Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, May 5, 1994 TAG: 9405050081
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-9 EDITION: METRO
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\ CHAD G. BURCHINAL and SAMUEL L. KOSKO of Roanoke have been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at West Virginia University.
\ ELIZABETH ANNE BECKNER, daughter of Billy and Joyce Beckner of Vinton, will be included in the 1994 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges."
Beckner, a senior mathematics major at Longwood College, is a graduate of Staunton River High School.
\ MICHAEL WOLF, son of Leonora Wolf of Roanoke, has been selected to serve on Student Government Association committees at Lynchburg College.
Wolf, a philosophy and political science major, is serving on the planning committee.
\ WALLACE RICHARDS of Roanoke has completed the basic auctioneering course at the Mendenhall School of Auctioneering in High Point, N.C.
\ ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR winners have been announced. The Grand Awards for Top Project winners also participated in the Western Virginia Regional Science Fair at Virginia Western Community College. They are: Gardner Hoover, Patrick Henry; Kathryn Houston, William Fleming; Mariana Abraham, Governor's School-PH; Viki Farmakis, Governor's School-Fleming; Daniel Daum, PH; Debra Kurshan, Governor's School-PH; Kristi Alger, Governor's School-PH; Theresa Robertson, Governor's School, Fleming; Yaron Rachlin, Governor's School-PH; Jamal Millner, Fleming; Adam Doherty, PH; Erik Wishneff, Governor's School-PH; Chad Bowden/Josh Knust, Fleming; Channing Preston/Janemarie Ridenhour/Eric Ritter, Governor's School-PH; Dylan King/William Godsey, PH; Candace Cooper, Fleming; Syiisha Dale, Fleming; Sarah Turner, Governor's School-PH; Allison Suggs, Governor's School-PH; Emily Bennett, Governor's School-PH.
The Leann Whitlock Memorial for Excellence in middle school science winners were: Patrice Lewis, Breckinridge; Charles Dibling, Woodrow Wilson; Elizabeth Matthews, James Madison; Blaine Owsley, Addison; Christopher Genheimer, Madison; Christopher Sowder, Stonewall Jackson; Adam Roberts, Madison; Donna Moran, William Ruffner; Douglas Taborn, Ruffner; Sara Joyce, Madison; Amanda Willis, Breckinridge; Adam Childers, Madison; Maranda Greene, Jackson; Virginia Weckstein, Wilson; Nathan Mossor, Addison.
Senior division winners were: Gardner Hoover, first; Kathryn Houston, second; Raki Wright, third; Latasha Thompson, third, all in botany.
Mariana Abraham, first; Sonya Sawyer, second; Alex Wade, third, for medicine and health.
Viki Farmakis, first; Daniel Daum, first; Kristi Alger, second; Yaron Rachlin, second; Debra Kurshan, third; Theresa Robertson, third, for environmental sciences.
Jamal Millner, first; Alan Wagstaff, second; Katie Andrews, third, for physics.
Adam Doherty, first; Erik Wishneff, first; Robin Reed, second; Jennifer Rogers, third, for behavioral and social sciences.
Candace Cooper, first; Sarah Turner, first; Syiisha Dale, second; Greg McCray, third, for biochemistry.
Allison Suggs, first; Emily Bennett, second; Marcel Michelli, third, for engineering.
Senior team project winners were: Chad Bowden/Josh Knust, first; Channing Preston/Janemarie Ridenhour/Eric Ritter, first; Hanes Feldman/Keedick Coulter/Scott Repass, second; Andy Johnston/Clark Williams, second; Anastasia Bacalis/Jennifer Mann/Erin Rutherford, third; Tabitha Brown/Jaime Summers, third, for physical science.
Dylan King/William Godsey, first; Sharvette Law/Brandy Jernigan, second; Shataqua Taylor/Archie Collins, third, for life science.
Middle school division winners included Charles Diblin, first; Elizabeth Matthews, first; Patrice Lewis, second; Brad Scaggs, second; Carrie Oliver, third; Greg Overholser, third, for botany.
Blaine Owsley, first; Christopher Genheimer, first; Christopher Sowder, second; Laura Dowdy, second; Gary Slates, third; Warren Hammond, third, for chemistry.
Adam Roberts, Donna Moran, Daniel Talmadge, second; Douglas Taborn, second; Neesha Patel, third; Scott Light, third, for physics.
Sara Joyce, first; Abby Fifer, second; Sara Wonson, third, for environmental sciences.
Adam Childers, first; Amanda Willis, second; Reed Saul, third, for zoology, medicine and health.
Maranda Greene, first; Brian Hungate, second; John Martin, third for biochemistry.
Virginia Weckstein, first; Doshia Goodwin, second; Alicia Boles, third, behavioral and social sciences.
Nathan Mossor, first; Alan Rowlett, second; Nghia Nguyen, third, for math and engineering.
Central Council PTA awards for promising projects went to Katie Stockburger, Madison; Matthew Hendrick, Breckinridge; Reed Saul, Madison; Nghia Nguyen, Jackson; Donna Wright, Breckinridge; Chad Ricker, Jackson; Sophia Miksa, Ruffner.
The senior high division awards went to: Jennifer Hanger, PH; Amy Johnson, Fleming; Kianna Price, PH; Ben Moffitt, Fleming; Jay Edwards, PH; Mujtaba Khan, Fleming.
Viki Farmakis of the Governor's School-Fleming received the American Association of University Women award.
Elizabeth Matthews of Madison won the Eastman Kodak Company awards for photography.
Science Museum of Western Virginia spotlight award: Sara Wonson, Wilson; Taylor Willis, Madison; Nghia Nguyen, Jackson; Lisa Hart, Jackson; Jabari Witcher, Ruffner; Earl Smith, Jr., Ruffner.
United States Metric Association award: Allison Suggs, Governor's School-PH.
American Meteorological Society award: Adam Roberts, Madison.
National Association of Biology Teachers award: Mariana Abraham, Governor's School-PH.
National Association of Corrosion Engineers award: John Harris, Governor's School-PH.
Smoke Free Society by the Year 2000 award: Reed Saul, Madison.
Southern Photo and Print award: Emily Bennett, Governor's School-PH.
Council of Teachers of Mathematics award: Alan Wagstaff: Governor's School-PH.
Iota Sigma Pi National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry award: Syiisha Dale, Fleming.
U.S. Department of Energy: Kristi Alger, Governor's School-PH.
Yale Science and Engineering Association, Inc. award: Marcel Michelli, PH.
U.S. Air Force in Various Fields of Science award: Gardner Hoover, PH; Mariana Abraham, Governor's School-PH; Daniel Daum, PH; Katie Andrews, Governor's School-PH; Erik Wishneff, Governor's School-PH; Jennifer Rogers, Governor's School-PH; Greg McCray, PH; Marcel Michelli, PH; Sonya Sawyer, Fleming; Viki Farmakis, Governor's School-Fleming; Charles Dibling, Wilson; Christopher Genheimer, Madison; Douglas Taborm, Ruffner; Abby Fifer, Madison; Adam Childers, Madison; Reed Saul, Madison; Brian Hungate, Jackson; Virginia Weckstein, Wilson; Alan Rowlett, Addison; Blain Owsley, Addison.
U.S. Army in Various Fields of Science award: Mariana Abraham, Governor's School-PH; Kristi Alger, Governor's School; Marcel Michelli; PH; Shanzida Husain, PH; Emily Bennett, Governor's School-PH.
U.S. Navy and Marine in Various Fields of Science award: Mariana Abraham, Governor's School-PH; Kristi Alger, Governor's School-PH; David Talmadge, PH.
\ THE ROANOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS' SCIENCE FAIR winners have been announced. They are:
Behavioral and Social Sciences: Brian Simpson, first; Kimberly Rogers, second; Martin Kessler, third; Christine Grecus, honorable mention; Emily R. Martin, honorable mention.
Biochemistry/Microbiology: Meenoo Jain, first; Sarah Airey, second; Tim Robers, third; Matthew Tobey, honorable mention.
Botany/Zoology: Evelyn Greiner, first; Catherine Bolton, second; Christine Sluder, third; Rachael Perrott, honorable mention; Tanya Turner, honorable mention.
Environmental Sciences: Raymond Waymack, first; Allison Waymack, second; Catherine Airey, third; Nanda Channaiah, honorable mention.
Medicine/Health/Chemistry: Yasmin Jilla, first; Deepa Channaiah, second; Stacie Nixon, third; Cherie Wagner, honorable mention.
Physics/Engineering/Computer Science: Ryan Danner, first; Joseph Statzer, second; Brian Sutton, third; Mark Futrell, honorable mention.
by CNB