Real estate visionaries announced

The Carolinas Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate have announced the winners of their 5th annual Creative Thinkers Awards.

The awards recognize leaders in the real estate industry "who exhibited leading edge or out-of-the-box thinking, treated obstacles and risks as opportunities for novel solutions; made cutting-edge decisions; or did something that resulted in a paradigm shift in thinking about a subject," said group chair, Loren Kennedy.

The winners are:

-Jerry Orr, aviation director with the Charlotte Douglas International Airport
-Ruth Shaw, founding chair of Carolina Threat Trail
-Michael Marsicano, president and CEO of Foundation for the Carolinas
-Ronald Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University

The winners will be recognized at a luncheon to be held February 20 at Carmel Country Club.

The Counselors of Real Estate is an international group of people involved in real estate or who provide expert, objective advice on complex real property situations and land-related matters. Membership is invitation only.