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DATE: THURSDAY, January 13, 1994                   TAG: 9401140360
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WHO, WHEN & WHERE

Art show entries The Virginia Watercolor Society is seeking entries for the 15th VWS Jurored Exhibition to be held May 21 through June 25 in Virginia Tech's Perspective Gallery.

Slide entries must be postmarked by Feb. 15. Eligible for entry are paintings on paper in watercolor, acrylics, casein, gouache or other aqueous medium, not varnished, and executed in the past two years. The exhibit is open to all Virginia artists with the entry fee of $15 for VWS members and $35 for nonmembers. For information, call Nadine Allen at 552-1798 or Patricia Carr at 345-2713.

Hollins seminar

The May Camp Walker Winter Seminar series at Hollins College continues on Jan. 19 with lectures by Lawrence Becker and Janet McDowell.

This year's seminars seek to answer the question: ``Who will pay if we get sick?'' Becker's talk is titled ``Fixing the System: A View From Germany.'' He is the Kenan Professor of Philosophy at the College of William and Mary. McDowell's talk is titled ``A Question of Ethics: Marcus Welby, Meet Managed Care.'' She is an ethics consultant with Carilion Health Systems.

The last talks of the seminar will be presented on Jan. 26. Thomas Robertson, president of Carilion Health System, will discuss ``Providing Care: The Hospital's Perspective,'' and Teresa Dimarco, vice president of program development and health care marketing at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia, will talk about ``Insuring the Patient, Protecting the System.''

All talks are held at 10:30 a.m. in Babcock Auditorium of the Dana Science Building on the Hollins campus.

Volunteers needed

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest in Bedford County is looking for adult volunteers to give tours, work in the museum shop and assist staff with clerical work and other tasks.

All volunteers must complete training, which includes a combination of lectures, tours and reading assignments and will begin in February. For more information, call Dianne Kinney or Kathy Kramer at (804) 525-1806.

Award nominees

Total Action Against Poverty is accepting nominations for the third annual Noel C. Taylor Distinguished Humanitarian Award. Nominees must live and serve in any of the 11 jurisdictions in the TAP service area - Roanoke, Roanoke County, Salem, Lexington, Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Botetourt County, Covington, Clifton Forge, Alleghany County and Craig County.

Nominees also should exemplify these characteristics: capacity to promite unity and harmony, respect for the individual, compassion for low-income people and a commitment to creating opportunity for all.

Any individual, organization or business may submit nominations. They must be postmarked or faxed by Feb. 15 to Noel C. Taylor Award, c/o TAP, P.O. Box 2868, Roanoke, VA 24001 (Fax: 345-4461).

For more information, call 345-6781, ext. 353.

by CNB