Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, September 15, 1994 TAG: 9410270027
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S12 EDITION: METRO
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Glenda R. Morris received the Wal-Mart Retailing Award; Alison L. Scott received the Outstanding Student in Hotel-Restaurant Management Award and Pizza Hut Scholarship; and Elaina M. Schyphers received the Banfi Vinters Scholarship.
ROANOKE COLLEGE'S DEAN'S COUNCIL recently presented its 1994 Award for Exemplary Teaching to Bobbye Au and its Award for Exemplary Service to James Buriak.
Au, professor of English and director of the Honors Program, has previously been recognized for her commitment to teaching. In 1989, she was chosen Outstanding Professor of the Year by the college's chapters of Cardinal and Blue Key, and this year she was elected by the students, faculty and staff to be a member of the "Last Lecture" series.
Buriak, who has been at Roanoke College for 13 years, is an assistant professor of physical education and an athletic trainer.
JEFFREY B. PATTERSON of Roanoke has completed a series of courses at the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology in Troy, Ohio. He also graduated from the Combination/Pipe Welding program.
DWAYNE E. WEBSTER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis V. Webster of Hardy, recently received a bachelor of arts degree from Wake Forest University. Webster is a 1988 graduate of Patrick Henry High School.
KENNETH S. REEDY, a special representative for the Franklin Life Insurance Co., has graduated from the company's Trainee Associate Program Congress VIII.
Reedy, from Salem, is a senior at Roanoke College and is involved in Franklin's internship program.
JOHN CAPPS and YVONNE ELLIOTT, both associate professors of English at Virginia Western Community College, recently completed requirements for doctorate degrees.
Capps earned an Ed.D. in English Education from Virginia Tech, and Elliott earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
STEPHANIE FRANK, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gil Frank of 4867 Hunting Hills Drive, was one of 107 students from 28 states to attend Washington and Lee University's Summer Scholars Program.
Summer Scholars is an academic program designed to provide students with an opportunity to sample college life. The program offers a choice of six curricula, each made up of three courses.
Frank is a rising senior at Cave Spring High School.
JULIE SINGLETON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Brown of Fincastle, has been re-elected chairwoman of Mary Baldwin College's chapter of Habitat for Humanity for the 1994-95 academic year.
Singleton, a 1992 graduate of James River High School, is a rising junior at Mary Baldwin.
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY awarded degrees to the following area students during its recent graduation: Kristen L. Blalock, Amanda M. Breeding, Andrea Y. Brown, Karen C. Burns, Michael D. Carr, Daryl E. Cronk, Mark F. Dudley, Joseph K. Edmonds, Jennifer A. Foster, Erin G. Garvin, Charles V. Hinton, Sheri L. Jones, Christopher P. Lupton, Joy C. Meador, Andrew M. Monsour, Aimee M. Ratliff, Katrina E. Ross, Alison L. Scott, Erica L. Seligman, Rebecca K. Sherman, Michelle L. Stough, Tenita L. Stuart, Kyra L. Taylor, Michele L. Turpin, Jennifer A. Venable, and Christopher M. West, all fom Roanoke; Jason W. Bond, Tia L. Brown, and Traci L. Showalter, from Troutville; Jacqueline L. Atkins, Valerie A. Conner, and Charles E. Robertson, all of Vinton; William M. Hunt, Aleasea Y. Johnson, Brent S. Munsey, and Diron D. Smith, all of Salem; Charles C. Livergood of Blue Ridge; Suzanne L. Wright of Eagle Rock.
by CNB