Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/21/2011 -- TCAR (http://www.TCAR.com), the Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS®, announced today 2011 Frontier Award winners. The sixth annual event honored the top commercial real estate brokers. Recognitions were given based on transaction size and volume in areas of specialty, service to the real estate industry and community involvement.

“We have such a diverse and talented group of commercial real estate professionals who remain committed to making the greater Triangle area a hotbed of business activity,” said Kim Brennan, TCAR executive officer. “The Frontier Awards highlighted their dedication and celebrated their successes.”

TCAR honored real estate brokers in the following categories:

REALTOR® of the Year

Smedes York: York Properties

President’s Circle Award

Pete Chenery: Realty World

Trailblazer Awards

Banks Hunter: Hunter & Associates
David Stowe: Hunter & Associates
Ty Thomas: Lincoln Harris
Nick Brown: Hunter & Associates
Joni Barnes: Pinpoint Properties

Rising Star Award

Moss Withers: NAI Carolantic Realty

Busy Broker Award

E. Michael Kornegay: Commercial Associates - 104 transactions

Development of the Year

John Brantley: Airport Director
Dave Powell: Dircetor-Major Capital Improvement Program
Mike McElvaney: Deputy Airport Director-Operations at RDU Airport Authority
RDU International Airport Terminal 2

Community Leader Award

Etherlene Pearce: Hilltop Home

William P. Eyerman Award

Elizabeth Raiford: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham

Lease Transaction of the Year

Lee Clyburn, Jake Jones and William Allen: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
Crossroads 1 & 2

Sale Transaction of the Year

James Allaire, Chris Norvell and David Finger: Cassidy Turley-Research Tri Center

Lifetime Million Dollar Sales Club

Ed Brown, CCIM, SIOR: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc. 2005-2009
Greg Sanchez: Tri Properties 2005-2009

Lifetime Million Dollar Office Leasing Club
Clay Stober: Tri-Properties 2005-2009

Lifetime Million Dollar Industrial Leasing Club

John H Kerr, IV, SIOR: York Properties 2005-2009

Lifetime Million Dollar Land Sales Club

E. Stephen Stroud, SIOR: NAI Carolantic Realty 2005-2009

Million Dollar Sales Club

Jim Allaire: Cassidy Turley
Ed Brown: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
Tim Capps: Tri Properties, Inc.
Lee Clyburn: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
David Finger: Cassidy Turley
Justin Good: Cassidy Turley
Banks Hunter: Hunter & Associates
John Kerr: York Properties
Larry Lakins: Colliers International Raleigh-Durham | Eastern NC
Angus McDonald: Tri Properties, Inc.
Chris Norvell: Cassidy Turley
E. Stephen Stroud: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
Michael Wright: CBC Trademark Properties

Million Dollar Land Sales Club

Jim Adams: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
Ed Brown: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
Mark Everett: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
Justin Good: Cassidy Turley
E. Stephen Stroud: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.

Million Dollar Office Leasing Club

William Allen: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
Tim Capps: Tri Properties, Inc.
Greg Capps: Tri Properties, Inc.
Brian Carr: Cassidy Turley
Lee Clyburn: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
Hillman Duncan: Cassidy Turley
Ryan Gaylord: Tri Properties, Inc.
Rich Gernand: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
Dennis Hurley: Cassidy Turley
Jake Jones: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
John Linderman: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
Bret Muller: Capital Associates
Greg Sanchez: Tri Properties, Inc.
Tucker Shade: Tri Properties, Inc.
Arnold Siegmund: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
Clay Stober: Tri Properties, Inc.
Michael Vulpis: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
Terry Mikels: Mikels & Jones Properties

Million Dollar Industrial Leasing Club

Ed Brown: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
Greg Capps: Tri Properties, Inc.
Aldene “Dee” Creech Osborne: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
Bryan Everett: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
John Kerr: York Properties
E. Michael Kornegay: Commercial Associates
John LaRocca: Grubb & Ellis | Thomas Linderman Graham
W. Michael Lewis: The Lewis Group/CORFAC International
Chris Norvell: Cassidy Turley
Clay Stober: Tri Properties, Inc.
David Stroud: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
Tad Thornhill: York Properties
John Webster: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
W. Clark Womack: Commercial Associates
Hunt Wyche: Commercial Associates

Million Dollar Retail Leasing Club

Nick Brown: Hunter & Associates
Stephen A. Brown: Kane Realty Corporation
Joaquin Canals: NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
Christina Coffey: Hunter & Associates
Kathy Gigac: Colliers International Raleigh-Durham | Eastern NC
Wendi Howell: Kane Realty Corporation
Mary Lobdell: CBC Trademark Properties
Mary Ann Peterson: Hunter & Associates
Boss Poe: York Properties
David Stowe: Hunter & Associates
Ty Thomas: Lincoln Harris
Henry Ward: York Properties
Lynne Worth: York Properties

About Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS®
The Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS® (TCAR) is one of 1,800 local associations of REALTORS® nationwide that comprise the National Association of REALTORS®. TCAR is the second largest commercial overlay board in North Carolina with 600 members and is accredited through the REALTORS® Commercial Alliance. The association was established in 1995, but began as a committee of the residential board in 1977. TCAR currently serves a 14 county area, including the Triangle, for real estate practitioners, appraisers, property managers, and other professionals allied with the real estate industry. For more information, visit http://www.tcar.com.