Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, January 20, 1994 TAG: 9401200409
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-9 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
In addition to her two years with the publication, Neal worked for Roanoke College and Roanoke schools. She earned her bachelor's degree in English from Virginia Tech.
\ SIGNET BANK has donated $3,400 to the Roanoke Valley Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program and $1,000 to Roanoke's West End Center for Youth.
Signet's donation to advocate program will help train 30 volunteers appointed by the court on behalf of abused and neglected children. These volunteers determine the best placement for the children in the foster care system. The bank's donation will also help fund the salary of a full-time director to manage the volunteers.
The West End Center, funded entirely by private contributions, provides 150 children with recreational, educational, nutritional and social programs. Signet's contribution will fund an entire year of programs for one participant.
\ INPRINT DESIGN AND PRODUCTION and PROGRESS PRESS won awards in the 1993 Graphics Communication Competition, sponsored by the Printing Industries of Virginia.
The awards were for projects designed by Inprint and printed by Progress. A 16-page full-color catalog and a four-panel full-color brochure produced for Roanoke Restaurant Service earned Award of Excellence status, and a 24-page "Visitor's Guide to Downtown Roanoke" produced for Downtown Roanoke Inc. won first place.
Inprint also won second place in the "Individual Marketing Piece" category at the International Foodservice Distributors Association Competition for a full-color brochure promoting Roanoke Restaurant Service's beverage program.
\ GARRY LAUTENSCHLAGER, chairman of the Safety Council of Southwest Virginia, recently received the council's Horace Hood award.
The award is given for outstanding safety promotion work in the community.
Lautenschlager is also the executive director of the Western Virginia Medical Services.
\ LESLIE RHODES CARPENITO, a personal financial planner with IDS Financial Services Inc. in Roanoke, has earned the professional designation certified financial planner.
Requirements for certification include course work and examinations in the financial planning process, risk management, investments, tax planning, retirement and employee benefits, and estate planning.
\ THE WESTERN VIRGINIA DISTRICT BANKRUPTCY COURT recently presented service awards to several employees. Barbra Argenbright and Lotus Rooksberry were recognized for 15 years of service; and John W.L. Craig II, Sharon Jones, Linda Stone and Denise Williams were recognized for five years.
Argenbright, Mike Mills and Peggy Moulse, all of Roanoke, were also honored as Employees of the Quarter for 1993.
\ THE SHERATON INN ROANOKE AIRPORT has received Chairman's Club Status by ITT Sheraton.
The hotel, owned by Roanoke-based Krisch Hotels Inc., achieved a guest satisfaction index placing it in the top 10 percent most improved of all properties with significant increases over second quarter results.
The index is based on the results of guest questionnaires evaluating cleanliness, maintenance, comfort, safety, food and employee attitudes.
\ LUCIAN A. DURHAM JR. and JOHN C. LANFORD, both of Roanoke, are among 16 "Eminent Engineers" graduates recently initiated into the Virginia Delta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at VMI, a national engineering honor society.
Selection to the society is based on lifetime accomplishments in the field of engineering.
Durham, a 1942 graduate of Virginia Military Institute, retired as chief engineer for the Norfolk and Western Railway Co. in 1980.
Lanford, a 1952 VMI graduate, is president of Adams Construction Co. in Roanoke.
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