Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, December 1, 1994 TAG: 9412240016
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PESCO and VIRGINIA TRANSFORMER CORP., two Roanoke Valley businesses, recently participated in the International Trade Fair Assistance Program in Guadalajara, Mexico, sponsored by Appalachian Power Company's parent, American Electric Power. They were among six companies selected because their products or services best match business opportunities available in that part of Mexico.
PESCO designs and builds modular liquid chemical recovery and recycling equipment, and Virginia Transformer manufactures electric power transformers, substations and voltage regulators.
RICHIE ALBA, administrator of Berkshire Health Care Center in Vinton, was elected treasurer of the Virginia Health Care Association during the group's annual meeting in September.
LISA LINKENHOKER has been named an administrative assistant in Salem Bank and Trust's bookkeeping department. The Lord Botetourt High School graduate formerly worked with with First and Merchants National Bank and later moved to Salem Bank and Trust's data processing area.
DELORIS P. HAYDEN recently was honored for 30-plus years of child care work and community service. She is a day-care provider and has worked with the Roanoke Department of Social Services, the Salvation Army's abused women's center, the Northwest Jaycees, Star City Chapter ABWA and Big Brother/Big Sister of the Roanoke Valley.
C.THOMAS ROBINSON, former executive vice president of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, has earned the Certified Chamber Executive designation, the highest professional designation awarded to a chamber of commerce executive.
SUSAN G. MYERS, a 1984 Hollins graduate, has been named president and chief executive officer of Mid-State Development Corp., in Bakersfield, Calif. Myers, who is married to former Roanoker David Mychesky, previously was chief loan officer at Neuse River Development Authority Inc. in eastern North Carolina.
LETITIA ROSE BATEY, daughter of Calvin C. Rose of Roanoke and the late Eleanor Beane Rose, has been promoted to vice president and community investment coordinator at NationsBank in Norfolk. Since joining the bank in 1978, Batey has been an assistant branch manager, operations officer, technical analyst in information management services, corporate compliance officer and assistant vice president.
She is a 1972 graduate of Jefferson High School.
THE ROANOKE REGIONAL OFFICE SALES STAFF of the Virginia Lottery has been selected Sales Team of the Year. Members of the sales team are Jeff Ferguson, Kellye Foster, Arthur Grubb, Cliff Hughes, Bobby Noell and Robery Via. Grubb was named Salesperson of the Year.
JAMES L. WOLTZ of Woltz and Associates Inc., Real Estate Brokers and Auctioneers of Roanoke, has been appointed the 1995 chairman of the National Association of Realtors Auction Subcommittee on Professional Development.
THE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER in Salem has received a check for $3,400 from the Roanoke Bowling Association on behalf of the Bowlers Victory League Fund to help support recreational therapy programs for hospitalized veterans.
DOWNTOWN ROANOKE INC. recently presented the 1994 Golden Trowel awards, its highest honor, to several businesses that completed construction projects in the downtown area in the last year.
The winners were: N&W Properties for work at 25 W. Church Ave.; Oakey's Funeral Services-Roanoke Chapel for work at 328 W. Church Ave.; and Relish Realty for renovations at 118 E. Campbell Ave.
RHONDA ANDREWS has been elected president of the Collegiate Secretaries International, Virginia Western Community College Chapter. Other officers are: Angela Burnette, vice president; Laura Overbay, recording secretary; Roxann Shaver, corresponding secretary; and Dedra Hogue, treasurer.
RITA CORBITT has been elected president of the National Association of Women in Construction. Other recently elected officers are: Susan Kaiser, vice president; Pat Whitlock, recording secretary; Vicki Cromer, treasurer; and Iris Brickey, corresponding secretary. Pat Dougherty and Sherrie Tunstell were named to the board of directors.
LISA SNOW, employed by Roanoke Construction Specialities, has received the WIC of the Year Award from the National Association of Women in Construction for her contributions to the Roanoke Valley Chapter No.226.
DR. PAUL M. SHOENFELD, a podiatrist with Roanoke Podiatry and Foot Surgery P.C., recently was re-elected president of the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine.
The board was created and incorporated in 1992. More than 2,500 podiatrists are board certified or board qualified.
Shoenfeld has worked as a podiatrist in Roanoke for more than 16 years.
LENDEN A. EAKIN, a Roanoke lawyer, has been chosen as the estate-planning speaker representative for the Education Forum, a nonprofit public-service organization and speakers bureau.
Eakin, president of Rider, Thomas, Cleaveland, Ferris & Eakin law firm, has more than 10 years experience in estate planning and administration; corporate and business law, and wrongful death cases.
ANN-MARIE DIXON and NORMAN AMDAHL, employees of Lutheran Brotherhood, recently were installed as officers to fraternal organizations.
Dixon is the president of the Virginia Fraternal Congress; Amdahl is the president of the Virginia Association of Fraternal Insurance Counselors.
Both organizations represent more than 20 benefit societies in the state.
CARROLL HUFFMAN, formerly of Roanoke was named director and general partner of Palm City Brokers, a real estate development in Fort Meyers, Fla.
NATIONAL POOLS OF ROANOKE INC. was selected as one of the top 100 businesses in the spa and pool industry by the AQUA 100 list published in the November issue of AQUA, the business magazine for spa and pool professionals.
Those on the list are selected by their industry peers.
LAURA GLAZIER and BETTY TOM BRADSHAW, have received the Columbia/HCA Healthcare employee and volunteer Humanitarian Awards at Lewis-Gale Hospital.
Glazier is a physical therapy assistant in the rehabilitation department, and Bradshaw is an emergency department volunteer. They were honored at a banquet at the hospital to recognize all employees and volunteers nominated this year and will represent Lewis-Gale in the national competition for the 1994 Columbia/HCA awards.
G.E. ROBERTSON STILES II has passed the first of two examinations required for certification as a Certified Safety Professional. Stiles is a loss control consultant with the Rutherfoord Companies.
LEONARD D. HATCH JR. a retired bank examiner, recently was elected as chairman of the Service Corps of Retired Executives for 1994-95.
Also elected were: Ernest D. Kaufman, Kaufman Associates, vice chairman; John T. Ryan, retired from IBM, secretary; Ruth S. Spradlin, retired from Colonial American Bank, treasurer; and Robert E. Carter, retired from Burroughs/Unisys, district manager for statewide operations.
ZANE HARDY and STEPHEN SNEAD have been presented the Robert H. Marion Branch Employees of the Year Award by the Erie Insurance Group. Both men work in the Roanoke office.
The award is given annually to employees who best exemplify spirit, commitment and dedication to service.
Hardy is a claims secretary, and Snead is a material damage adjuster.
JOHN FELDVARY, a USAir captain, has been re-elected to a second two-year term as executive vice president of the Air Line Pilots Association.
Feldvary is the son of Louis and Eve Feldvary of Roanoke.
PETROLEUM MARKETING INC. based in Roanoke, has earned Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s presidential award for outstanding service to the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the "Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon" for the fourth year in a row.
Jerry Lewis joined Citgo President and CEO Ronald E. Hall in recognizing the company for raising $100,000 in the 1994 campaign.
Citgo and its branded distributors have raised more than $14.5 million in contributions and pledges for the MDA during eight years of sponsorship.
GARRETT B. LAUTENSCHLAGER, director of Western Virginia EMS Council in Salem, was recently awarded the Governor's Award to the Outstanding EMS Administrator at the Annual Virginia Emergency Medical Services Symposium. The award winners received a certificate of recognition from Allen and were presented an emergency medical services medallion encased in a Lucite pyramid.
KIMBERLY H. STOGNER, a 1982 Cave Spring High School graduate, recently joined the law firm of Petree Stockton L.L.P., with offices in Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, N.C.
Stogner, daughter of Vincent and Glennis Hemintoller of Roanoke, received a juris doctor degree with cum laude distinction from Wake Forest University in 1994. She earned a bachelor of arts degree with cum laude distinction in economics/Spanish from Wake Forest in 1986.
Stogner practices in the area of estate planning at the Winston-Salem office.
GREGG M. FLETCHER recently was appointed vice president of finance at Hickory Business Furniture. Fletcher is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a bachelor of science management degree.
Fletcher is the son of Charles and Joy Fletcher of Roanoke.
CATHY COOK, development review coordinator for Roanoke County, was named the Roanoke Regional Home Builders Association Inc.'s 1994 Public Employee of the Year.
The award is presented to those working within the operational jurisdiction of the association. Nominations are made by members of the Board of Directors and builder membership.
FRANK VAN BALEN has been elected president of the Roanoke Valley Chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He is president of VFP Inc. and a former Businessman of the Year as chosen by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
Other officers elected were: Lynda McGarry, vice president; Beverly DeSchon, treasurer; Marie Reid, corresponding secretary; and Sandy Obenshain, recording secretary.
ROANOKE REGIONAL HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION INC. named David Vaughn of Dominion Builders its 1994 Sales and Marketing Council Builder of the Year.
The association also named several sales award winners.
The Gold Hammer Award winners who sold six or more new homes are: Vivian Frank and Sylvia T. Wilson, both of Boone and Company; and Anita Mills, MKB Realtors.
The Silver Hammer Award winners who sold four to five new homes are: Viola Campbell, Campbell Realty Inc.; Egon M. Hofmann, Barker Realty Co.; Betty J. Kirkland, MKB Realtors; and Betsy Settles, Boone and Company.
Winning the Bronze Hammer Award, which recognizes those who sold one to three new homes were: Betty T. Anderson, Frances Witt and Paula Bumgarner, all of MKB; Pat Dew, Wayne Goodman, W.H. Maxwell, David A. Pollock and Doris S. Smith, all of Barker Realty Co.; Gwynn "G.K." Kinsey and Beth Wilson, both of Owens and Co.; and Tim Toohig, Boone and Company.
AVIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC., which represents Butler Manufacturing Co. as the authorized dealer for Roanoke and Montgomery counties, has been ranked 47th in the Metal Construction News listing of the 75 largest metal roofing contractors in the country.
The award is based on tonnage of pre-engineered metal reroofing components purchased during 1993. The company purchased 108 tons.
Earlier this year, Avis was No. 33 in metal building sales.
LISA BENNETT DOWNIE has been promoted to senior account executive for Virginia's 13 WSET. She works in the Roanoke bureau.
Downie, who has been with the television station for nine years, was promoted based on performance and tenure requirements. Her responsibilities include regional sales and marketing throughout Virginia and North Carolina.
RONALD MILLER, building commissioner for the city of Roanoke, was elected president of the Virginia Building and Code Officials Association this month.
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