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

DATE: THURSDAY, October 20, 1994                   TAG: 9412210023
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: N7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

IN BUSINESS

Franklin began his career with UPS in March 1988. The 1975 Northside High School graduate also graduated from the Air Force Academy.

WANDA BEARD of Roanoke, was honored at Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield in Roanoke for selling 12,700 individual policies over the phone. Beard was the company's top salesperson for 25 consecutive quarters.

In her honor, the company held "Wanda Beard Day." Only five other salespeople have come close to Beard's mark, each having sold about 8,000 policies.

Beard has worked at Trigon for six years and is a charter member of the 10K club, which recognizes telemarketers who have sold 10,000 policies.

RICHARD A. MELK and DWAYNE TROTTMAN, workers at the Chick-fil-A at Tanglewood Mall, have earned $1,000 scholarships from the company's Team Member Scholarship Program. Students must work at least 20 hours per week for two years and be recommended by a supervisor to earn a scholarship.

WYN YUHAS of Salem was honored with a commendation from the State Adopt-A-Highway program. The award recognizes Yuhas' work in organizing the program in Roanoke, Botetourt and Craig counties.

Yuhas has worked three years as an office services specialist for the Virginia Department of Transportation in the Salem Residency Office. More than 335 miles of road in Yuhas' area have been adopted by 160 groups and individuals.

MUTUAL OF NEW YORK has announced its 1993-94 Honor Club qualifiers. They are Chris Caveness, Frank Foley and Tony Mullins. The club recognizes sales performance and client service.

THE ROANOKE VALLEY LEGAL SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION recently named Judge Jack Coulter, retired judge of the 23th Circuit Court of Virginia, as its boss of the year.

The group's member of the year is Betty C. Moorman, a legal secretary with Coulter & Coulter in Roanoke and past president of the association.

SUSIE KINGERY of Roanoke has received the Spirit of Longaberger award, the highest level of national recognition within the Longaberger Co.

Kingery is an independent consultant for the company, volunteers with the hearing impaired, translating church services and other church-related meetings, and does other community service work.

LINDA R. McMILLAN of Troutville recently received two awards at the Young Bankers Conference in Reston. McMillan, an employee in the Daleville office of the Bank of Buchanan, gave the greatest number of Personal Economics Program presentations in the state and also received the state award for making the most individual student contacts. She made 71 presentations to 3,768 students.

STEVE McGRAW Roanoke County Circuit Court clerk, has been designated a certified Circuit Court clerk. The accreditation program is given by the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and Division of Continuing Education.

DANIEL H. FENDLEY and TIMOTHY L. BARNETT have been name vice presidents at Martin Bros. Contractors Inc. in Roanoke.

Fendley is a graduate of Virginia Tech and is vice president of project management.

Barnett is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and is vice president of estimating.