Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, May 10, 1990 TAG: 9005110629
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W7 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
\ JOAN SHRADER and JANIE WHITLOW have received awards from Waldrop Realty.
Shrader was named top selling agent for February and Whitlow was named top listing agent.
\ DANNY L. BARKER, son of Cecil and Mabel Barker of Roanoke, has been promoted to director of printing for Schering-Plough HealthCare Products in Collierville, Tenn. He formerly was assistant production manager.
\ CONNIE MAYS, park ranger at Booker T. Washington National Monument, received a superior-performance award from the Eastern National Park and Monument Association in Philadelphia.
Eastern National is a non-profit organization that sells books, postcards and other materials, the proceeds of which are returned to the national parks to be used for visitor programs.
Mays, who has been a seasonal ranger at the park for three years, was recognized for her work in expanding the variety and quality of books offered at the park and increasing 1989 sales by 35 percent over the previous year.
\ GROVER MITCHELL and HARRIET HODGES of Craig County were recognized as Conservation Farmers of the Year by the Mountain Castles Soil and Water Conservation District.
Also recognized were S.M. Holzer, who received the district's forestry award, and Mel Linkous of WSLS-TV, who was cited for his contributions to the agricultural community through his career in communications.
\ MARVA WINGATE of the Atlantic Cos. in Roanoke has been awarded a Personal Sponsorship Award by the Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters. She received the award in recognition of her leadership and guidance to candidates aspiring to the CPCU designation.
\ CARL H. KOPITZKE has joined the staff of United Way of Roanoke Valley as assistant campaign director. He succeeds Arnold Gideon, who has moved to Raleigh, N.C.
Kopitzke recently took early retirement from Norfolk Southern Corp., ending a 37-year career in the accounting department. He previously served the United Way as a loaned executive in 1987.
\ MOORE'S BUILDING SUPPLIES gave out several awards at its recent management meeting.
The Salem store, managed by Mike Webster, was named the most improved retail store of the year.
George Foster, Jeff Lineberger, Pater Sarver, Terry Davidson and Don Kotchish were named buyers of the year.
\ THE ASSOCIATION FOR SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT has given awards from its Excellence in Systems Management Program to three Roanoke-area members.
Debra J. Holdren and Margaret C. Pearson received the Recognition Award, which honors members for their activities at the chapter level. Holdren is a banking systems analyst with Dominion Bankshares Corp. and Pearson is a controller at the Bank of Shawsville.
Thomas S. Calhoun received the Achievement Award, which notes the member's activities at the division or international level. Calhoun is a systems manager at Dominion Bankshares.
\ DAVID J. KLEMT has been appointed director of the architectural department at Sherertz Franklin Crawford Shaffner Inc. He joins the company with 23 years' experience as a practicing architect.
\ MARK S. WEBB has been promoted to assistant sales manager at Corrugated Container Corp. in Roanoke. He has been with the company for four years.
\ LT. COL. LETCHER A. GRAHAM of the Virginia State Police recently was promoted to his present rank and was named director of the Bureau of Field Operations in Richmond. The Roanoke native previously was deputy director of field operations.
\ RICHARD N. LAHEY has been selected as farmer-demonstrator at the Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy. He is responsible for demonstrating and interpreting 19th-century farming practices at the living-history park.
He began his career as a farmer-demonstrator in 1985 at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument.
\ LORI EVANS has been named manager of The Closet, a junior and young-women's fashion store in Valley View Mall. Evans formerly worked at Patina.
\ DOMINION BANKSHARES CORP. has announced several promotions.
Steven G. Evans, Floyd A. Haxton and Patricia M. Himes have been elected computer operations and control officers. Evans and Haxton are shift managers in computer operations and control. Himes is responsible for the operations stability of the control center, testing, and the tape library.
Allen V. Wass has been elected a corporate services officer. He is responsible for developing customer/bank communication facilities and providing technical support to corporate services officers and customers.
Sandra J. Weaver has been elected a risk-management officer. She manages various aspects of Dominion's insurance needs.
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