Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, March 11, 1993 TAG: 9303110487
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W-7 EDITION: METRO
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IN BUSINESS
JOSEPH D. SANDERS JR. and KENNETH O. CLINGENPEEL of Life Insurance Co. of Georgia's Roanoke district recently retired.Sanders joined the company in 1990 as an agent in Roanoke. He previously had been with Southland Life Insurance Co., a sister company of Life of Georgia, since 1986.
Clingenpeel also joined Life of Georgia in 1990, previously having been associated with Southland Life since 1973.
During their careers at Southland Life, both men qualified for the company's top sales and service honor organizations.
\ THE ROANOKE VALLEY APARTMENT ASSOCIATION has elected officers for 1993.
They are: Richard Shumaker of WestWind Apartments, president; Kristi Lamanca of Jamison Properties, first vice president; Randy Eades of Pro-Clean, second vice president; Linda Moody of Friendship Manor Retirement Communities, secretary; and Michelle Wilburn of Westwood Village Apartments, treasurer.
\ NATIONAL POOLS OF ROANOKE INC. received silver and bronze awards in the residential concrete category of the Region II Gordon W. Rudd Pool and Spa of the Year Contest.
The business is owned by Gloria Vaughan and Barbara Rudd, in whose son's and husband's honor the contest was named.
\ MIKE McGINTY, manager of Clayton Homes in Hollins, received one of 39 top awards from Clayton for superior sales and service.
\ PAMANDA INC. has been named the top Little Caesar's franchise in the United States in its fund-raising efforts for Easter Seals.
Pamanda, whose corporate office is in Blue Ridge, surpassed its goal of $45,000 raised by its 29 stores in Southwest Virginia.
\ GRANNY'S TEPEE, at 5217 Williamson Road, has new owners, Barry Booher and Gary Baldwin.
The business, a craft mall that houses more than 65 crafters and artists, is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, 1-6 p.m.
\ MARGARET EAST, a charter member of the Southwest Centennial Chapter of the American Business Women's Association, placed third in the Stress Busters essay contest sponsored by Women in Business magazine.
\ JUDY BARGER, a technical administrative assistant for Dominion Trust Co., has received the certified professional secretary certificate.
\ ROBERT A. BONWELL, formerly of Roanoke, has been named to the newly created Senior Alliance of Prudential Securities Inc.
The alliance recognizes the contributions and dedication of the company's financial advisers who have attained Chairman's Council status each of the past 16 years.
Bonwell, who joined Prudential Securities in 1964, is senior vice president of investments at the company's Charleston, W.Va., branch.
\ JEFFREY T. CLARK of Roanoke, a medical representative for Key Pharmaceuticals since 1986, recently received the certified medical representative designation.
He belongs to the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association, the Virginia Society of Hospital Pharmacists, the American Diabetes Association and the Pharmaceutical Sales Association of the Roanoke Valley.
\ W.W. BOXLEY CO., based in Roanoke, has received the 1992 Gold Medallion Good Neighbors Award for Excellence, the highest honor in the National Stone Association's Community Relations Program.
The program, in its fourth year, recognizes association members for building and maintaining closer ties between aggregates producers and their neighbors.
\ RUSSELL A. ATKINSON, son of Dr. and Mrs. Leigh O. Atkinson of Roanoke, has been named employee of the year for the Transportation Engineering Agency, a Department of Defense organization in Newport News.
Atkinson, a mechanical engineer, was recognized for his technical expertise and contributions to the agency's computer-aided design and engineering program.
He received a bachelor of science degree in 1988 from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia.
\ FOUR HARDEE'S RESTAURANT MANAGERS have been inducted into the President's Club of Boddie-Noell Enterprises Inc.
Ed Rubeiz, senior general manager of the Vinton store; Louanne Semones, senior general manager of the Brambleton Avenue store; Michael Brown, general manager of the Troutville store; and Richard Krause, general manager of the Salem store, were recognized for meeting performance standards and demonstrating high levels of community involvement.
Induction into the club also carries membership on the President's Roundtable, an advisory board that deals with operational activities.
Boddie-Noell, of Rocky Mount, N.C., owns and operates 335 Hardee's restaurants in seven Southeastern states.
\ GREG SNODGRASS, manager of Orkin Pest Control in Roanoke, has been named to the president's manager's council in recognition of excellence during 1992.
This is the fourth year Snodgrass has been named to the council.
\ MUTUAL OF NEW YORK has named four Roanoke Valley residents to its 100 Club, which recognizes representatives who rank in the top 10 percent in client development.
They are Chris Caveness, Frank Foley, Leon Louthen and Tony Mullins.
\ FLORENCE F. GUSLER, a benefits accounting supervisor in the Employee Benefits Division of Dominion Trust Co., has been promoted to trust officer.
Before joining Dominion Trust in 1990 as a plan allocation analyst, Gusler was a pension administrator with Pension Design Center in Greensboro, N.C. She has been in her present position since 1992.
\ DENISE BURRELL WEBB, daughter of Pauline Burrell Pullins of Roanoke and the late Robert C. Burrell, recently passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination. Webb lives in Richmond.
\ JOHN W. CHILTON, a Modern Woodmen of America representative from Salem, has earned the Fraternal Insurance Counselor designation.
Chilton completed field assignments in estate planning and in developing personal and business insurance programs.
\ SOUTHERN STATES' Roanoke mill received honorable mention in the nationwide Truck Fleet of the Year contest, sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association and Feed Management magazine.
\ CARL A. OTEY of Rutledge Drive, Salem, recently retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation after 40 years of service.
Otey joined the department in 1953 as a maintenance helper. He retired as a highway equipment operator "A."
\ MOORE'S LUMBER AND BUILDING SUPPLIES has announced the names of Roanoke associates honored for outstanding performance during 1992.
Buyers of the year were: Frank Atwood, Cathy Jansen and Brian Akers; Brent Holland, runner-up; and Missy Hartman, Donna Jennings and Debbie Lowe, buyer support.
President's "You Can Do and Did" Award winners were: Frank Atwood, commodities buyer; Liz LaPrad, business analyst; Pat McHugh, division sales manager; the Credit Management Group; and the Inventory Management Group.
President's "Loyal Dissenter" Award winners were: Dave Green, branch manager; and Carolyn Phillips, administrative real estate manager.
Mark Cole won the Performance Excellence award, and Sylvia Reynolds was named President's Customer Care Heroine of the Year.