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

DATE: SATURDAY, May 14, 1994                   TAG: 9405160006
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-7   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: RADFORD                                LENGTH: Short

RADFORD CHAMBER GIVES HONORS

The Radford Chamber of Commerce named William Armentrout its business person of the year at the chamber's annual dinner Thursday.

Armentrout, a pharmacist, has owned and managed his business, now called "The Medicine Shoppe," for 26 years. He has served as a director on the chamber board, on the Main Street Radford board and on the St. Albans Psychiatric Hospital board.

The award goes to a business person who has displayed entrepreneurship, innovation or management skills, who has displayed leadership within the business or professional community, and who has been involved in civic activities.

Also Thursday, the chamber named Charles Fretwell the winner of its education support award.

Fretwell, a charter member of the Radford High School Foundation formed in 1986, has served as its board vice chairman since then.

He has served as chairman of the foundation's fund-raising committee, which has helped to raise more than $100,000 in endowments which have been used to fund classroom projects for students in elementary and high school.

Robert Skunda, state secretary of commerce and trade, spoke at the dinner.

- New River Valley bureau

by CNB