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University Carey Business School's Edward St.
John Real Estate Program, and member of
ULI's PDIC product council. " As leader of both
McKinsey's and the Boston Consulting Group's
real estate consulting practices, he probably
advised more senior real estate leaders than
anyone else in his generation, in the U.S. and
abroad. Within ULI, the Apgar Award he created
will fittingly commemorate how much
he promoted learning throughout his life and
career. Surely, Sandy is among the immortals
of both the real estate profession and of ULI. "
" Sandy was a ULI leader who devoted
his career to the public good, starting with
traveling to Mississippi to promote civil rights
in the '60s, to rationalizing the army's real
estate program, to helping his native city [of]
Baltimore overcome the many challenges
facing legacy cities, " said Doug Abbey, former
ULI global chair and current co-chair of the
ULI Foundation Our Cities, Our Future capital
campaign. " He was always kind, curious,
thoughtful, and engaging. He loved ULI, cities,
excellent writing, and of course his wonderful
family. He was the best of ULI. "
Throughout his life of real estate consulting,
thought leadership, public service, and
philanthropy, Apgar demonstrated a deep
commitment to building a better future for all.
According to his self-published memoir, The
Counselor: Reflections on a Life of Service,
Adventure, and Scholarship, in 1962 he and a
group of fellow Dartmouth students traveled
by bus to the South in support of the Civil
Rights Movement. They wound up spending a
night in a Jackson, Mississippi jail.
" I have strived to be sensitive and attuned
to the full range of viewpoints and experiences,
and to incorporate these in building
strong, vibrant, inclusive communities, including,
most especially, my family, " Apgar wrote
in the 2022 memoir. " Please approach your
daily lives and work with open minds and
hearts, and a positive attitude. Life has a way
of surprising all of us; and if we approach
challenges optimistically, we will find our work,
and, indeed, our lives, to be rewarding. "
There are few who can match Sandy
Apgar's passion for the role of the built environment
in shaping the future of communities.
In all his endeavors, he embodied ULI's values
and mission. His innumerable contributions
to ULI, the real estate industry, and the communities
we serve will be felt for generations
to come. ULI deeply mourns his passing, and
we send our condolences to Anne, his beloved
wife of 53 years, and to their three children
and three grandchildren. UL
JACK MORRISSEY is ULI director of communications and is based
in Chicago
Mahlon " Sandy " Apgar IV
congratulates Sean Slater,
senior principal at Retail
Design Collective, during
the ULI Spring Meeting
in Vancouver, British
Columbia, for winning the
2014 Apgar Award.
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