Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, August 18, 1994                   TAG: 9409120010
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: E-7   EDITION: METRO 
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IN BUSINESS

Other officers are Karen Sowers, vice president; Mary Martin, recording secretary; Judy Muse, corresponding secretary; and Brenda Cooper, treasurer.

MELISSA CASSITY, supervisor in the consumer loan department at First Union Bank, has been chosen 1994 Boss Business Associate by the North Roanoke Chapter American Business Women's Association.

She is a graduate of William Byrd High School and holds a certificate of achievement from the Institution of Financial Education.

CAROLINE TUCK, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tuck of Roanoke, was honored as one of the top five most outstanding Jaycees in the nation. A member of the Alexandria Jaycees, Tuck received the John H. Armbuster Memorial Award at the 74th annual national convention.

ELAINE C. BELL, relocation director at MKB Realtors, recently received the Certified Relocation Professional designation. This designation is awarded by the Employee Relocation Council to group members who meet specific service requirements and pass a written examination.

BRADLEY T. SNEED, investment vice president with the Roanoke office of J.C. Bradford & Co., has been named to the President's Club of The American Funds Group. He was honored for superior service to investors in Roanoke and Richmond and for continued excellence in financial counseling in mutual fund investments.

WHEAT FIRST BUTCHER SINGER INC. has announced that four senior vice presidents/investment officers in its Roanoke office have been awarded membership in the Senior Leadership Council. They are Corbin B. Bailey, F. Gary Osborne, John C. Parrott II and Robert H. Phillips, all of Roanoke.

KAREN JONES has been named Roanoke chairman for the 1994 Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

She will coordinate the local fund-raising efforts of the telethon, which will be broadcast on Sept. 4 and 5.

THE BLUE RIDGE CHAPTER OF THE CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION INSTITUTE has announced the names of its officers for the 1994-95 fiscal year. They are Duane K. Smith, president; Earle H. Shumate, president-elect; Lenard A. Rowe, vice president; Lawrence B. Dickenson, secretary; John C. Shields, treasurer; Daniel H. Fendley, director/industry; Robert J. Goodwin, director/professional; Michael Baratta, director/professional; Larry W. Degen, immediate past president.