Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, May 19, 1994 TAG: 9405190048
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-9 EDITION: METRO
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The winners are - Laura N. Scyphers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David L. Scyphers of 1031 Liberty Road and Rienne Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duke Morris of 2607 Derwent Drive; both from William Fleming High School.
Erin Donckers, daughter of Mrs. Wanda Donckers of 2052 Westover Ave.; from Patrick Henry High School.
Lauren Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Willis of 3201 Somerset St.; James Woolwine, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Woolwine of 2709 Stephenson Ave.; Allyson Ayers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Ayers of 2614 Crystal Spring Ave.; Elizabeth Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Matthews Jr. of 3805 Penarth Road; Stephen Miles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Miles of 2221D S. Jefferson St.; Amanda Singer, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Singer of 715 28th St.; all of James Madison Middle School.
\ NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE has announced the names of Roanoke Valley residents named to its dean's list for the winter quarter at the Roanoke Valley campus.
Students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average are: Kirsten K. Clark, Sherry A. Downs, Kimberly A. Evans, Pamela C. Frost, Patricia A. Gray, Natalie A. Green, Ernestine (Bunny) Hancock, Jackie C. Hayslett, Julia R. Huffman, Sonya M. Jackson, Christopher A Jones, Ellen L. Owens, Dana H. Podell, Beth E. Richards, Kimberly R. Smith, Lynda D. Swank, Elizabeth Thomas Donna M. Van Nattan, all of Roanoke; Lisa Bedwell, Hanne Kristine Iversen, Linda A. Lester and Gary L. Slate, all of Salem; Mary Lee DeVaughn and Margaret M. Thomson, both of Troutville; April L. Stingley of Fincastle; and Lynda E. Davis and Shantel S. Overstreet, both of Vinton.
Thosed named for academic excellence are: Jennifer L. Barker, Christy L. Boyd, Joyce A. Burdette, Jean Butler, Tara D. Eddy, Tracy A. Harper, Loretta M. Hart, Rachel Harwick, Jeffrey A. McDaniel, Patricia A. Meadows, Andrea M. Mizak, Thomas M. Morgan, Heidi Porter, Melissa D. Rowan, Trina K. Stanley and Judi A. Thomas, all of Roanoke; Samantha L. Francisco, Teresa M. Hoback, Richard A. Moses and Cyndey L. Thomas, all of Salem; and Jennifer L. Glass and Jerri Palmer, both of Vinton.
\ ROANOKE-AREA STUDENTS who won first place in the Junior American Citizens "Flags in American History" contest are: Tiffany Wortman and Philip Wall, both of Roanoke Catholic Lower School; and David Durham, Lindsay Hock and Matt McDowell, all of Crystal Spring Elementary School.
The students are all fourth-graders.
The entries reflect an interest in the history and heritage of the United States, the central theme of the Junior American Citizens, a committee of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
The winners were sponsored by the Col. William Preston Chapter, and received pins and certificates. Their entries have been forwarded for judging at division and national levels.
\ WESTERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS from the Roanoke Valley have been announced. The awards and winners are as follows:
Grand awards - Mariana Abraham of Patrick Henry High School, and Amy Patterson of Lord Botetourt High School; alternate winners: Kristi Alger, Patrick Henry, and Jason Sprinkle, Lord Botetourt. The awards include a $2,000 renewable Roanoke College scholarship.
Hollins College award - Abraham and Patterson. The $1,000 scholarship is renewable.
Environmental, earth and space Sciences - Kristi Alger, Patrick Henry; Catherine Airey, Northside High School; Jason Sprinkle, Lord Botetourt, all first. Nanda Channaiah, William Byrd High; Daniel Daum, Patrick Henry, second. Yaron Rachlin, Patrick Henry, third. Viki Farmakis, William Fleming; Theresa Robertson, Fleming; Raymond Waymack, Glenvar; all fourth.
Biochemistry and chemistry - Deepa Channaiah, Byrd, first. Sarah Airey, Northside Junior High School, second; Candace Cooper, William Fleming, third.
Botany - Evelyn Greiner, Cave Spring, first. Gardner Hoover, Patrick Henry, second. Matt Oehlschlaeger, Salem, third. Kathryn Houston, William Fleming, fourth.
Medicine and health - Mariana Abraham, Patrick Henry, first. Yasmin Jilla, Northside; second. Cherie Wagner, Cave Spring, third.
Engineering and computer science - Ryan Danner, Cave Spring, first. Taylor Jones, Patrick Henry, second. Allison Suggs, Patrick Henry, third. Emily Bennett, Patrick Henry, fourth.
Physics - Patrick Bell, Salem, second. James Rankin, Salem, third place. Jamal Millner, William Fleming, fourth.
Behavioral and social sciences - Kimberly Rogers, Northside; Corynne McCluskey, Salem, both first. Johanna Fisher, Salem; Erik Wishneff, Patrick Henry, both third. Martin Kessler, William Byrd, fourth.
Microbiology - Sarah Turner, Patrick Henry, and Meenoo Jain, Cave Spring, first. Tim Robers, Cave Spring, second. Miriam Stough, Roanoke Valley Christian, and Kathryn Brammer, Craig County, third. Dana Hurt, Roanoke Valley Christian, fourth.
Zoology - Amy Patterson, Lord Botetourt, first; April Updike, Roanoke Valley Christian, second. Molly Lorton, James River, and Christina Sluder, Northside, fourth.
Team projects - Joshua Knust/Chad Bowden, William Fleming, first place. Michael Dowe II/Brian Lawhorn, Northside/William Byrd, second. Eric Ritter/Janemarie Ridenhour/E. Channing Preston, Patrick Henry, third. William Godsey/Dylan King, Patrick Henry, fourth.
David W. Partington Jr. Science award - Viki Farmakis, William Fleming.
Eastman Kodak Company Science and Engineering award - Tim Robers, Cave Spring.
American Waterworks Association award - Yaron Rachlin, Patrick Henry, first. Theresa Robertson, William Fleming, and Erika Woodson, James River, honorable mention.
U.S. Metric Association award - Allison Suggs, Patrick Henry.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics award - Joshua Knust/Chad Bowden, William Fleming.
U.S. Army awards - Nanda Channaiah, William Byrd; Deepa Channaiah, William Byrd; Seth Wood; Northside; Brian Sutton, William Byrd; Emily Bennett, Patrick Henry.
National Association of Corrosion Engineers - Nanda Channaiah, William Byrd.
Hollins College Sigma Xi Club Science award - Amy Patterson, Lord Botetourt; Mariana Abraham, Patrick Henry.
IOTA Sigma PI National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry - Sarah Airey, Northside Junior.
American Association of University Women award - Mariana Abraham, Patrick Henry.
ia Spotlight award - Nanda Channaiah, William Byrd; Jason Sprinkle, Lord Botetourt; Allison Waymack, Glenvar; Mariana Abraham, Patrick Henry; Yasmin Jilla, Northside; Taylor Jones, Patrick Henry.
NASA awards - Honorable mention: Ryan Danner, Cave Spring; Joshua Knust/Chad Bowden, William Fleming.
U.S. Navy and Marine awards: Kristi Alger, Patrick Henry; Ryan Danner, Cave Spring; Patrick Bell, Salem.
Yale Science and Engineering Association award - Deepa Channaiah, William Byrd.
U.S. Department of Energy award - Joey Statzer, Glenvar.
National Association of Biology Teachers - Mariana Abraham, Patrick Henry.
Smoke-Free Society - Deepa Channaiah, William Byrd.
U.S. Air Force award (junior division) - Brian Sutton, William Byrd, first Daniel Daum, Patrick Henry, second. Raymond Waymack, Glenvar; Yaron Rachlin, Patrich Henry; Patrick Bell, Salem, honorable mention.
U.S. Air Force award (senior division - Ryan Danner, Cave Spring, first. Kristi Alger, Patrick Henry, second. June Zhu, Cave Spring; Catherin Airey, Northside; Nanda Channaiah, William Byrd; Theresa Robertson, William Fleming; Jamal Millner, William Fleming; Emily Bennett, Patrick Henry; Taylor Jones, Patrick Henry; Yasmin Jilla, Northside; Wilson Pasley, Roanoke Valley Christian; Cherie Wagner, Cave Spring; Mariana Abraham, Patrick Henry, all honorable mention.
\ MELISSA ANNE WILLCOX, daughter of Phillip G. Jr. and Judith E. Willcox of Roanoke, has been named to "Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities." She is studying family and child development and early childhood education at Virginia Tech.
\ ESTHER B. CIRASUNDA has been listed in both Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Education. Cirasunda also was included in the 23rd edition of the Dictionary of International Biography and nominated for Who's Who of Women. Cirasunda has worked in the Roanoke Public School system for 19 years and is Garden City Elementary School's library media specialist.
\ JEFFREY BARNETT, son of Jeff and Freda Barnett of Roanoke, was named the 1993-94 William Fleming Trig-Star. A junior, Barnett participated in a trigonometry competition co-sponsored by the National Society of Professional Surveyors and T.P Parker and Son. Runners-up in the competition were Jamal Millner, Huy Nguyen, Shafiq Waller and Julie Waddle.
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