Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, June 9, 1994 TAG: 9406090077
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-6 EDITION: METRO
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They are: Stephanie Shea Allman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Allman Jr.; Debbie Dianne Brown, daughter of Brenda Robertson; Chelsea Marie Eichelberger, daughter of Lynda McGarry and Stan Eichelberger; Bethany Leigh Blankenship, daughter of H.R. and Melody Blankenship; Laurie Beth Mooney, daughter of Ronald and JoAnn Mooney; Sherry Ann Poff, daughter of Ricky and Lesley Poff; Krista Suzanne Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Thomas; Amy Denise Underwood, daughter of T.J. and Darla Underwood; and Stacy Lynn Davis, daughter of Gary and Susan Davis.
\ 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.
\ 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.
Science Museum of Western Virginia 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.
\ MARY ALICE BARKSDALE-LADD, assistant professor at West Virginia University's College of Human Resources and Education, recently received a WVU Foundation Award for for Outstanding Teaching.
Barksdale-Ladd is a 1972 graduate of Cave Spring High School.
\ MARK L. FERGUSON, son of Sandra Ferguson of 2813 Clarendon Ave., has been named a Bonner Scholar at Guilford College.
The scholars program is based on community involvement and believes that college students have a unique and important contribution to make to society.
\ 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.
\ ROANOKE COLLEGE recently award the Roanoke College Medal to four alumni from the Roanoke Valley: Rev. Guy "Tex" Ritter of Salem; William M. Moir of Roanoke; and Weldon T. Lawrence and Doris Wright Lawrence of Hollins.
The award recognizes outstanding alumni who represent the ideals of responsible leadership, intellectual integrity and good citizenship through their professional accomplishments and service to their communities and alma mater.
\ GEORGE BRENT SHORTER, son of Margaret P. and George W. Shorter of Fairway Forest Drive, is the recipient of a scholarship in North Carolina State University's 1993-94 John T. Caldwell/Merit Awards Program competition.
Shorter will graduate from Cave Spring High School this spring.
\ SARAH E. MOORE of Roanoke recently was selected to the Longwood College chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi national honor society. Moore is a senior majoring in English.
\ KELLY DIERKER, daughter of Richard and Judy Dierker of Roanoke, has been selected to serve as a residence assistant at Pfeiffer College in Misenheimer, N.C. Dierker is a freshman.
by CNB