ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, February 24, 1994                   TAG: 9402240358
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: N-11   EDITION: METRO 
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IN BUSINESS

JIM SMALLWOOD of Roanoke has been named director of corporate energy and project sourcing for Owens-Corning.

Smallwood, who joined Owens-Corning in 1977, graduated from Clemson University in 1974 with a degree in administrative management and earned a master's degree from Furman University in 1981.

\ HARRY W. KESSLER III of the Beltone Hearing Aid Center in Roanoke recently received the Pacesetter Award from owner Carl E. McCurdy.

The award recognizes Kessler's contributions to the education and well-being of the hearing impaired through his testing, evaluation, and application of hearing aid technology.

\ ROBERT A. JAMIE of Salem has earned membership in Modern Woodmen of America 1993 District Manager Round Table.

Jamie was selected for outstanding leadership and high achievement in life insurance sales.

\ STEVE MILES of Salem was recently named Salesman of the Year for 1993 by Finn Construction and Window Systems Inc.

Miles also was chosen as a member of the President's Club and received the Bristol Cup award from Winchester Industries.

\ GILBERT E. BUTLER JR. and AL THOMASON, members of the Roanoke and Roanoke County planning commissions respectively, recently graduated from the 16th Virginia Certified Planning Commissioners' Program at Virginia Tech.

The 10-week certification program - involving class instruction, home study and a two-day workshop - is designed to provide new and veteran planning commission members with a comprehensive introduction to community planning and the related responsibilities of local planning commissions.

The program is sponsored by the Virginia Cooperative Extension's Community Resource Development Program, the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and the Virginia Citizen's Planning Association.

\ THE BANK OF BUCHANAN'S Eagle Rock and Buchanan offices recently received the Whole Village Award from the Virginia Education Association for contributions to childhood learning.

The VEA award is named after an African proverb, "It takes a whole village to educate a child."



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