Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, November 25, 1993 TAG: 9311270042
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W-2 EDITION: HOLIDAY
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
James B. Evans has been elected president of the board of directors of the Virginia Museum of Transportation Inc.
Other officers for the 1993-94 year are: Weldon T. Lawrence Jr., executive vice president; Samuel T. Putney III, vice president of volunteer relations; Mark S. Lawrence, vice president of finance and development; Donald C. Reid, vice president of marketing; Eugene M. Elliott Jr., vice president of collections and exhibits; Lynn Meyer, secretary; Frances Davis, treasurer; and Roy E. Bucher Jr., past president.
Child-care center board elects officers
Carl T. Tinsley has been elected president of the board of directors of Northwest Child Development Center for 1993-94.
Other recently elected officers are: Beverly Lambert, vice president; Dorothy Alleyne, secretary; and Jim Lindsey, acting treasurer.
The center also recently received a $500 grant from the C. Mead Boxley Fund, awarded by the Foundation for Roanoke Valley, to replace the center's playground storage shed.
Gala raises money for adult care services
The Roanoke Chapter of The Links Inc. recently raised $2,000 to help provide day care services for the elderly in Roanoke Valley.
The Links will be compiling a list of elderly residents who need day-care service and pay for those services on a contractual basis at adult care centers.
The money was raised during The Links' annual gala, in which the service organization honored 15 Roanoke Valley residents as "Roanokers on the Move."
A special award was presented to Dr. Maynard Law for his contributions in the fields of medicine and civil rights. The Harrison Museum of African American Culture also was presented an award.
Others recognized for their contributions to the community were:
Art - Antoinette Hale.
Business management - James Burks, Marilyn Curtis and Gardner Smith.
Communication - JoAnne Poindexter and Cassandra Finch.
Education - Delores Johns and George Franklin.
Entrepreneur - Danette Hooper.
Humanitarian - Emerson Gilmer.
Religion - The Rev. Dwight Steele.
Legal profession - Onzlee Ware and E. Ann Hill.
Medical profession - Dr. LeGree Hallman and Dr. Conrad Claytor.
For more information on the adult care help, call Vernice Law, Gala Committee chairman, at 985-0961.
Roanoke festival board elects new officers
Sandra Tibbs-Robinson of Virginia First Savings Bank recently was elected president of Roanoke's Festival in the Park board of directors for 1993-94.
Other officers elected were: Mark Loftis of Woods, Rogers, and Hazelgrove, president-elect; Cathy Caddy, The Bottom Line, secretary; and Jim Hinkle, Blue Cross Blue Shield, treasurer.
Wendi Schultz is beginning her ninth year as executive director.
Businesses recognized for school partnerships
Several Roanoke Valley businesses recently were recognized for their partnerships with schools during the second annual Roanoke Regional Business and Education Forum.
The forum was sponsored by the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce and Roanoke Area Tech Prep Consortium, in cooperation with the Botetourt, Franklin, and Salem-Roanoke County Chambers of Commerce.
The forum was held to give business, government and education leaders an opportunity to discuss changes needed to prepare the work force for the 21st century.
The businesses received Student Choice Awards, which recognize outstanding educational partnerships between businesses, civic organizations, and non-profit groups and local elementary, middle, and high schools.
The awards were presented by student representatives from participating schools.
The honorees were:
The Bank of Fincastle, for a partnership with Breckinridge Elementary School; presented by Benjamin Trumbo.
Shenandoah Life Insurance Co., for a partnership with Hurt Park Elementary School; presented by Macklyn Mosely.
Carilion Health System, for a partnership with Cave Spring Junior High School, presented by Malia Miller.
General Electric Corp., for a partnership with Salem High School; presented by Shawn Nadeau.
by CNB