Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, April 21, 1994 TAG: 9404210098
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-7 EDITION: METRO
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Harman was a site leader in Baldwin, La., a rural community still recovering from damage caused by Hurricane Andrew. He also tutored elementary school children and prepared meals at a homeless center in New Orleans.
Penn traveled to Merida, Mexico, where he helped repair a clinic and day-care center, distribute clothing and food to the needy and assist in educating the community about health care and nutrition.
Wertz worked in Dungannon, one of two Appalachian sites where volunteers repaired homes, cut firewood, dug ditches, helped teach adults to read and worked with youths at risk.
Students paid for their own trips including housing, travel, food, a donation to their site, first-aid supplies and construction materials.
\ PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL has announced the names of students who won awards at the annual District 7 Vocational Industrial Clubs of America conference at Pulaski County High School.
First-place winners included: Jennifer Hanger, graphic communications; William Wallace, air-cooled engine; and Greg White, industrial electronics.
Third-place winners were: Keith Barnett, club display; Shaneka Basham, job interview; Virgil Coleman, club display; Crystal Gills, graphic communications; John Harris, job skill demonstration; Thomas Hodges, club display; Chris Lawrence, welding; and Jason Tyree, air cooled engine.
\ ANDY MARCHAL, a senior at Patrick Henry High School, and CARISSA TAYLOR, a junior at Northside High School, recently participated in a special Virginia Museum of Fine Arts program. The theme of the three-day program at the Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond was "Artspeak"; and activities included workshops, tours, gallery visits and art-making exercises. The Art Museum of Western Virginia sponsored Marchal and Taylor.
\ DAVID N. DUNSTAN, son of John Dunstan of Roanoke, has been named the recipient of a Leadership Activities Scholarship at Barton College in Wilson, N.C.
Dunstan, a Cave Spring High School senior, will enter Barton in the fall. The renewable scholarship will cover 15 percent of Dunstan's tuition.
\ CRAIG SOMMERS of Roanoke recently completed his master's degree in health care administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
\ MARK D. TANIS, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Tanis of Salem, has been selected for recognition in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Tanis, a 1990 graduate of Cave Spring High School, is a senior majoring in business administration at Mary Washington College. He also is active in the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, the varsity track team, the Capital Athletic Conference All-Academic team and the Students for Free Enterprise. He has been named to the dean's list and the athletic honor roll, and serves as the student association treasurer.
\ WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL has announced the names of students who placed at the recent Virginia Tech Tests of Engineering Aptitudes, Mathematics, and Science competition.
The team of Patrice Callahan, Jennifer Ferrell, Amy Johnson, Matt Jones, Tommy Pendleton, Richard Tillies and Chris Walker placed second in their category.
\ SHAFIQ WALLER and BETTY YOUNG, William Fleming High School students, recently won Outstanding Cadet awards for their contributions to the Fleming R.O.T.C. program.
Waller, a senior who plans to attend Hampton University, is a wing commander; and Young, a junior who wants to enter the U.S. Air Force, is a cadet colonel.
\ HOLLINS COLLEGE has announced the names of Roanoke-area adult students who were were named to dean's list for fall semester. They are Darlene Coulson, Linda T. Cunningham, Beth-Boyd Denson, Sherri L. Fialko, Diana C. Harvey, Gailen R. Miles, Tia M. Moore, Ginny C. Davis Owen and Jennifer Parker.
\ AMY BETH MERCER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mercer of Roanoke, has been named a 1994-95 student resident adviser for Mary Baldwin College in Staunton.
\ PHILIP H. BANGLE, a junior at Hampden-Sydney College, has been elected to membership in Eta Sigma Phi, the national honorary classical fraternity. Bangle is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. James H. Bangle of Roanoke and Dr. and Mrs. H. Max Landey of Marion.
\ LACEY ELIZABETH EIBERT, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton D. Eibert of Roanoke, recently had an article published in the Cumberland College Admissions Newsletter. Eibert is a junior at the college in Williamsburg, Ky. The admissions newsletter is a bi-yearly publication of articles about campus activities.
\ WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL'S ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM has received an honorable mention award for outstanding achievement in the 1994 Athletic Management Awards of Excellence Program, sponsored by Athletic Management magazine.
Michael Goforth, athletic trainer and a teacher at William Fleming, directs the athletic training program. Fleming's program was featured in the March issue of the magazine.
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