Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 2, 1995 TAG: 9502040017
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Sartini is a senior at Elon College.
DREAMA DENISE TOWE, daughter of Daniel and Elaine Towe of Salem, recently was elected student council representative for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia.
Towe, a junior majoring in foreign affairs, will serve as a liaison between the student body and the administration, faculty and Charlottesville community.
A graduate of Salem High School, Towe also has served on the dining services, student advisory and appropriations committees.
CAVE SPRING JUNIOR HIGH recently announced the names of students who earned a seat in the All-District Band.
Three students made the highest score on their instrument: Ashley Puig, first-chair alto saxophone; James Dixon, first-chair trumpet; and Julie Thacker, first-chair alto clarinet.
Thirty other students who earned a seat were: Elizabeth Rae, Kristi Kirby, Amanda Foshag, Laura Casteell, Amy Scheuer, Kristin Weary, Elisabeth Stevens, Claire Pitner, Laura Fisher, Allison Crawley, Heather Winfree, Jennifer Hrdlicka, Caitlin Evans, Stephanie Scott, Ashley Nash, Melissa Holmes, Harry Kessler, Erika Shernoff, Wes Derryberry, Brandon King, Nathan King, Maria Harstine, Emily Powell, Anna Craft, James Brennan, Bradley Ross, Kerry Fair, Moyra Wright, Kevin Henderson and Brandy Conner.
THE MEDICAL ASSISTING PROGRAM at National Business College has earned accreditation from the American Association of Medical Assistants and the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education programs.
As a result of the accreditation, students in the college's medical assisting program are the only such majors in the state eligible to take the Certified Medical Assistants board exam immediately after graduation. Students who pass are designated CMAs.
THOMAS RAMEY McDONALD III of Salem recently earned a degree during the fall commencement at East Carolina University.
McDonald earned a bachelor of science degree in communications.
CHRISTOPHER ROBERT TAYLOR, son of Carolyn and Bobby Woolwine of Salem, graduated from Radford University in August with a bachelor of business administration degree in marketing.
He is a graduate of Salem High School.
NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE recently announced the names of Roanoke -area students who made the dean's list.
Achieving 4.0 averages were: Addie L. Akers-Taylor, Susan W. Almond, Shahroukh Arjomandi-Nia, Sunday E. Callegari, Tiffany Carroll, Susan S. Cassell, Kathy J. Daniel, Lisa G. Firebaugh, Anna Foster, Donna L. Gravely, Brenda A. Hale, Stephanie A. Martin, Duane K. Matthews, Dana H. Podell, Sandra D. Reinhardt, Shayna Teachout, Leigh H. Umberger, Virgie C. Underwood and Joyce M. Veasey, all of Roanoke; Samantha L. Ayers, April D. Caudle, Sharon L. Doughten, Hanne Kristine Iversen and Travis A. Prillaman, all of Salem; Synda E. Davis of Vinton; Jerry E. Huffman and Sheila J. Stanek, both of Daleville; John Howell of Blue Ridge; Leigh B. Thomas of Eagle Rock; and Crystal Dudding of New Castle.
Achieving averages of 3.5 and above were: Christy L. Boyd, Kristen K. Clark, Frances H. Covington, Mary Lee DeVaughn, Sherry A. Downs, Brenda E. Dulaney, Lori A. Grady, Pamela L. Harrison, Sandra M. Hodge, Michele L. Johnson, Rhonda L. Kesinger, Christy D. Layman, Yen Hoai Lieu, Twyla R. Miller, Lisa Owen and Jean L. Rhoads, all of Roanoke; Jeanne M. Fisher, Angela F. Kingery, Elizabeth Ann Perdue and Tammy K. Whitt, all of Salem; Joayce D. Duddin, Lisa D. Frango and Amy S. Livingston, all of New Castle; Rhonda L. Falls of Buchanan; April L. Stingley of Fincastle; Robin R. Hodges of Troutville; and Misty L. Eggleton of Daleville.
THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS has selected several Roanoke Valley teachers to received money under its 1994-95 Teacher Incentive Grant Program.
The teachers, among 118 statewide, were recognized for having the best in creative and innovative classroom projects that integrate the arts into the basic curriculum.
Roanoke Valley teachers who received this grant are: Katherine Bowman, Elizabeth M. Bursey, Sheryl P. Vaden, and Jinny Wooddall-Gainey, all from Community School; Rose Ann Burgess from Montery Elementary School; Vivian Gobble from Herman L. Horn Elementary School; and Susan C. Mele from W.E. Cundiff Elementary School.
BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE recently named several Roanoke-area students to the dean's list for the fall term. They were: Michael David Baker, son of John and Dianne Baker of Buchanan; Michelle Rena' Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Brown of Roanoke; Dale LeRoy Foster Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Foster of Salem; Kelly Rebecca Honeycutt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Honeycutt of Blue Ridge; Marcia Rae Mundy, daughter of Charles and Nancy Mundy of Buchanan; and Christie Leigh Osborne, daughter of Gary and Carol Osborne of Daleville, who finished with a 4.0 grade-point average.
ALLISON COOKE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Cooke of Salem, has been named to the dean's list of Freed-Hardeman in Henderson, Tenn., for the 1994 fall semester. Cooke is a freshman English major.
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE recently announced the names of fall graduates.
Those from Roanoke are: Simon P. Adkins, Melissa D. Austin, Dean Bennett, Sheila G. Bird, Edith C. Bradley, Kimberly A. Cabaniss, Jill L. Camilletti, Rebecca L. Conrad, Kelly S. Crawford, Timothy M. Crowley, Scott R. Cunningham, Linh D. Dinh, Mark D. Gill, Jennie L. Hazlegrove, Denny D. Hill, Jennifer C. Klinger, Wesley Overstreet, Jr., James B. Pedigo, Michelle D. Ridgeway, Eric A. Salo, Traci A. Shannon, Wendy D. Shelor, Thomas C. Shinham, Carolyn N. Sink, Dale M. Smith Jr., Misty N. Smith, Tsion Tewolde, Linda H. Thomas, Vangie L. Wallace, Rita P. Wilkinson and Stephanie N. Woods.
From Salem: Christopher J. Bircher, Della A. Dutton, Emily D. Ferguson, Lori A. Hanes, Robert B. Owen, Zachary M. Owen, Anthony K. Shively and Carla H. Wade.
From Troutville: Daniel P. Baker, Benjamin E. Harris, Sandra L. Hash-Scull and Anna D. Taylor.
From Vinton: Gina L. Allen and Robert B. Casey Jr.
THE OPTIMIST CLUB has announced the winners in its annual essay contest. They are: Vassiliki Farmakis, first place, Fleming-Ruffner Magnet Center; Mark Finney, second, Patrick Henry High School; Catherine Higgins, third, Northside High School.
The winning entry will be submitted to the Optimist District competition in Virginia Beach. The winner of the district competition will be awarded an expense-paid trip to the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pa. for a four-day conference on freedom and leadership.
REGINALD SHAREEF, Roanoke, has been named in the third 1994 edition of ``Who's Who Among American Teachers.'' He is an associate professor of politicial science at Radford University.
MARY K. DOWE has won the first Robert L.A. Keeley Scholarship in Respiratory Education.
The $2,500 award was established by the Virginia Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Foundation. Established in 1929, the foundation provides TB research and patient support.
Dowe is a single parent with two children, works full time at the hospital and maintains a 4.00 grade point average as a full- time student in the respiratory care program at the hospital's College of Health Sciences.
Keeley, a Roanoke doctor, has been president of the Virginia Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Foundation since 1975. In 1991, he was awarded the Medical Society of Virginia's Community Service Award.
Keeley is graduate of the University of Virginia Medical School and a board certified physician in general and thoracic surgery.
DENA CASSESE, an occupational therapy assistant student from the College of Health Sciences in Roanoke, has received the Rehabilitation Associates, P.C.'s first annual affiliation scholarship. Rehabilitation Associates, P.C. is a Virginia Beach and Richmond-based occupation and physical therapy practice specializing in pediatric and school-based therapy.
LONGWOOD COLLEGE has announced the names of its midyear graduates from the Roanoke Valley. They are: Penny Marie Argabright, Roanoke, social work; Donnie Eugene Martin Jr., Roanoke, business administration; Sharon Renee Patterson, Roanoke, sociology; Dennis C. Woodford III, Roanoke, sociology; Candice Renee Calloway, Roanoke, biology; Janet Marie Hartman, Roanoke, psychology; Sonya Denise Calenger, Roanoke, business administration; Elizabeth Anne Beckner, Vinton, mathematics.
ROANOKE COLLEGE has announced the names of the Roanoke Valley students who completed degree requirements in December. They are:
From Roanoke - Jennifer L. Dean; Chanda H. Gillenwater, daughter of Patricia Burley; Richie B. Holt; Stacy L. Thomas, daughter of Linda H. Thomas; Diane R. Whorley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald G. Robertson; Laurie L. Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Williams.
From Salem - Timothy J. Brauch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Brauch; Richard E. Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Cook; Gary E. Hamilton, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Eugene F. Hamilton; Forest I. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forest G. Jones; Debra M. Leslie; Carlan R. Myers; Steven P. White.
From Vinton - Aaron R. Craig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Craig; William D. Tolley, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Tolley; Jessica R. Tudor.
From Blue Ridge - Morris R. Gills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie L. Gills.
JENNIFER BROOKE MARTIN, daughter of Dr. William Stacey IV of Roanoke, was named to the dean's list for the fall 1994 semester at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Martin is a student at George Peabody College of Education and Human Development.
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has announced the names of Roanoke Valley residents named to its president's honors and dean's lists for the fall 1994 semester.
Those on the president's list include: Jon E. Bjorklund, Marc E. Bjorklund, Carol G. Mercer and Stevenson L. Schroeder, all of Blue Ridge; Amy Lynn N. Jones and Rebecca N. Jones, both of Catawba; Kimberly F. Jones of Cloverdale; and Sandra T. Moran and Carrie L. Poff, both of Fincastle.
Those from Roanoke are: Adam L. Adkins, Lynn M. Anderson, Doris A. Arthur, Gilbert E. Atkins III, Faith M. Bailey, Joan S. Beck, Jason S. Belcher, Michael H. Bobbitt, Robin L. Brookman, Sandra C. Brown, Colin D. Campbell, Jacob W. Clark, Paul E. Clark Jr., Bobby L. Cockram, Michael W. Craig, Charles J. Crush, Benjamin G. Dickerson, Kathy M. Doyle, Paul A. Dull, Jason P. Fizer, Trudy Forrester, Andrea L. Gonzalez, Chris S. Hall, Diane W. Hopkins, Stephanie Y. Horne, Nokaleta E. Hummons, Jeremy P. Jager, Michael A. Jordan, Deepak Kakar, Robin M. Kyle, Amanda B. Lafon, Annette P. Leonard, Dawn G. Lewis, Nicole Y. Lilly, Kimberly N. Lowe, Jason M. Luci, Charlie B. May, Patricia D. McCarl, Lori A. McDaniel, Preston C. Miller, Dianna S. Minter, Robin S. Morse, Louaine D. Mullen, Deanna S. Myers, Huy L. Nguyen, Michael S. Pendleton, Jennifer L. Plasters, Samuel M. Pope, Angela T. Price, Scott A. Rapp, Benjamin D. Resnick, Lauren E. Ricci, John M. Riedl, Christine R. Roberts, William S. Roberts II, Christina M. Romagnolo, Nora R. Sarver, John A. Saul III, Heather S. Sessions, Tina Marie Shaver, Wendy D. Shelor, Randy L. Shilling, Kelly M. Stroud, Jennifer L. Thompson, Lam N. Tran, Tuan M. Vu, Vangie L. Wallace, Carmen L. Wells, Beth A. Werness, Melissa K. White, Lori T. Willis, Maurice M. Wilson and June Zhu.
Those from Salem are: Kelly D. Anderson, Castiglian Bhamidipati, Tonya R. Boone, Larry D. Coldiron, Heather N. Cromer, Melissa D. Culverhouse, Emily D. Ferguson, Marcie A. Flinchum, Steven L. Garrett, Stacy D. Gray, Candice D. Munsey, Cyrus E. Pace, Jagruti R. Patel, Stephanie E. Rasnake, Harold R. Simpson Jr., Selena C. Slate and James M. Welch.
Those from Troutville are: Stephanie L. Austin, Linda M. Geiger, Tina M. Hogue, Sandra K. Neuhs, Chris S. Poulin and Alise J. Stewart.
Those from Vinton are: Anastasia P. Broderick, Muril L. Fields, David W. Lynch, Heather M. Ridgeway, Charles R. Sears and Charlene M. Waybright.
Those named to the dean's list are: Eric M. Camper, Buchanan; Patricia B. Gibson, Cloverdale; Julie S. Simmons, Daleville; Adele T. Dwier, Eagle Rock; Marcie V. Harless and Connie L. Hoffman, Fincastle; Jeremy B. Lilly and James R. Womack, Troutville; and James D. Booe and Melissa D. Drummond, New Castle.
Those from Roanoke include: Michelle J. Adams, Arnie P. Aldridge, Keisha R. Allen, Jessie D. Bitrick, Stacy L. Bohon, Marie E. Boucher, Andra M. Coffee, Lisa B. Carr, Michael F. Carroll, Matthew J. Corell, Patrick J. Costa, Sydney C. Divers, William A. Eanes, William M. Edwards, Larry D. Fisher, Jay C. Frost, Scott W. Graham, Kristin G. Guffey, Jason N. Hawley, F. Matthew Hudson, Ronald D. Jones II, Martha V. Kastler, Kristi D. Linkous, Jeffrey B. Lipscomb, Jennifer N. Mabe, Amy S. Martin, Peter J. Mason, Chuong H. Nguyen, Renee M. Orndorff, Michael C. Owens, Joshua J. Roberts, Susan C. Rowan, Melanie J. Salyers, Dominic T. Shouvely, Whitney C. Simmons, Susanne J. Slocomb, Miranda L. Smith, Pamela K. Smith, Robert M. Smith, Cynthia T. Snead, Steven B. Stanley, Marlene F. Starkey, Kerry L. Stephens, Samuel L. Stewart, Bradford C. Suhr, Allison M. Thomas, David M. Watts, Peter G. Webster, Bridgett L. Welch, Dawn M. Widener, Nancy L. Williamson, Rebecca F. Wood, Hensley E. Woods, Kimberly D. Wright and Joanne J. Youngblood.
Students from Salem include: Darren K. Allen, Jacquelyn C. Baldwin, Mitchell P. Bupp, Chad A. Clinevell, Eric Darby, Filmore C. Lemmon, William K. Russell, Amber D. Snead and Beverly S. Sturgill.
Students from Vinton include: John T. Holley Jr., Kristy C. Powell, Debra P. Price, Kenneth L. Rickerson, Michie C. Sherman and Robin E. Zebrasky.
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY has announced the names of its honor roll students from Roanoke for the fall term. They are: Lauren Lee Willson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Willson; Sarah English Tune, daughter of Mrs. Nancy C. Tune; Ashley Blake Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Matthews Jr.; Courtney Allison Tucker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Tucker; Elizabeth Grace Weaver, daughter of Ms. Holly L. H. Weaver; James Morton Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Turner Jr.; and Meredith Gilmer Winn, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Winn Jr.
DAVID SAMUEL PERRIN, Roanoke, has been named to president's honor roll for the 1994 fall semester at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo.
Perrin achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester.
AVERETT COLLEGE has announced the names of Roanoke Valley students who graduated in December.
Those from Roanoke are: Helen Jackson Lovern, bachelor of business administration, and Gary Wayne Kirby, bachelor of science in human resource development; both magna cum laude; Victoria Ann Ainsworth-Ray, James Franklin Armstrong, Joyce Hickman Hamm, Linda Sue Lawrence, Susan Renee Pollard and Robert Matthe Poole, all earning bachelor of business administration degrees; and Paul Douglass Beekman, Phillip Allan Bocchieri, Linwood Keith Brandis, Raymond Gilliam Cobb, Kevin John Delaney, Robert Elmore Evans and Jack Lee Wood, all earning masters of business administration degrees.
Bachelor of business administration graduates from Salem are: Brenda Louise Cole and Michael Anthony Gagnet.
Ralph Lewis Hayslett III of Troutville also earned a business administration degree.
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY listed three Roanokers among the nearly 80 students named to ``Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.''
The students from Roanoke and their majors are: Erin Doyle, English; Jill M. McFadden, chemistry; and Ashley N. Thompson, premdical studies.
KELLY DIERKER, a junior majoring in English, has been named to the dean's list for the 1994 fall session at Preiffer College in Misenheimer, N.C.
Dierker is the daughter of Judith and Richard Dierker of Roanoke.
by CNB