Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, October 7, 1993 TAG: 9310070454
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-16 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
\ BESSIE IRELAN of Salem has received the Circle of Achievement Award at the Mary Kay Cosmetics Seminar in Dallas. She received the award for reaching $300,000 in unit retail sales during the contest year.
\ SHERRY REYNOLDS, activities director at Our Lady of the Valley Retirement Community, has won honorable mention in the National Nursing Home Week category for the D.A. "Woody" Brown Award. This award is presented by the Virginia Health Care Association to recognize excellent activities programs throughout the state.
\ BRENDA RYALS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard C. Morgan Jr. of Roanoke, has been named a fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association. This designation is given to fewer than 2 percent of the association's 70,000 members.
Ryals, an associate professor of audiology at James Madison University, was recognized for her clinical services, teaching, research and publication, and service to the association.
\ ENGINEERING DESIGN SYSTEMS INC. of Roanoke is one of six U.S. dealers recognized for providing superior customer support and service by Autodesk Inc., a software manufacturer. This is the second year that the firm, which sells hardware and software used in manufacturing, engineering and architectural designs, has received the honor.
\ WALLY and KATHERINE HILLMAN of Roanoke recently were honored for their outstanding achievement in sales group sponsorship during Amsoil Inc.'s 20th anniversary convention in Duluth, Minn. Amsoil pioneered the synthetic motor oil industry in 1972.
\ JANE JOHNSON, director of education for the Credit Marketing & Management Association in Roanoke, has been recognized as an associate credit executive by the Society of Certified Credit Executives, a division of International Credit Association.
Johnson has fulfilled the society's requirement for professional experience in the consumer credit field and demonstration of professional association activity.
\ DONNA R. HAMPTON recently was promoted to consumer credit officer and systems analyst at First Union National Bank's Consumer Collection Center in Roanoke.
Hampton previously worked as a consumer credit project analyst at Dominion Bank's Bankcard Center.
\ CHARLES R. RAKES and STEVEN B. RAKES, both of Roanoke, qualified for and recently attended Standard Life and Accident Insurance Co.'s 1993 marketing conference in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
Field representatives who have had superior sales and service during the past year qualify for the conference.
\ ROBERT HALE, president of Robert Hale Piano Service, has received a pin recognizing his 25 years of service as a registered craftsman of the Technicians Guild.
The award was presented at the guild's national convention in Milwaukee. The guild is made up of qualified tuner/technicians who have passed several examinations.
by CNB