Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, December 2, 1993 TAG: 9312020315
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-27 EDITION: METRO
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He won a first-place award for best communication campaign for his presentation of the results of "Preventing Teen Pregnancy in Forsyth County" (North Carolina), a study by researchers at Bowman Gray School of Medicine, where he works. He also received a citation for the booklet accompanying the presentation; third place for black-and-white photography in the same contest; and a silver award for personality profiles in the IABC competition.
Thompson, son of James V. and the late Barbara W. Thompson of 3505 Old Towne Road S.W., is a 1980 graduate of Cave Spring High School and 1984 graduate of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina.
\ GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPICE of Roanoke recently received the President's Award for Community and Public Awareness for its public service announcement, "I Miss That Place," at the National Hospice Organization's Awards of Excellence in Educational Programming Competition.
The hospice also received honorable mention for its billboard entry.
\ LEN DESHANO of Roanoke attended the 1993 Central Reserve Life Insurance Co. Annual General Agents' Conference held in Hilton Head, S.C. Deshano, a general agent since 1990, was selected to attend the conference based on his sales and productivity.
\ DOTTIE SLAYDON, a sales associate with Century 21 Young Realty in Salem, was recognized for her membership in the Masters Emerald Club during the awards portion of the company's recent annual conference in Virginia Beach. The Masters Emerald Club, which is the third-highest masters level, is designed to honor sales associates who consistently achieve outstanding levels of production for three years.
\ SHIRLEY E. HAMMOND of Colors Too Inc. at Towers Mall has been certified as a paramedical camouflage consultant. She will be working with individuals with birthmarks, vitiligo, scleroderma and other skin discolorations.
\ HILL STUDIO P.C. of Roanoke received honor and merit awards during the recent annual dinner of the Virginia Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects.
Hill received an honor award in the research and communication category for its Blue Ridge Parkway Exhibition shown at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The project was an analysis of design and construction on one of the state's largest and most famous works of landscape architecture. The studio also earned a merit award in the planning and analysis category for its Interstate 81 View Planning Study, which proposes design controls for the 72 interchanges along Interstate 81 and landscape preservation and enhancement measures for the rural areas along the 328-mile corridor.
\ JOEY PHILPOTT of Roanoke has been named the lottery sales representative of the year by the Virginia Lottery. Philpott has been with the Virginia Lottery for four years and covers accounts in the Martinsville, Henry County and Franklin County areas.
\ CRESTAR BANK of Roanoke has implemented a Career Achievement Program and is recognizing employees' tenure. The following employees recently received service pins: Ester Creger, 43 years; Jeff Martin, 36 years; Don Moses, 34 years; June Meador, 33 years; Bernie Miller, 33 years; Ruby Cales, 31 years; Beverly Rakes, 29 years; Emily Rife, 29 years; Norma Ransom, 27 years; Dottie Denison, 27 years; Joan Blankenship, 26 years; Shirley Browning, 26 years; Larue Green, 26 years; Carolyn Balthis, 25 years; Ray Cobb, 25 years; Barbara Shank, 25 years; and Joan Swift, 25 years.
\ LIFT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, part of Taylor Technologies Group of Roanoke, recently received a certificate of accreditation from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. LTI is one of only three organizations worldwide accredited to issue certifications to qualified elevator inspectors and inspection supervisors and will offer educational seminars and certification examinations in Roanoke and around the nation.
\ LYNN BRAE ASSOCIATES of Roanoke ranked second in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Virginia with the American Angus Association for the 1993 fiscal year. Brae Associates registered 340 head.
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