Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, May 19, 1994 TAG: 9405190059
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W-6 EDITION: METRO
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Jefferson, daughter of Roger and Linda Jefferson of Roanoke, is a Lynchburg College freshman and a 1993 graduate of Cave Spring High School.
Boyd, son of Dianne Boyd of Roanoke, and Franke, daughter of Walter and Bernice Franke of Salem, also were selected to serve on the college's Student Government Association.
Rising senior Franke, a communications major, was elected president of the SGA. Boyd, a rising sophomore studying journalism, was chosen as the sophomore class vice president.
\ ROBERT SHELTON and RAYMOND KACZMAREK have been named officers in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
Shelton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Selton of Roanoke, will be a Corps company commander and will hold the rank of cadet major. An environmental science major, Shelton will be responsible for the training and welfare of 50 cadets.
Kaczmarek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Kaczmarek of Roanoke, will hold the rank of cadet lieutenant colonel. As a Corps deputy commander, Kaczmarek will be responsible for 200 cadets entering the Corps next fall. He is studying biology and will graduate in May 1996.
\ THE HOLLINS COLLEGE chapter of Phi Beta Kappa recently named students Sherri L. Fialko, Ginny Christophel Davis and Bethany Leigh Blankenship to their organization.
In order to be initiated, students must demonstrate good character and show strong performance in various liberal arts studies.
\ VIRGINIA'S EXPLORE PARK recently announced the winners in its Earth Day celebration art and prose contest.
Prose and poetry winners included:
Fifth grade - Cory Jones, first place; Jenny Goodlatte, second place; Angela Marshall, third; Erin Edwards, honorable mention.
Fourth grade - Travis Ramsey, first; Matt Wallace, second; Brandi Basham, third; Amy Rhodes, honorable mention; Hadley Adkin, honorable mention.
Third grade - Regina Pugh, first; Rachel Conner, second; Matthew Price, third; Kendall Chamberlain, honorable mention.
Kindergarten - Aaron Fallon, first; Chris Holland, second place; Michael Cessna, third place; Walker Adkins, honorable mention.
Art contest winners were:
Fifth grade - Natalie Bartgis, first; Jack Reed, second; Carlos Novak, third.
Fourth grade - Jonathan Katz, first; Brandon Beck, second; Scott Dudley, third.
Third grade - Dalton Preston, first; Beth Kraterfield, second; Matthew Price, third.
Second grade - Rebacca Sweeney, first; Samara Abbott, second; Jon Kara, third.
First grade - Jenny Dunker, first; Wade France, second; Matthew Ginther, third.
Kindergarten - Elizabeth McLaughlin, first; Maisie Leach, second Aaron Fallon, third.
\ PATRICK HENRY and WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL students recently won awards at the\ Regional Future Business Leaders Of America competition at Virginia Western Community College.
Winners from Patrick Henry High School were: Lisa Sowers, Daniel Daum and Michelle Eanes, first place; Taharee Webb, Emily Clasbey, Lori Clasbey, Chris Avidano and Heather Cormany, second place; Heather Cormany, third place; and Jo Doe and Charlena Stanley, fourth place.
Winners from William Fleming High School were: Jeremy Barnes and Vilavone Phonasa, first.
Fleming also won an award for having the longest running chapter membership in the region.
\ A GLENVAR HIGH SCHOOL four-member team recently won second place at the Virginia Regional Computer Science competition at Virginia Tech.
Seniors Adam Ashwell, Chadd Yeatts, Mark Greer and Chad Pack competed against several other Southwest Virginia teams to solve eight computer problems in under three hours. The team, advised by Glenvar teacher Bo Hagen, also received $300 in U.S. savings bonds.
\ THE FINCASTLE RESOLUTIONS CHAPTER OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION has announced the winners of its annual essay contest. The chapter awards $50 and $100 savings bonds for essays about the the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant.
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.
\ KELLY DIERKER, daughter of Richard and Judy Dierker of Roanoke, has been named an admissions office tour guide for the 1994-95 academic year at Pfeiffer College in Misenheimer, N.C.
Dierker is a freshman at the college.
\ CADET RUSSELL BOOTH, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Booth of Roanoke, was named to academic honors for the fourth grading period at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham.
Booth is a freshman at the 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.
\ MARY FITZGERALD, assistant professor of art history at Roanoke College, has been chosen to participate in a National Endowment for the Humanities 1994 Summer Seminar for College Teachers at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
Fitzgerald, as one of 12 scholars, will receive a $3,200 stipend. The seminar is entitled, "Constructing the Image of the State, the Family and the Individual in Renaissance Florence and Venice."
Before joining the Roanoke College faculty, Fitzgerald taught at Syracuse University, Ithaca College, Ohio University, Colgate University and Wright State University. She received her Ph.D. in the history of Italian art from Syracuse University.
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