Recipients of AREW’s highest honor, the Founders’ Award, attended the association’s recent Members Only Luncheon at Robert atop the Museum of Arts and Design in Columbus Circle. The award is given once annually to an AREW member who has made outstanding contributions. Recipients are selected by the current president. (L to R seated) Theresa Nygard, KTR Real Estate Advisors; Robin Fisher, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank; Debra Cole, HLW International; Faith Hope Consolo, Douglas Elliman Retail Group; Iva Kravitz, The Iva Agency; Louise Matthews, Avon. (L to R standing) Jane Lyons, Rhodes Associates; Rita Pierre, Berdon; Carol Patterson, Zetlin & DeChiara; Jennifer McCool, Related Co.; Merle Gross Ginsburg, AREW founder and first president; Madelyne Kirch, Sun & Moon Marketing Communications; Dorothy Vermeer, H.J. Kalikow; Fran Delgorio, Jack Resnick & Sons; Pat Hildebrandt, JFK&M Consulting Group; Sherry Frankel, Halstead; 2013 AREW president Lina Telese, Zetlin & DeChiara; Maureen Munroe, Citigroup. Photo by Howard Wechsler
