Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, June 17, 1993 TAG: 9306170404
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-6 EDITION: METRO
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\ JON D. PAINTER, personnel services coordinator in the Human Resources Department of Appalachian Power Co.'s General Office, has earned the Human Resource Certification Institute's designation of senior professional in human resources.
The Human Resource Certification Institute is the research and credentialing affiliate of the Society of Human Resources Management. Theoretical knowledge and practical experience are requirements for certification.
\ IDS FINANCIAL SERVICE INC. has named three personal financial planners in its Roanoke office to the 1993 IDS Silver Team.
Barbara Limberger, Jerry Mofield and Terry Mott received the award, which is reserved for the top 5 percent of the company's 7,000 personal financial planners.
\ KENT DAVIS JR. of Roanoke received a fellow of photography degree at the Virginia Professional Photographers Association convention. The degree is awarded for service to photography and photographic excellence.
\ SCHWERMAN TRUCKING CO.'S DALEVILLE TERMINAL received the company's 1993 Fiscal Award for having the outstanding terminal of the year. The terminal also received the Safety Award for safest terminal and won runner-up for most improved terminal.
\ GAIL LaMAR has been named Woman of the Year by the Longwood Chapter of the American Business Women's Association. She has been a member for four years and currently is vice president.
LaMar is a secretary with the law firm of Damico and Apgar.
\ PATRICIA STEAHLY has been voted Woman of the Year by the Downtown Roanoke Chapter of the American Business Women's Association.
Steahly, who has been employed by Dominion Bank for 10 years, has been active in the chapter for three years.
\ SAFEGUARD BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC. recently recognized three employees in its Roanoke office.
Tripp Godsey received the Growth Achievement Award for highest percentage sales growth during the previous year.
Godsey has been with Safeguard for three years and is responsible for distributing Safeguard products in the Roanoke and New River Valley area.
Donna Springer was named to Safeguard's 1993 Eagles Club in recognition of outstanding sales achievement. Springer has been with Safeguard for 13 years.
Charles T. Kuehn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Kuehn, was named the company's New Person of the Year Award.
Springer and Kuehn sell Safeguard products throughout Southwestern Virginia.
\ DOTTIE SLAYDON and J.C. TAYLOR, sales associates with Century 21 Young Realty in Salem, were named members of the Masters Emerald Club. Masters Club members were recognized for high sales performance during 1992.
The Century 21 Masters Emerald Club honors Realtors who have generated at least $90,000 in gross closed commissions to the office, or who have served either as listing or selling agent in 36 or more completed sales for three consecutive years.
Slaydon and Taylor are two of 20 Realtors out of more than 5,000 Century 21 Realtors in the Mid-Atlantic Region to achieve this distinction this year.
\ GEORGE ELLIS and BOB BIRCH, both employees of Bova Distributing of Hollins, recently were recognized by Anheuser-Busch Inc.
Ellis, who has been with the company since 1977, was named sales supervisor of the year for District 215.
Birch, a Bova employee since 1990, was named the key accounts manager of the year for Virginia.
\ ACME BUSINESS MACHINES and SHERRY SHELOR of Roanoke were recognized by Lexmark International Inc. as the IBM typewriter dealer and sales representative of the quarter for the Southeast United States.
Recipients are selected by Lexmark for sales and marketing achievements.
\ CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT and JEFFREY T. HALL of the Western Virginia Agency of the Life Insurance Co. of Virginia were named to the 1993 President's Roundtable, the company's top honor for career representatives.
Membership is based on sales performance and career experience, with individuals from throughout the nation competing to be among the company's 60 leading representatives.
\ RUSSELL L. HODGES of Life Insurance Co. of Georgia in Roanoke has earned a 1992 Bronze Medal as the top agent in the Richmond Region, which includes 11 district offices in Virginia and North Carolina.
Hodges, who joined the company in 1961 as an agent in Roanoke, has qualified 31 times for membership in top sales and service honor organizations at Life of Georgia.
\ THE CERTIFIED INSURANCE COUNSELOR designation has been awarded to Philip J. Altizer Sr., Allstate Insurance Co.; Susan S. McLain, McDonough Caperton Insurance Group; Joseph S. Novak, Suter Associates; Judy D. Pruett, Charles Lunsford/Rollins Hudig Hall; and David A. Snebold, The Travelers.
Candidates are awarded the designation after passing examinations in agency management, commercial casualty, commercial property, life and health, and personal lines.
\ VINTON VETERINARY HOSPITAL has been accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association.
The clinic had to complete an evaluation of its facility, medical equipment, practice methods and pet health-care management.
\ MICHAEL R. SMITH, a partner with Barham, Stilwell & Smith, a business- and estate-planning company, has been awarded a certificate in life insurance planning by The American College, Bryn Mawr, Pa. He recently completed five examinations in the chartered life underwriter programs.
\ DONALD BAKER of Roanoke has received the 1992 regional sales award from Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp. of East Hanover, N.J.
\ PITNEY BOWES in Roanoke has four salesmen who qualified for the company's Sales Leadership Conference by achieving high levels of sales excellence and customer service and being in the top 10 percent of the company's nationwide sales force.
Attending this year's conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., were: Charles Eggleston, 26-year employee; Michael Neighbors, a four-year employee; H. Landon Carder, a two-year employee; and Lawrence M. Compter, an 11-year company employee.
\ JOHN LAMBERT ASSOCIATES, a Roanoke marketing communications firm, has won a statewide award from the 1992 Virginia Public Relations Conference.
The Medallion award was given for work performed for the 1992 Renew Roanoke campaign, and was chosen from among 50 submitted in the statewide contest. It is the agency's 14th award in as many years.
\ ROBIN SAUL, formerly of Roanoke, has been named vice president/publisher of the Carroll County Times, Westminster, Md. She has served as vice president/production of the Virginian-Pilot/Ledger-Star in Norfolk since 1991.
In addition to publishing the newspaper, Saul will be responsible for a large commercial web offset printing operation and numerous rack-distributed real-estate books.
\ LINDA H. MARKHAM, western regional manager and vice president of Virginia First Savings Bank, has been elected president of the Valley Network, Business and Professional Women for 1993-94.
Markham, who was selected the group's outstanding member for 1992-93, also serves on the board of directors for the Salem/Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce.
\ LIN CHAFF PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVERTISING of Roanoke was one of 13 Medallion Award winners recognized statewide for superior performance in public relations during 1992.
Chaff's award, in the special projects, business/industry or government entity, low budget category, was for the launch of First Team Auto Mall's "No-Hassle Buying" campaign.
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