Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, September 8, 1994 TAG: 9410200005
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S10 EDITION: METRO
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They are: Shelva Clemons and Marilyn Huang, Salem; Mark Finney, Patrick Henry; Nick Varney, Glenvar; and Sarah Waybright, North Cross.
Anytown is a leadership workshop in human relations. Students were chosen by their schools for their leadership potential and ability to communicate and work with others.
VICKI D. COLE recently received her bachelor's degree from Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga.
KRISTEN HUFFMAN of Roanoke has been selected as one of 25 Trojan Ambassadors for 1994-95 at Troy State University in Troy, Ala. Trojan Ambassadors are hosts and hostesses for the school and recruit visiting students.
Huffman, daughter of Gary Huffman and Gwen Williams, is a junior chemistry major.
ANDREA BOITNOTT of Palm Harbor, Fla., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Basil Boitnott of Boones Mill, has been inducted into the National Business College Alumni Hall of Achievement for outstanding professional performance.
A 1986 business administration graduate with special study in marketing and fashion merchandising, Boitnott is marketing director and assistant mall manager for the Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. in Port Richey, Fla.
Several other Roanoke-area residents also were recognized. Jenkyoung Kim of Roanoke received the Achievement Award; and Andrea Paige Wolfe and Lisa Dawn Bedwell, both of Salem, received the M. A. Smythe Award, honoring one of the college's long-term officials. The Smythe award is presented for high academic achievement.
The E. M. Coulter Award, given in memory of NBC's former president and the longest association of any individual with a college in the United States, went to Joyce Cook Burdette and Loretta Mills Hart, both of Roanoke.
Cheryl A. Kay of Salem, Tara Denise Eddy of Roanoke and Linda Carol Meese of Buchanan received the Mary P. McGurn Award for excellence in the field of secretarial science.
Robert Estol Snider III of Salem, a graduate in the bachelor's program, received the Dorothy Coulter Hancock Award.
THE COLONEL WILLIAM PRESTON ROANOKE CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION recently presented awards for its Junior American Citizens Program, "Flags in American History" to students at Crystal Spring Elementary and Roanoke Catholic schools.
Crystal Spring fourth-grade winners in the short-story category were: Lindsay Hock, daughter of E. B. Hock, first at the chapter, state and division levels and second at the national competition; Laura Hiles, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hiles Jr., second at the chapter and state levels; and Ashley Atkinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Atkinson, third at the chapter and state levels.
Crystal Spring fourth-graders who won in the the poem category were: Matthew McDowell, son of Mr. and Mrs. John McDowell, first at the chapter and state levels and second in the division; Emily Althouse, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Althouse, second at the chapter and state levels; and Charlotte Leftwich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Leftwich, third in the chapter and state.
Allyson Fulton, third grade, daughter of Mr. John and Mrs. Jeannie Fulton, was second in the chapter in the artwork-stamp design category. Fourth-graders who won in the artwork-stamp category are: David Durham, son of Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Durham, first in the chapter and state and second in division; and Lee Kreger, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Kreger III, second at the chapter and state levels.
Fifth-graders who placed in the artwork-stamp design were: Elizabeth Bradshaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bradshaw, first in chapter and second in state; Mandy Barnes, daughter of Mrs. Lisa Barnes, second in the chapter and third in state; and Donny Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith, third in the chapter.
Roanoke Catholic creative-writing winners included the following fourth-graders: Philip Wall, first in the chapter and state and third in the division; Becky Haas, second at the chapter and state levels; Laura Rucker, third in the chapter and state; and Jennifer Gillespie, honorable mention at the chapter level.
Fourth-grade winners in the artwork-poster category included: Tiffany Wortman, first in the chapter and state and third in the division; and Elizabeth Mulvaney, second at the chapter and state levels.
Fifth-grade winners were: Jenny Moore, first in the chapter and second in the state; Stephen White, second in the chapter and third in state; and Suzanne Miller, third in the chapter.
BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE'S spring term dean's list included the following Roanoke
Valley students: Michelle R. Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Brown; Elizabeth K. Claybrook, daughter of David and Patricia Kirk; Jennifer A. Lowe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Lowe; and David L. Pugh, son of the Rev. and Mrs. William Pugh, all of Roanoke.
Also, David P. Cox, son of Kenney and Patty Cox of Salem; Jeffrey C. Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mills of Blue Ridge; and Christie L. Osborne, daughter of Gary and Carol Osborne of Daleville.
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE presented awards to several students recently. Recipients from Roanoke include: David B. Watts, Richard A. Bean Sr. award; Cynthia R. Brooks, Julian R. Moore award; Yolonda L. Weaver, Dorothy D. Phelps award; Felicia R. White, Bettie T. Williams and Leadership awards; Tsion Tewolde, Gloria T. Woods award.
Roanoke residents who received certificates of achievement were Marsha R. Banks, Daphne A. Boyd, Najela T. Comfort, Debra G. Flint, Brenda L. Jones, Colette L. Pannell, Samuel M. Pope, Mary A. Robinson, Nijyah S. Sabree, Crystal P. Simpson, Perry C. Taylor, Mildred A. Thomas, Sharon D. Walker, Carlos D. Williams and Darlene Williams.
Also receiving certificates of achievement were Michael N. Perdue of Troutville and Charles W. Sarr of Salem.
Eve Metayer was awarded a one-year nursing scholarship.
Students receiving awards in the spring art show included Amy Waldron of Salem, Best in Show; and Clair Natt of Roanoke, President's Purchase award.
Painting category awards went to Angela Matlock of Roanoke and Michelle McDaniel of Blue Ridge.
Graphics category awards went to Don Hix of Troutville, Jason Fizer of Roanoke, and Betty Dobbins of Roanoke. Dobbins and Fizer also received honorable mentions, along with Rebecca Wright, Hiroko Martin and Cindy Clarkson, all of Roanoke; Dot Phlegar, Judith St. Clair, and William Mahone of Salem; and Salena Parsons of New Castle.
NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE has announced the names of its Roanoke-area graduates.
Roanokers receiving bachelor of arts degrees are: Elizabeth Charlotte Lago Bakoczy; Wendelin D. Brooks, honors; Robert William Cooper, honors; Wylie E. Walton, honors; and Susan A. Neese Wheeler, honors. Salem residents are: Nancy Michele Hanner, highest honors; and Robert Estol Snider III, honors.
Roanokers receiving associate of arts degrees are: JoAnn Abdel-Azim, highest honors; Nadine Antoinette Wallace, highest honors; Evy Yonathan, highest honors; Connie Elizabeth Gammon; Gloria Karnes Grubb; Rachel E. Harwick; Ellen L. Owens, highest honors; Susan Annette Robertson; Karen Leigh Simpson; David Wayne Wilson; Yaser Abdel-Azim; Joy Renita Girty; Trina Kay Stanley, highest honors; Annette G. Asbury; Jean H. Butler, highest honors; Joan Elizabeth Stafford; Stephanie D. Coles; Pamela C. Frost, honors; Brian Scott Martin, honors; Sandra Kaye Nichols; Alaina Ruble; Walter W. Dalton Jr.; Douglas E. Dearmon; Kimberly A. Rhymer, honors; Tara Denise Eddy, honors; Teresa Michelle Hoback; Alicia S. Fairchild; Jenkyoung Kim; Aldith Ellis; Tracey Elizabeth Graves; Loretta Mills Hart; Joyce Cook Burdette, highest honors; Julia R. Huffman, highest honors; Roben Denise King; Herawati Lunardi, honors; Marty Minniear; Michelle Mizak; Sheila Marie Patterson, honors; Robin R. Preston; Elizabeth Ann Reaves; Betty Ka Yee Shum, honors; and Jason Scott Tanner.
Salem residents are: Carol B. Barba, honors; Brenda Ann Burnop; James Thomas Jenkins Jr.; Kevin Wayne Cable; Cydney Lynn Thomas; Lisa Dawn Bedwell, highest honors; Laura Denise Gusse; Linda A. Lester, highest honors; Christine Marie Thomas; Tracey Lynn Haworth; Merdith Ernest Ralston, highest honors; Rose Marie F. Ralston, honors; David L. Smith, highest honors; Kathleen M. Metheney; Renee L. Obenchain; Michael G. O'Connor; Connie White; Linda Dawn Holtzlander; Cheryl A. Kay; and Yvette Leigh Duncan.
Vinton residents are: Chad Allen Noell; Karen V. Lacks, honors; Jeri A. Palmer, highest honors; Suzanne S. Belcher; Andrea Paige Wolfe; and Kenneth Neal St. Clair.
From Fincastle are: Karen Sue Duffy, honors; and April Lynette Stingley, highest honors.
Buchanan residents are: Gregory B. Spangler; and Linda Carol Meese, highest honors.
Also receiving associate of arts degrees are: Douglas E. Huffman of Daleville; Kathy Ann Huffman of New Castle, honors; and Sherri Ellen Campbell of Eagle Rock.
Those completing diploma requirements in a one-year data entry program are: Vickie Trent of Roanoke, highest honors; Donna D. Lynn of Salem; James E. Ardery II; Reda Clayton Compton of Vinton, highest honors; and Margaret M. Thomson of Troutville, highest honors.
ASHLEIGH ROSS TRENT, daughter of Barry and Teena Trent of Roanoke, is the recipient of music and scholastic scholarships to Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn. She also received the 1994 Roanoke Valley Music Teachers Association Scholarship.
Trent is a 1994 graduate of Cave Spring High School.
ROBERT R. JOHNSON JR. of Roanoke and KIMBERLY L. GROSS of Buchanan recently received degrees from Virginia Tech.
Johnson, son of Louise and Robert R. Johnson Sr., received a master's degree in vocational and technical education. He will teach at William Fleming High School.
Gross, daughter of Roy and Judy Gross, received a master of education degree in secondary science education. She will be working as a biology and chemistry teacher in Gloucester County Schools.
ALISON K. SHERWIN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Sherwin of Emory, has been named to the dean's list for the 1993-94 academic year at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. She is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School.
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