ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, January 18, 1996             TAG: 9601180026
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                PAGE: S-3  EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: COMPILED BY MARY LINN


IN BUSINESS

MARJORIE D. DUFEK, formerly of Buchanan, has joined Brown-Forman Corp. in Louisville, Ky., as manager of information services planning and administration. Dufek joined Brown-Forman from Advanced ChemTech Inc., a manufacturer of robotic instruments and biochemical products, where she was controller and treasurer.

JOE MILLER, president of J.E. Miller Construction Inc., Salem, has been elected president of the Roanoke Regional Home Builders Association for 1996. In addition to Miller, other officers are David Radford, Radford & Co., Roanoke, vice president; Eddie Fort, P D & M Inc., Moneta, treasurer; John Brock, Trademark Builders Inc., Roanoke, secretary; Jeff Washenberger, Washenberger Construction, Salem, vice president/Remodelers Council; Kathleen Remington, AquaTech, Salem, vice president/associate; and G.K. Kinsey, Owens & Co. Realtors, Roanoke, vice president/sales and marketing.

FRANK DeSTEFANO of Roanoke has been promoted to technical sales service representative in the paper chemical group-oleochemicals department of Westvaco. He will assume technical sales responsibility for Westvaco Covington, as well as for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

DeStefano joined Westvaco in 1994 as a technical service representative.

DIANA POLHILL NOELL has been awarded the professional insurance designation of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter by the American Institute of CPCU. Noell is senior marketing coordinator for Thomas Rutherfoord Inc., where she has been employed since 1981.

RONALD R. WHITE has been named Driver of the Year for Southern States Cooperative Inc., where he has been employed for eight years. The award was based on Wolfe's accident-free driving record and outstanding customer service.

DONNA DILLEY, director of the National League of Junior Cotillions in the Roanoke/Salem area, has received the President's Award of Excellence and Best First Year Director in Public Relations awards at the national convention of the National League of Junior Cotillions.

SIX COMMERCIAL DRIVERS for Pitzer Transfer & Storage Co. have received Safe Driver Awards: John Dearien, Huston Goad, Charles Hearn, Douglas Flowers, Daniel Jenkins and Teddy Sloan. The company's award program follows the safety criteria developed by the American Trucking Association.


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ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  (headshots) Noell, Dufek.
















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