ROANOKE TIMES 

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

DATE: THURSDAY, July 21, 1994                   TAG: 9407220078
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S9   EDITION: METRO 
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IN BUSINESS

DOMINION CAR COMPANY of Salem has been named a recipient of Chrysler Corp.'s top dealership award. The "Award for Excellence" is presented to Chrysler dealerships demonstrating outstanding achievement in the areas of customer satisfaction, sales performance, administrative efficiency, professional facilities and community relations. This is the second time that Dominion Car Company has received the award.

TERESA KELLEY and CHRISTOPHER FERRIS recently received scholarship grants from the Hooker Educational Foundation which provides grants to qualified children and spouses of employees of Hooker Furniture Corporation. Kelley is pursuing a medical office assistant degree at Dominion Business School, and Ferris is pursuing a degree in commercial art at Virginia Western Community College.

MOORE'S LUMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES of Roanoke raised more than $43,000 at a recent golf outing with its participating suppliers helping the City of Hope National Medical Center and its Beckman Research Institute. The event was part of the Hardware/Home Improvement Industry's yearlong fund-raising campaign for the City of Hope.

OAKEY'S VINTON CHAPEL recently received a Gold Public Approval Award from the International Order of the Golden Rule for the excellent service its staff has shown to families.

The International Order of the Golden Rule is an association of dependable funeral directors with about 1,400 members. All members must go through a careful screening process which includes written recommendations of families and businessmen.

JEFFREY D. WILSON of Equitable Life Insurance Company in Roanoke was recently honored for his excellent customer service and outstanding sales production.

Wilson will be recognized during the company's President's Club Conference.

GEORGE R. DISHNER of Roanoke has won a Nationwide Insurance Silver Eagle Award and the company's work quality award for outstanding claims service during the past year.

Dishner joined Nationwide in 1986 and works as a special investigator. 


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