Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, October 6, 1994 TAG: 9412010002
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N14 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Joseph A. Altice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zane W. Altice; Jody L. Anderson, son of Shirley A. Anderson; Craig A. Bayse, son of Denna S. Bayse; Carter S. Blaylock, son of Dr. and Mrs. William M. Blaylock; Laura A. Boutilier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Boutilier, cum laude; Cathleen C. Bramblett; Andy M. Bryson III; Lucinda K. Buchanan, daughter of Lila L. Buchanan, magna cum laude; Marjorie A. Bullen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh M. Bullen; Kay G. Caldwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Caldwell; Jill L. Camper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Camper; Jennifer A. Crocker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Crocker; Jeffrey B. Dean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Dean; Sonya L. Etter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny E. Etter; Emily N. Flowers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Flowers, cum laude; Dustin D. Fonder, son of Mr. Douglas J. Fonder; Elizabeth A. Foti, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor F. Foti, cum laude; Gary L. Fulk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Fulk; Mitzi L. Garman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tony C. Garman; John F. Gregory, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Jr.; Kari D. Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson H. Hall III; Marla J. Hall, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Russell N. Hall, magna cum laude; David M. Hammel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin T. Hammel; Courtney A. Harkness, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Harkness; Debra E. Haselton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David P. Haselton; Juliet W. Henson; Beth G. Hungate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hungate Jr.; Benjamin K. Irvin; Ashli K. Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud C. Jones; James T. Jordan, son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Jordan, magna cum laude; Erica A. Lipps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David I. Lipps, cum laude; Eileen O. Lugar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. O' Donnell; Michelle L. Manning, daughter of Mrs. Patricia A. Manning; Traci M. Martin; Kimberly A. McGarry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. McGarry; Lana B. Meador; Deborah R. Michelsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Michelsen; Jennifer L. Minnix, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie L. Minnix; Megan O'Brien, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. O'Brien; Ann E. Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Parker Jr., cum laude; Paul E. Phillips, son of Mrs. Betty H. Phillips; Yvonne A. Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Powell; Christopher R. Rhodes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rhodes, cum laude; Gregory L. Richards; S. Chris Robertson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Robertson; Katherine G. Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman W. Scott Jr.; Michael A. Shadler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Shadler; Charles R. Smith; Glenda L. Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. PPaul R. Smith; Chad A. Spangler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Spangler Jr.; Eric L. Spangler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Spangler; Christopher L. Stanley, son of Ms. Patricia A. Peters; Mary E. Stanley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Stanley; H. Donald Thacker, son of Hubert D. Thacker Jr., and Jane C. Thacker; David W. Thompson, son of Betty H. Thompson, cum laude; Mark S. Torre; Emily K. Umberger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Umberger III, cum laude; -David A. Wade, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R Wade Sr.; Kathryn P. Weaver, daughter of Carolyn S. Weaver, magna cum laude; Gordon C. Whitwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Whitwell; Timothy S. Wimer; Jeffrey K. Winstead, son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Winstead, all from Roanoke.
Also: Danyel D. Brugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Brugh, magna cum laude; Holly M. Cromer, daughter of Ms. Wilma L. Cromer, cum laude; Kristine L. Garren, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Garren, summa cum laude; Jerrie G. Ginn; William B. Harvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Harvey Sr.; Susanne M. Hutchison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Hutchison; James K. Hutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Hutton; Joesyl P. Lentz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. Lentz; D. Nicole Logan, daughter of Ms. Rose C. Logan; Kirsti K. Meador, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Meador Jr., cum laude; Julie C. Mowles; James L. Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Ray; Suzanne R. Shay; Ricky C. Sheets; Leslie A. Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Smith; Patrick E. Stultz, son of Phyllis Y. Collins; Joseph C. Thornsbury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hewey J. Thornsbury; Buck A. Thornton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burley T. Thornton; Julie M. Welford, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John M. Welford; William E. Work; Kristina M. Workman, daughter of James D. Workman and Janie Simpson, all from Salem.
Also: Carmen R. Agra-Boitnott, cum laude; Sharon L. Belue, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Belue; Darrell W. Craft, son of Sharon U. Craft; Johnnie L. Criner II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie L. Criner; Kenneth W. Flowers; Heather N. Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Hill; Amy J. Stephenson, daughter of Tommy Stephenson and Judy H. Sailor; Robert L. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ward Jr., cum laude, all from Vinton.
Also: Michael J. Bramlett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bramlett; Allison L. Maier, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Robert J. Maier; Gregory S. Nelms, son of Lana F. Obenchain; Tammy R. Spradlin, cum laude; Scott A. Wilkes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice W. Wilkes, all from Blue Ridge.
Also: Hubert P. Firebaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus C. Firebaugh, and Jennifer L. Vaughn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hershel H. Vaughn Jr., Daleville; Christi D. Combs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. Combs, and Kevin A. Smith, son of Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Smith, Troutville.
Also: Brian C. Keith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Keith Jr., Cloverdale; Melissa M. Barnes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther A. Barnes, Bent Mountain; and Pamela J. Kettelson, Fincastle.
The school also named several Roanoke-area students to the 1994 spring semester dean's list. They are:
Christina M. Abraham; Ronda L. Boutte; Andy M. Bryson III; Kay G. Caldwell; Eric H. Christian; Heather K. Davis; Angela D. Dowdy; Michael E. Fadorick; Emily N. Flowers; John W. Garrett; Nathanael K. Gay; Benjamin W. Goodman-Dalton; S. Kyle Highfill; Amy K. Hollar; Anthony M. Hopper; Rosanna M. Hopper; Sheri L. King; Sheryl J. McCoy; Stephanie P. Moore; Margaret E. Morris; Amy L. Rader; Christy L. Smith; and Sarah M. Woodring, all from Roanoke.
Also: Danyel D. Brugh; Holly M. Cromer; Jennifer K. DeGolyer; Jennifer C. Eary; David M. Fitzgerald; Jerrie G. Ginn; Angela D. Greer; Deborah F. Hall; Robert M. Laughlin; D. Nicole Logan; Brian S. Mitchell; Leighanne Muir; Vanessa L. Payne; Kathleen F. Roberts; Lora L. Schwehr; Lynn M. Schwehr; Judith A. Whitley; and Stephanie R. Wright, all from Salem.
Also: Jennifer L. Mullin, Vinton; David A. Witkege, Bent Mountain; Maria A. Cupples, Catawba; Brian Keith, Cloverdale; Amy N. Gillespie and Megan E. Smith, Daleville; Steven E. Crowder, Fincastle; Jonathan E. Lee; Virginia L. Robinson, Karen R. St. Clair, New Castle; and Amy F. Bagliani, Kevin A. Smith and Mary K. Whitlock, Troutville.
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has received an Integration grant from the Virginia Campus Outreach Opportunity League.
The college awarded seven $500 scholarships and two $250 scholarships with the funds. Local recipients are: Tonya Blankenship of Troutville in the early childhood development curriculum; Steven Bowman, Tsion Tewolde and Randy Cook, all of Roanoke, in the science curriculum; Charles Crush of Roanoke in the accounting curriculum; Jeffrey Welch of Roanoke in the nursing curriculum; and Patricia Steahly of Vinton in the mental health curriculum.
The league is a network of higher education institutions in Virginia which promotes and empowers campus-based community service. Its funding comes from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE 1994 SCIENCE ADVENTURE AND CAREER EXPLORATION CAMP at Ferrum College included seven Roanoke Valley students. The camp, funded by the Young Scholars Program of the National Science Foundation, was begun in 1991.
Northside Junior High School students attending the camp were: Sabra Jean Bodzioney, daughter of Henry Ben and Lori Jean Bodzioney; Amanda Marie Claytor, daughter of Terry Neal and Frances Laverne Claytor; Joshua Nathan Herron, son of James W. and Marjorie Ruth Herron; and Tamika Shantell Davis, daughter Gloria Leigh and Walter Russell Davis Jr.
Other students included: Amy Michelle Westmoreland, daughter of John and Nancy Westmoreland and a student at Breckinridge Middle School; Scott Harris, son of David and Gwen Harris and a student at Woodrow Wilson Middle School; and Ashley Brown, daughter of John and Jean Brown, and a student at Madison Middle School.
GARLAND LYNN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Lynn of Roanoke, and TEMPLE FORSYTH, daughter of Logan and Louise Forsyth of Roanoke, recently were named to the 1993-94 High List, the academic honor roll of Episcopal High School in Alexandria. They are both sophomores.
THE HOLLINS CHARTER CHAPTER OF AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION has awarded scholarships to the following: Penni Bryant, Hollins College; William Krepps III, Campbell University; Andrea Herron, Emory & Henry College; Cherie Brown, Virginia Tech; Amy Edwards, James Madison University; Emily Beckwith, Virginia Tech; Marla Shell, Radford University; Tracey Cronk, Radford University; Chrissonia Winfree, Salem Women's College; and Cristina Reedy , West Virginia University.
GARY CARTER, a sophomore at Lord Botetourt High School, recently represented the Lord Botetourt Future Farmers of America chapter at the group's state convention at Virginia Tech. Carter participated in the state livestock judging contest.
ALICIA ALIFF, a 1994 graduate of William Fleming High School, placed eighth in a national Future Business Leaders of America conference in California this summer. The Fleming FBLA Annual Business Report placed third in the nation.
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, recently named the following students to the Presidents Honor Roll: Marc E. Bjorklund, Blue Ridge; Gregory M. Bostic, Salem; Julia C. Hales, Deepak Kakar, Kevin L. Murray, Heather S. Sessions, Carmel A. Smith, Julie S. Stowers, Eric L. Thomas, Stacy E. Webb and Deborah D. Writh, all of Roanoke; and James R. Dye III, Martin B. Hammond, Kelley C. Harris and Patricia B. Steahly, all of Vinton.
ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL'S RADIATION SCIENCE PROGRAMS recently announced the names of Roanoke residents who graduated in August. They are: Van Chrisman Roller, radiation oncology technology; and Dana Bauman, Amy Fine, Stephanie Huff and Theresa Sloan, all in radiologic technology.
THE 1994 SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING INSTITUTE has announced the names of Roanoke Valley students who completed the summer program: Alicia Johnson, daughter of Walter Johnson; William Parker, son of Janet Barton; and Jermarh Fuell, son of Pamela and Anthony Wooten, all of Roanoke.
Also, Tracy Preston and Kimberly Trussell, both of Salem; and Christy Zettlemoyer, daughter of Sterling and Debra Zettlemoyer of Vinton.
Also, Latonya Anderson, daughter of Bertha Anderson and Jennifer Foskey, daughter of Joyce Moon, both of Botetourt County.
The program, held at the Staunton campus of the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, is to assist students in assessing and achieving goals in life.
ROANOKE COLLEGE has announced the names of Roanoke Valley students who completed degree requirements in August. They are: Paul A. Branin and Anissa R. Hancock, both of Roanoke; Thomas L. East of Salem; J. Patrick Kelley and Debra S. Scott, both of Vinton; and Sandra D. Sullivan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Sullivan, of Troutville.
KELLY DIERKER, daughter of Judith and Richard Dierker of Roanoke, has been named to the Pfeiffer College dean's list for academic achievement. Dierker is a sophomore majoring in English.
GREGORY WEISS and SANGEETA TYAGI, both Roanoke College professors, recently published books.
''The Sociology of Health, Healing and Illness,'' by Weiss, examines medical ethics, AIDS and Alzheimer's disease, and the role of technology. ''Beyond a Dream Deferred,'' Tyagi's book, is a collection of essays that offers moral and political visions of progressive education and institutional changes over the past 20 years.
THE RENSSELAER MEDAL, given annually by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., to top science and math students has been awarded to three Roanoke Valley juniors. They are: Vassiliki Farmakis, William Fleming High School; June Zhu, Cave Spring; and Susan Hord, Patrick Henry.
PENNIE M. CASH, of Roanoke, was named to the 1994 summer session dean's list at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City.
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE recently awarded full-year academic scholarships to the following students: Lisa A. Belcher, Allison B. Guthrie, Huy L. Nguyen and Chrystal E. Rhodes, all of Roanoke; Christi M. Barci and Keith E. Naugle, both from Salem; and Kimberly E. Smith, Vinton.
W.E. CUNDIFF and CLEARBROOK elementary schools are among 28 statewide participating in Central Fidelity's Tutors for Success program.
The program, implemented in partnership with the state Department of Education, is designed to help at-risk students achieve basic reading, science and math skills. The program is in its fifth year. During the 1993-94 year, 95 percent of the program's students increased their test scores in one or more academic subjects.
Clearbrook is participating for the third time. This is Cundiff's first year in the program.
JEFFREY ROUTT, of Roanoke recently graduated with a marketing degree from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.
MANISHA HARIANI, a teacher at the Governor's School for Science and Technology, recently returned from a monthlong program at sea.
Hariani was one of 46 teachers to participate in Sea Education Association's SEA Experience, a program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Hariani spent three weeks in lectures and workshops on Cape Cod, Mass. before setting sail on a 125-foot schooner.
While on the boat, teachers learned how to use oceanographic equipment and to operate a ship.
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE announced the names of summer graduates. They include: Frank B. Cross, Bent Mountain; Perry W. Shockley, Blue Ridge; Rebecca M. Sartorius, Daleville; and Selena L. Parsons, Kenneth W. Smith, Kimberly D. Wilson, all of New Castle.
BLUEFIELD COLLEGE has named three Roanokers among its 15 student ambassadors who, besides helping with campus tours and recruitment, also earned scholarships. The Roanokers are Brent Brewer, Steve Chapman and Diane Reed.
FLEMING-RUFFNER MAGNET CENTER received the 1994 Year of the School Award from the Educational Foundation for Foreign Study.
A hundred schools in the United States were chosen to receive the award, which is based on the commitment of the center to the promote international understanding via the foreign exchange program, as well as on the dedication of the staff to foundation students attending the center.
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