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

DATE: SUNDAY, July 1, 1990                   TAG: 9007020274
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: E3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: compiled by Lynn A. coyle
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Long

NAMES & CHANGES

MICHAEL N. BISCOTTE and ROBERT J. SMITH have been promoted to associates at Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern, Inc., architects, engineers and planners. Biscotte joined the company in 1980 as a structural engineer. He has designed and managed projects for the Greater Roanoke Transit Co., the Army Corps of Engineers and James Madison University. Smith is the senior systems analyst and data processing department head. He has worked as an analyst on the Roanoke County Spring Hollow Reservoir and Dam and on Richmond's Floodwall Interior Drainage System.

\ ANN A. WARD has been promoted to district manager of Manpower Inc., responsible for offices in Roanoke, Lynchburg and Altavista. She handles marketing and administration and oversees recruitment of clerical, industrial, marketing and technical temporary personnel. Ward has been with Manpower since 1987, most recently as a branch manager in Roanoke.

Banking

AILYSA H. COCKRAM has been promoted to assistant vice president of Crestar Bank. She will continue to serve as branch manager of the Collinsville office.

\ BECKY WHITAKER has been promoted to manager of Central Fidelty Bank's Crossroads Mall office.

\ AUDREY P. THRASHER has been promoted to branch officer at Signet Bank's Vinton office.

Dominion Bankshares Corp. has announced three promotions: KENNETH B. SWOPE to communications officer, KAREN K. TURNER and HUBERT C. WILLIAMS JR. to systems officer.

Organizations

LINDA BRYANT, manager of Roanoke Memorial Hospitals' Hospice Program, has been elected president of the Virginia Association of Hospices.

\ J. LEE OSBORNE, a partner at Carter, Brown & Osborne, P.C. has been elected to the board of governors of the trusts and estates section of the Virginia State Bar.

\ JUDITH PERFATER, vice president of Times World Corp., has been elected president of the Advertising Federation of the Roanoke Valley. Laban Johnson, Roanoke city special events coordinator, and Charity Myerly of United Way of Roanoke Valley have been elected vice presidents. Other officers elected were: Bruce Thomasson of Edmonds Packett Group, secretary; Ben Givauden of WDBJ-TV, treasurer. Elected as directors were: Charlotte Lavinder of Appalachian Power Co., Judith Shelburne of John Lambert Associates and Lin Chaff of Lin Chaff Public Relations.

\ IRIS A. BRICKEY, corporate officer and office manager of Thor Inc., has been re-elected president of the Roanoke Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction. Also elected as officers were: Betty Hauser of Breakell, Inc., vice president; Brenda Meador of VanBlaricom Design, recording secretary; Terry Hayes of Thor Inc., corresponding secretary; Pat Whitlock of Redco Machine, treasurer. Elected to the board of directors were: Natalie Wheeler of Sherertz, Franklin, Crawford, Shaffner, Architects; Joan Way of AirTite Insulation, Becky Moody of Star Equipment and Linda Hatcher of Creative Construction.

\ JOHN W. BREWER has been elected president of the Roanoke Chapter of the American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters and Chartered Financial Consultants. Other officers elected were: Daniel W. Pizzullo, vice president; Ginger B. Sawyer, secretary; Thomas G. Karrasch, treasurer and Terry L. VandeLinde, immediate past president. Elected as directors were Charles Faulconer Jr., Charles F. Rowell Jr., Joseph M. Gray and William Reichelt.

\ ROBERT F. RIDER, a partner at Rider, Thomas, Cleaveland, Ferris & Eakin, P.C., has been elected to the board of governors of the criminal law section of the Virginia State Bar.

\ HAROLD D. SLEMP of Marion, president of Slemp-Brant and Associates, Inc., has been re-elected ninth district director for the Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia.

\ PERCY S. CURRY JR., a partner at Brown, Edwards & Co., CPAs, has been elected vice president of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

\ FRANKLIN W. BLANKEMEYER JR., product manager at Valleydale Packers, Inc., has been elected vice president for programs of the International Trade Association of Western Virginia.

\ F. EDWARD HARRIS, president of the Western Region of Crestar Bank, and\ WILLIAM D. SMITH, president and chief executive officer of the Bank of Marion, have been elected directors of the Virginia Bankers Association.

\ DONALD ANDERSON of Roanoke has been reappointed to the Virginia Board of Professional Counselors.

\ RUTH ABBIE BANNISTER of Roanoke has been appointed to the Virginia Board for Hearing Aid Specialists.

\ GEORGE W. LOGAN of Salem has been reappointed to the Virginia Board of Commerce.

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