Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 11, 1993 TAG: 9302110295
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-7 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
IN BUSINESS
ANDREW W. KING, formerly of Roanoke, has been named senior vice president of Liberty National Life Insurance Co. in Birmingham, Ala.King joined Globe Life and Accident Insurance Co., a Torchmark Corp. subsidiary, as a sales agent in Roanoke in 1980.
After several promotions with Globe, King was named regional vice president for Liberty National Life, also a Torchmark subsidiary, in 1990.
King, son of James A. and Shelby A. King of 5601 Penguin Drive S.W., is a 1975 graduate of Cave Spring High School and a 1979 graduate of Virginia Tech.
\ GEORGE W. NESTER of Vinton has achieved the certified manager designation from the Institute of Certified Professional Managers at James Madison University.
Nester, vice president of Mattern & Craig Consulting Engineers, met education and experience requirements and passed an examination on managerial theories and applications.
\ WOODY FARLEY, chief engineer at the Jefferson Lodge in downtown Roanoke, was recognized for outstanding performance and dedication during his more than 30 years of service.
\ THREE ROANOKE COLLEGE STAFF MEMBERS recently received the college's Distinguished Service Award.
Christine Cable of Salem, coordinator of the word processing center, has served the college for 25 years.
Laura Harris of Roanoke, a senior housekeeper, has worked for the college for 32 years.
Judith Nelson of Salem joined the college staff in 1982. She currently is director of public relations and also has served as director of the Center for Community Education and Special Events and director of annual resources. During 1992, in addition to her public relations duties, she was responsible for the yearlong sesquicentennial celebration and the dedication of the Fintel Library.
\ BRAD SNEED, an investment broker at J.C. Bradford & Co. in Roanoke, has been named to the American Funds All-American Team.
The team recognizes brokers for their financial expertise and dedication to sound investment principles.
\ DAWN K. FREEMAN and ED McDONALD of IDS Financial Services Inc. have won the IDS Jupiter Award for their production during the third quarter of 1992.
Freeman and McDonald are personal financial planners at the Roanoke division office.
\ TONY MULLINS of Roanoke has qualified for the National Sales Achievement and National Quality awards given by the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. This is his second consecutive year receiving the honors.
\ RICHARD B. SPENCER, a native of Roanoke, has been promoted to general manager with Bowman Distribution in Norcross, Ga.
Bowman, a division of the Barnes Group, distributes industrial and automotive supplies.
\ PETROLEUM MARKETERS INC. in Roanoke is a Gold Division winner in Exxon's Commitment to Excellence Program.
The Gold Division is Exxon's highest level of achievement and recognizes distributors that excel in business operations, community affairs and environmental and safety issues.
\ MATTHEW B. BROUGHTON of Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore in Roanoke has been named the 1993 secretary-treasurer of the Young Lawyers Section of the Virginia Bar Association.
\ WOODWARD/WHITE INC. of Aiken, S.C., has released the names of Roanoke Valley lawyers to be listed in its upcoming edition of "The Best Lawyers in America." They are:
Bankruptcy law - M. Caldwell Butler of Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove.
Business litigation - William B. Poff of Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove; and William R. Rakes of Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore.
Corporate law - Douglas W. Densmore and Talfourd H. Kemper of Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove; and G. Franklin Flippin of Glenn, Flippin, Feldmann & Darby.
Criminal defense - Robert F. Rider of Rider, Thomas, Cleaveland, Ferris & Eakin.
Family law - Harwell M. Darby Jr. of Glenn, Flippin, Feldmann & Darby; G. Marshall Mundy of Mundy, Rogers & Frith; and Arthur E. Smith.
Health care law - Heman A. Marshall of Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove.
Labor and employment law - Bayard E. Harris of The Center for Employment Law; Donald Wise Huffman of Bird, Kinder & Huffman; and Clinton S. Morse of Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove.
Personal injury litigation - James R. Austin and S.D. Roberts Moore of Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore; David B. Hart and George W. Wooten of Wooten & Hart; James F. Johnson of Johnson, Ayers & Mathews; G. Marshall Mundy of Mundy, Rogers & Frith; and William B. Poff of Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove.
Public utility law - Allen Glover of Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove.
Real estate law - W. Heywood Fralin of Jolly, Place, Fralin & Prillaman; and Talfourd H. Kemper and Michael K. Smeltzer of Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove.
Tax law - Frank W. Rogers Jr. of Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove; and Bruce C. Stockburger of Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore.
Trusts and estates - Frank W. Rogers Jr. of Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove.
\ PATRICIA H. BOLT, assistant professor in the office systems technology department of Virginia Western Community College, has been named outstanding member for 1992-93 by the Roanoke chapter of Professional Secretaries International.
Bolt has been a member since 1983.
\ BOB BOEHLING of Roanoke has been promoted to senior account executive in the small business division of AT&T Global Business Communications Systems in the mid-Atlantic area.
Boehling, a graduate of Radford University, is responsible for sale of telephone systems and telecommunication products to small businesses in Roanoke and Southwest Virginia.
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