Memos and Distinctions

D. Loy Stewart, owner and chairman of the board of Detyens Shipyards, has received the Order of the Palmetto recognition for community service from Gov. Mark Sanford.

Lt. Col. Jason Kirk, commander of the Army Corps of Engineers' Charleston District, has been named president of the Society of American Military Engineers' Charleston post.

Beach Management has received the 2009 Centenary Diamond Award for Property of the Year for the Sergeant Jasper Apartments in Charleston by the Charleston Apartment Association.

Will Phillips of Anchor Commercial|CORFAC International represented the landlord, Kirby Klotz, in the leasing of two 2,400-square-foot spaces at 1129 Cainhoy Road. The tenants are Greenside Landscapes LLC and Charleston Stone Interiors.

Bob Caldwell of Caldwell Commercial Real Estate Services represented the tenant, Myers Heating and Air, and the landlord, Tony Berenyi, in the leasing of 1,500 square feet at 1937-C Clements Ferry Rd., Wando.

Katrina Campbell and Lindsay Gress, directors of workforce development for Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina, have received the Certified Workforce Development Professional credential from the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals.

Sue Hensch with Carolina One Real Estate has received the Graduate Realtor Institute Designation from the S.C. Association of Realtors and the short sale and foreclosure resource certification from the National Association of Realtors.

Santee Cooper has received the Reliable Public Power Provider Award from the American Public Power Association.

The Mount Pleasant office of Thomas & Hutton Engineering has relocated to 682 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Suite 100.

Jack Owens, Jeremy Willits and Jon Chalfie of Grubb & Ellis|WRS assisted in the leasing of office space to Pernix Therapeutics at 884 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Mount Pleasant, from the landlord, Azalea Property Group LLC.

Mandy Coleman of National Restaurant Properties represented the tenant, Hammett's Landing LLC, in the leasing of 4154 square feet at 901 Island Park Drive on Daniel Island.

David Knab, owner of DEKE Business & Tax Services LLC, has earned the Professional Bookkeeper certification from Universal Accounting Center.

Billy Connell of Mount Pleasant-based Stubbs Muldrow Herin Architects has passed the Architectural Registration Exam and is now a registered architect in the state of South Carolina.

Vitre Ravenel Stephens of Retail & Investment Property Advisors represented the landlord, VITRE LLC, in the leasing of a 1,000-square-foot retail space in Ben Sawyer Plaza in Mount Pleasant to Accent Framing & Gallery. She also represented the landlord, Belle Station Co. LLC, in the leasing of a 4,000-square-foot building at Belle Station in Mount Pleasant to Foster's Pub. She also represented the landlord, Teras LLC, in the leasing of a 1,400-square-foot office space at 635 East Bay St., Charleston, to Charleston Delivers.