• Reed Dillon & Associates: Landscape and Design of Lawrence recently earned a silver award in the Outdoor Overall category at the 2012 Design Excellence Awards in Kansas City.

• Danny Freeman, of Stephens Real Estate Inc., recently completed the Kansas Graduate Realtor Institute Program. The GRI designation is awarded to real estate professionals who are members of the national, state and their local board or association of Realtors, and who complete at least 90 hours of specific advance course work. Another Realtor at Stephens, Toland Hippe, has earned the Accredited Buyers Representation designation from the Real Estate Buyers Agent Council. The designation is given after applicants complete specific courses.