  • Rod Canterbury, ALC
  • Chris Carothers
  • Ryker Carter
  • David Cavalier
  • Cheryl Chandler, ALC
  • Robert Chandler, ALC
  • William Chilman
  • Susan Chylek
  • Melissa Clark
  • Benjamin Clary
  • Neil Colbert, ALC
  • Craig Conlee
  • Royce Cornelison
  • Mindy Costanzo
  • Michael Cox
  • Adam Crist, ALC
  • Beth Cristina, ALC
  • Jay Culler, ALC
  • Thomas Damon, ALC
  • Cynthia Daughtrey
  • Bill Davis, ALC
  • Charles Davis, ALC
  • Stephen J B Davis
  • Marcel DesRochers
  • Colter DeVries, ALC
  • Bill Dixon
  • Scott Doggett
  • James Dolezalek, ALC
  • Caleb Duke
  • Andie Edmonds
  • Brenda England
  • Dean Eshelman
  • Oscar Evans, ALC
  • Matt Farkas
  • John Feeney, ALC
  • Suzanne Fields, ALC
  • Skylar Finnestad
  • Andy Flack, ALC
  • Dan Flanagan, ALC
  • Theresa Frey
  • Eric Frickle, ALC
  • James Friesen, ALC
  • Carson Futch
  • Chance Futrell
  • Angie Gallaher
  • Terry Garmon
  • Jeff Garrett
  • Robert Gash, ALC
  • Randy Gasswint
  • Virgil George, ALC
  • Gary Giles, ALC
  • Chase Girard, ALC
  • Nathan Gooch
  • Greg Good, ALC
  • Jonathan Goode, ALC
  • Andrea Goodhart
  • Brooke Graham
  • William (Bill) Gray, ALC
  • Stacey Greb
  • Matthew Gruetzner, ALC
  • Jan Gunter, ALC
  • Max Hansen
  • David Hanson
  • Larry Harb
  • John Hardin, ALC
  • Caitlin Harrell
  • George Harvey
  • Ted Harvey, ALC
  • Walter Hatchett, ALC
  • Richard Havens
  • Scott Hawes
  • Caylin Hawkins
  • Gary Hawkins
  • Trevor Hawkins
  • Roger Hayworth, ALC
  • Michael Heatherly
  • Richard Hefley, ALC
  • Roger Heller, ALC
  • Doug Hensely
  • Fred Hepler, ALC
  • Tracie Hicks, ALC
  • Jeffrey Hignight, ALC
  • Kimberly Hill, ALC
  • Rob Hixson
  • Holly Hobbs
  • Jacob Hobson
  • Louis Hoffman, ALC
  • Jan Hope
  • Michael Horstman, ALC
  • Kevin Housman, ALC
  • Tom Howard, ALC
  • Valerie Howard, ALC
  • Darrell S. Hylen, ALC
  • Larry Ilfeld, ALC
  • Ty Irby, ALC
  • Sarah Ivey
  • Mark James
  • Jennifer Janet, ALC
  • Ellery Jensen, ALC
  • William Johnson III
  • David Johnson, ALC
  • Dennis Johnson
  • Bill Jordan
  • Patrick Karst, ALC
  • Timothy Kent
  • John Kerstiens
  • Ronald Kirby, Jr., ALC
  • Adam Knewtson, ALC
  • Mark Knight, ALC
  • Aubrie Kobernus
  • Thomas Krajewski, ALC
  • John Kurtz
  • Suzi Kwon
  • Michael Labout
  • Zurick Labrier, ALC
  • Jerrett Lamb
  • Land Broker Co-op
  • Land ID
  • Landflip.com
  • LandTech
  • Jeffrey Lauer
  • Angeliina Lawson
  • Emily Lin
  • Jennifer Linn
  • Kathy Loew
  • Kaki Lybbert
  • Connie Mahan
  • Carl Manchaca
  • Eric Manges
  • Kris Manthos
  • Michael Maske
  • Shawn Massey, ALC
  • Shannon Mathisen
  • Kevin May
  • Venus McBride, ALC
  • Clay McCullar, ALC
  • Caleb McDow, ALC
  • Lizzie McGann, ALC
  • Caresse McGee
  • Philip McGinnis, ALC
  • Brent McMillan
  • Dick Meade
  • Lauren Meador
  • Brian Meece, ALC
  • Jake Meyer
  • Adam Mickesch, ALC
  • David Milton, ALC
  • Lisa Moden, ALC
  • Ernest Moody
  • Shana Morgan, ALC
  • Joel Morris, ALC
  • Heather Mountain
  • John Muir
  • Jake Murphy
  • Jennifer Mussato
  • NAR Commercial
  • John David Neeley
  • Net Lease Capital Advisors
  • Jess Nighswonger
  • Otto Nobis
  • Susan Nogues
  • Danette O'Neal
  • Keaton Page
  • Gunnison Pagnotta
  • Richard Patterson
  • Terry Pauling, ALC
  • Jason Pavlovic
  • George Peake
  • Bryce Perez
  • Ellie Perkins
  • Cody Peterson
  • James Peterson, ALC
  • Stuart Peterson
  • Julie Piland
  • Annie Pipes
  • David J Pope
  • Corey Popejoy
  • David Porter
  • Austin Pratt
  • Tony Prideaux
  • Truby Proctor
  • Brian Quinn, ALC
  • Lee Ann Ray
  • RLI Alabama Chapter
  • RLI Arkansas Chapter
  • RLI Kansas Chapter
  • RLI Mid-Atlantic Chapter
  • RLI Missouri Chapter
  • RLI Mississippi Chapter
  • RLI Upper Midwest Chapter
  • RLI Wyoming Chapter
  • Bob Reese, ALC
  • Shirley Reese
  • Kevin Reinemund
  • Ginger Rhea
  • Leigh Ann Richards
  • Ben Richardson
  • Brady Richardson
  • Kenneth Richardson, ALC
  • Catherine Richmond
  • Koby Rickertsen, ALC
  • Caroline Rideout
  • Deitra Robertson, ALC
  • A Lee Robertson IV, ALC
  • Todd Robertson
  • JW Robinson
  • Frank Rock, ALC
  • Brandon Rogillio, ALC
  • William Rollins, ALC
  • Skye Root, ALC
  • Brian Rose
  • Philip Ross, ALC
  • Tasha Rotarius
  • Kim Roulias
  • Lani Rust
  • Dennis Saffell, ALC
  • Dagmar Sands
  • Brent Scharnberg
  • Eric Schlutz, ALC
  • Reed Schroeder, Jr.
  • John Schultz
  • Chia Schwartz
  • Dominic Serna
  • William Sheridan, ALC
  • Hilary Silvers
  • Chris Smith, ALC
  • Spencer Smith, ALC
  • Douglas Smock, ALC
  • Bob Sorey
  • Doyle Spencer, ALC
  • Virginia Standish
  • Anthony Steen
  • Even Stone
  • Nathan Stout
  • John Stratman
  • Ruth Ann Streiff, ALC
  • Jody Strickland
  • Grant Taylor
  • Rick Taylor
  • Terry Jay
  • Cassie Thomas
  • Glenn Thomas, ALC
  • Maggie Thomas
  • Bryan Thompson
  • TJ Thompson
  • Kevin Tolbert, ALC
  • Clark Tompkins
  • Craig Townsend, ALC
  • Jerrod Trainer, ALC
  • Dawn Truax
  • Jennifer Tucker
  • Eric Turpen
  • Mike Ustanik, ALC
  • Ben Van Dyk
  • Michael Vance
  • Jim Vidamour, ALC
  • Brett Videon
  • Tucker Volk
  • Lar Voss, ALC
  • Greg Walker
  • Henry Walker
  • Lisa Walker
  • Kitty Wallace
  • Michelle Wallace
  • Mark Walz
  • Dan Ward, ALC
  • Robert Warmbir, ALC
  • Chris Weaver, ALC
  • Brenda Webb
  • Cody Weeks, ALC
  • Daryl Weems, ALC
  • Kirk Weih, ALC
  • Tayler Weiskopf
  • C. Brent Wellings
  • Bruce West
  • Susie Westbrook
  • Craig Wetterlund, ALC
  • Carla Weyrick
  • Rebecca White, ALC
  • Will White
  • Adam J. Whitmire
  • Beth Williamson
  • Richard Williamson
  • Jim Wirth, ALC
  • Cheryl Young
  • Chris Young
  • Stan Zuege