Aug. 25, 2006

Connecticut SIOR Chapter Recognizes Frosty Smith

The Connecticut Chapter Society of Industrial and Office Realtors is proud to acknowledge one of its long time members. DeForest “Frosty” W. Smith, President of George J. Smith & Son Commercial and Investment Real Estate, has been a member of SIOR since 1973. Known as SIR when Frosty earned acceptance into the Society, he has had over 40 years of experience in the real estate industry.

When asked what SIOR has meant to him over the years, Frosty did not hesitate in answering “the people”. He expressed his pleasure working with professionals from all over the country, particularly those within SIOR because of the level of expertise they bring to a given situation. He said he has “enjoyed traveling and bonding with fellow SIORs—it is a great deal of fun doing business with friends.” As an example, Frosty mentioned spending time with Herb Krumsick at his ranch.

Other designations held by Frosty include Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), Graduate Realtors Institute (GRI), and Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB). He has been a senior instructor for the Realtors National Marketing Institute for 30 years, lecturing throughout the country on investments, taxes, and commercial/industrial real estate. A graduate of Yale University with a degree in International Economics, Frosty is also an Adjunct Professor of Real Estate at New York University (NYU).

Listed in “Who’s-Who”, Frosty has served as President of the then 2,000 member Greater New Haven Association of Realtors, and was voted Realtor of the Year in 1985. He is the past President of both the state Commercial Investment Division and the state CCIM Chapter. He is the current director of the Milford Bank and the United States Basketball League, and is past President of the Yale Club of New Haven. He is also active in the Milford Club, the Milford Rotary Club, and is the founder and past President of Drug Free Milford, Inc., a nationally recognized anti-drug program. In 2004 he received an award from the American Red Cross in recognition of donating more than 100 pints of blood.