Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, October 21, 1993 TAG: 9310200361
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W-8 EDITION: METRO
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Other officers are: Judith Beattie, vice president; Virginia Hampton, recording secretary; Lou Dooley, corresponding secretary; and Mary Alys Crowder, treasurer.
\ HAROLD MANNING AND PATTI JOHNSON, both of Roanoke, have been recognized for excellence in sales by Joyce Office Products Centers.
The two sales professionals were among 12 who achieved the level of at least $1 million in sales for the past fiscal year.
\ JO ANN B. WEISSBART, a Roanoke College graduate, has been awarded the designation of charted financial analyst. She is an equity analyst with Dixon, Hubard & Feinour Inc. Investment Counsel.
\ PAUL J. CURRAN, the Edward D. Jones & Co. investment representative in Salem, has become a limited partner of The Jones Financial Cos. Curran has been with the organization since 1987 and will continue serving Salem in his new capacity.
The Jones Financial Cos. is the holding company for the St. Louis-based financial-services firm.
\ DONALD HELMS, senior manager of AVCO Financial Services' Roanoke No. 3, Virginia office, is a recipient of the American Financial Services Association's 1993 Merit Manager Award.
The award is presented annually to branch managers of association member companies who have demonstrated outstanding management skills and have translated those skills into company profits.
Helms joined AVCO in April 1989 and was promoted to manager of the Roanoke office in May 1991.
\ THOMAS A. MASON, independent agency manager of Allstate Insurance Company's Electric Road location, has been designated a certified insurance counselor. The distinction follows successful completion of an insurance education program sponsored by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors.
\ WARREN M. ST. CLAIR of Botetourt County has been appointed an independent top-level distributor for System "48-Plus."
The Cromwell Organization of Delray Beach, Fla., which manufactures System "48-Plus," said St. Clair will direct sales of the chemical engine formula.
\ JAMES A. BERGER of Roanoke has become a member of the Presidential Winner's Circle for outstanding sales during the past 12 months with Mason Shoe.
\ GOODWILL INDUSTRIES TINKER MOUNTAIN INC. recently received two new computer systems from IBM Corp. to help start its Project Access computer training program for the physically impaired.
IBM is an active participant in the Projects with Industry link with Goodwill Inc., which is starting computer training programs as part of its vocational training nationwide, said Wanda Osburn, project coordinator for Project Access, which is funded by a grant with the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services.
The training program will be accredited by Virginia Western Community College.
\ THE HONEYTREE EARLY LEARNING CENTER is building an addition to it Lewis-Gale Hospital center.
The separate building will accommodate up to 120 school-age children and will be used as a recreational facility. The new building is scheduled to open in early 1994.
\ DR. PAUL M. SHOENFELD, a podiatrist practicing with Roanoke Podiatry and Foot Surgery, P.C., recently was elected president of the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine.
Shoenfeld has practiced in Roanoke for more than 15 years and has been a board member, treasurer and vice president of the American board. He also is past president of the Southwest Virginia Podiatric Medical Society.
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