Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, August 18, 1994 TAG: 9409120017
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-7 EDITION: METRO
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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.
IDS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. has announced that several employees have received new designations. They are Joseph Craig Jr., a personal financial planner who has been named a master planner; and Ryan Long, a personal financial planner who has been named certified financial planner.
Suzanne Osborne, a certified financial planner, was invited to join the Gold Team, top 3 percent of IDS planners.
Osborne, who specializes in advanced business and estate planning, is the first woman to be selected to the Gold Team from Virginia.
DR. J. HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH, a Roanoke cardiologist, has been elected to a four-year term as president of the Virginia chapter of the American College of Cardiology.
LOUIE WOOTEN has received the first-place award as the leading sales manager -1993 from the American Funeral Assurance Company.
DAVID CHEWNING of Roanoke recently was named best in his chapter in Chevrolet's Professional Service Council Regional competition.
GREGG S. WOOD, financial investigator with Trigon, has been named a certified fraud examiner by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. The designation is awarded to select professionals responsible for detecting, deterring and investigating fraud.
MICHAEL D. PORTER, formerly of Salem, has been named president and chief executive officer of Acheson Industries Inc. in Port Huron, Mich.
Porter joined the organization in 1991 as senior vice president responsible for U.S. operations and was in charge of European operations before becoming executive vice president and chief operating officer in 1993.
Porter is the son of Josephine Porter of Salem.
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