
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 8, 1990                   TAG: 9003092320
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: N-11   EDITION: NORTH 
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IN BUSINESS

\ THE HOLIDAY INN ROANOKE AIRPORT recently was recognized in the 1989 Holiday Inn Housekeeper "Dust-Off" competition. The hotel is one of seven winners in the eastern region.

\ THE TURBAN SHOPPE, owned by Margaret and Clinton Scott, has moved to The Plaza of Roanoke-Salem from its former location in Valley Court.

The store has increased its inventory of plain and decorated hats and trimmings, as well as materials for wedding headgear. A hat-decorating class also is offered.

\ JOHN E. MITCHELL recently was honored for 20 years' service with the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. He manages the ABC store at 3341 Melrose Ave. N.W.

\ RAY MARTIN has been named outstanding Northeast regional sales representative by Bond Cote Roofing Systems.

\ DAN MURRY, Standard Register's Roanoke-district sales manager, has received the company's "I Make a Difference" award. Murry has been with the company for seven years, and in the Roanoke district since 1988.

\ DR. DANIEL R. ECKERMANN has been inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. Fellowship in the academy is achieved by only 10 percent of optometrists in the United States and Canada. It is earned by demonstrating professional competence at a level commensurate with the standards set by the academy.

\ FOTI, FLYNN, LOWEN & CO. has successfully completed an independent peer review of its accounting and auditing practice. The reviewers concluded that the firm complies with the quality-control standards set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

\ A. DEAN WILSON has been appointed to the Managers Advisory Council of Equitable Life of Iowa. Wilson is marketing manager for Roanoke.

\ CONNIE IOTT and JOYCE CRAWFORD HAWTHORNE have been licensed as Certified Substance Abuse Counselors. Iott is a primary counselor and Hawthorne an outpatient counselor, both at Mount Regis Center in Salem.

\ CATHY L. CADDY has been named outstanding member for 1989 of the Roanoke chapter of Professional Secretaries International. She recently was promoted to purchasing manager at Carter Machinery Co.

\ SALEM COACH & EQUIPMENT INC. has been named sole distributor in Virginia for Diamond Coach. The luxury passenger vans range in size from 14 to 25 passengers. They are used mainly by colleges, churches and businesses.

\ FORDHAM B. BRITT has been promoted to training officer of Southern National Bank in Lumberton, N.C. Britt, a Roanoke native, joined the bank in 1983.

\ MARK F. WILLIAMS has been named a partner in the law firm of Williams, Worrell, Kelly, Greer & Frank in Norfolk. He is a graduate of Andrew Lewis High School and Randolph-Macon College. Williams received his juris doctor degree from the University of Virginia where he was editor of the Virginia Tax Law Review.

\ DAVID M. FURMAN, vice president of Dominion Bankshares Corp., has been accredited by the Personnel Accreditation Institute as a senior professional in human resources.

Accredited by the institute as professionals in human resources were Lisa C. Garnett, personnel manager of VFP Inc.; Claude R. Henson Jr., human-resources officer at Dominion Bankshares; Merle J. King, assistant vice president of Dominion Bankshares; and Dennis Myers, manger of training and development for The Orvis Co.

\ MYRON COLE has received certification as an accredited Cole financial planning specialist. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants awarded the certification. Cole is principal of Myron Cole & Associates P.C., a Roanoke accounting firm.

\ SCOTT CARLESCO has been named sales manager at Cellular One Carlesco of the Roanoke Valley. He will supervise the sales force covering the Roanoke Valley. Carlesco is a graduate of Syracuse University.

\ VIRGINIA SCALE & EQUIPMENT CO. has changed its name to Carlton Scale. The company, which sells and services Toledo scales, has locations in Roanoke and Harrisonburg.

by CNB