Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, June 9, 1994 TAG: 9406090080
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-9 EDITION: METRO
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\ SAMANTHA HUFFMAN and JULIE REED of William Byrd High School, placed in the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference. Huffman placed fourth in the state in office procedures, and Reed placed fourth in the state in word processing competition.
\ VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has named the recipients of Donald Willson Memorial Scholarships, which are presented to the best actor or actress and best technician. The recipients were: Josh Cokendolpher, Mary Jane Conklin and Jason Ward. All are members of a drama workshop class at Virginia Western.
\ CRYSTAL P. SIMPSON and KENNETH W. LANIER JR. have won scholarships at Virginia Western Community College.
Simpson, a second-year education major, is the recipient of the Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Payne Scholarship. She is a graduate of Northside High School. In addition to her full-time studies at Virginia Western, she works part time for American Family Life Assurance Co. She will attend Hampton University in the fall to earn a degree in psychology.
Lanier, a second-year electrical engineering technology major, is the recipient of the Continental Societies Inc. Scholarship. He will attend East Tennessee State University in the fall and pursue a degree in biomedical engineering. He also works at American Medical Supplies.
\ TONYA ZIMMER, daughter of Debra Briley of Roanoke, has been elected president of the Student Activities Board at Lynchburg College. She is a political science major and 1991 graduate of Cave Spring High School.
\ AMY MOFFITT and ISHA EDMONDS, students at William Fleming High School, placed in the Creative Writing Contest of the Arts Department, sponsored by the Woman's Club of Roanoke. Moffitt won first place, and Edmonds was second place in poetry. Moffitt will advance to state competition.
\ CADET RUSSELL BOOTH, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Booth of Roanoke, was named to the academic honors list at Hargrave Military Academy for the fifth grading period. He is a freshman.
\ TIFFANY MONIQUE SPEAKS, a 1994 Duke University graduate, is a recipient of the William J. Griffith University Service Award.
The award honors the university's vice president emeritus for his community work.
\ BRENDA E. DULANEY of Roanoke was accepted to National Business College's dean list for the final winter term.
\ ANDREA ELIAS of Roanoke was appointed orientation director at the University of Tennesse in Knoxville. To be considered for a position, students are required to have two letters of recommendation and a minimum GPA of 2.25.
Elias is a public relations major.
\ JACQUELYN CHRISTIANE HINMAN and JOMA SHANE WHISNANT have received the Col. William Preston Chapter, Daughters Of The American Revolution's "Good Citizen" awards.
Hinman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hinman, is a senior at Roanoke Catholic; and Whisnant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Whisnant, is a senior at Northside.
Students selected as a good citizen must exhibit the qualities of leadership, dependability, service and patriotism.
\ AVERETT COLLEGE had 11 Roanoke Valley students in its 1994 spring graduation.
Receiving bachelor of business administration degrees are: Robert Daniel Bowles; Flora Tan Cantor, magna cum laude; Gary Wayne Davis; Ann Margaret K. Harvey, summa cum laude; Hazel Chappell Law; Danny Leon Musselman; Nancy Goin Thomas, cum laude; and Debra Holt Walters, all of Roanoke; and James T. Rose of Salem.
Daniel Amadu Grey and Dale Cameron Amos, both of Roanoke, received master of business administration degrees.
\ BARBARA BOYLE LEMON of Roanoke has received an award from the National Network on Women as Philanthropists for her work at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. She is a 1957 magna cum laude graduate of the college and is serving on the college's board of trustees. She also is a sustaining member of Junior League of the Roanoke Valley, an elder at Second Presbyterian Church and works with numerous Roanoke Valley civic organizations.
\ SUSAN JOHNSON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Page Johnson of Roanoke, has been selected for membership in Mortar Board at Salem College in Winston-Salem, N.C. Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes outstanding students who have excelled in academics, service, and leadership.
She also was selected for membership Omicron Delta Kappa Society.
\ LYNCHBURG COLLEGE has inducted four Roanoke-area students into Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. They are: Kathryn Franke, daughter of Walter and Bernice Franke of Salem, a junior communications major; Heather Hartman, daughter of Michael and Terese Hartman of Roanoke, a senior life sciences major; Debra Lovelace of Roanoke, a graduate student in personnel management; and Michael Wolf, son of Leonora Wolf of Roanoke, a junior political science major.
\ MARY CATHERINE MILLER, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Milton Miller of Roanoke, won the first place award in the North Carolina Ultrasound Society 1994 Scientific Exhibit Competition.
\ BRENDA ASHCRAFT, Project College and English teacher at William Fleming High School, has been selected for inclusion in the Sterling Who's Who, 1994-95, Executive Edition. Candidates are selected on the basis of high standards of professionalism and achievement within their own organization or industry.
\ THE KIWANIS CLUB recently honored several Roanoke high school students at its annual awards luncheon.
Patrick Henry High School students who were recognized and their fields were: Yen Lieu, accounting; Quanya Jeffries, health careers; Lisa E. Stanley, cosmetology; Bobbi Jo Carmer,printing; Heather M. Cormany, office systems; Heidi L. A. Krummert, marketing; William B. Harbor, machine tool; John Van Lew V, auto body; Joseph S. Farris, technology education; Dale W. Gish, business computer technology; Aaron D. Taylor, marketing; Clayton Eric Damewood, engine technology; Michelle Eanes, information systems.
The following students from William Fleming High School were recognized: Keith Lawhorn, aeronautical science technology; Ebony C. Mitchell, recipient of Lloyd G. Bair Super Achiever Award, office systems; Lisa A. Belcher, accounting computer technology; Evanabeth Jamay Belcher, health careers, Deedra D. Weeks, industrial cooperative training; Thuy Le, accounting; Ronald Crowder, welding technology; Stephen Penn, electronics; Shawn L. Williams, construction technology; Sean Christopher Rider, business computer technology; Ronald Gray, culinary arts; Kelli Smith, child care operations; Jeannette Craighead, consumer and homemaking; Jason Mundy, metals technology; Scott Markham, power systems technology; Josh Davis, architectural and engineering design; Christie Jones, employability development; Celeste Y. Almanza, marketing.
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