ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: THURSDAY, February 23, 1995                   TAG: 9503030026
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-6   EDITION: METRO 
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IN SCHOOL

AMANDA PHILLIPS of Roanoke and ERIC NORDBERG of Daleville were named to the dean's list at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C.

Phillips, a 1993 graduate of Patrick Henry High School, is a junior majoring in Spanish and international studies. Nordberg, a 1991 graduate of Shrewsburg High School, is a senior majoring in biology.

CYNTHIA BRIGGS of Roanoke has received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C.

DAVID ALDERMAN, son of Nelson and Patricia Alderman of Vinton, recently received first place in the Voice of Democracy audio essay scholarship competition. He also placed second in the Sixth District judging.

His entry was "My Vision for America." This nationwide scholarship program is sponsored annually by The Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States of America and the Ladies Auxiliary.

Alderman is a sophomore at William Byrd High School.

THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES' Alpha Sigma Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa has inducted 18 Roanoke Valley students: Barrie Ann Knox, Daleville; Angela D. Garman and Cheryl L. Crowder, both of Salem; Alvin W. Overstreet, Troutville; Kristi L. Haupt, Vinton; Deborah M. Humphreys, Richard V. Sherwood, Barbara S. Breister, Dena M. Cassese, Wanda C. Corbin, Karen L. Haynie, Susan M. Hughes, Anne M. King, Michelle L. Reynolds, Denise T. Robertson, Krista M. Weddle, Traci M. Farmer and Kimberley Furrow, all of Roanoke.

Chapter officers for 1994-95 are Sean Albert of Roanoke, president; Victoria Klostermann of Roanoke, vice president; Melanie Swanson of Vinton, treasurer; Michele Howell of Roanoke, recording secretary; and Karen Baker and Linda Galletto, both of Roanoke, publicity chairwomen.

THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES has named the following students to its fall semester president's list: Barbara Breister, Amy Brown, Dena Cassese, Wanda C. Corbin, Patricia Dean, Mary Dowe, Kimberley Furrow, Amy L. Gordon, Karen Haynie, Susan Hughes, Kelly Kindelberger, Anna King, Jennifer A. Meyer, Mary Anna Page, Laura Ramey, Michelle Reynolds and Krista Weddle, all of Roanoke; Patricia Garrison, Kevin Minix and Lisha Osborne, all of Salem; Anne Coppersmith and Linda Greiner, both of Vinton; Craig Bryant, Robert Johnson and Lou Anne Rodgers, all of Buchanan; and Alvin Overstreet, Kevin Reed and Vickie Skiles, all of Troutville.

The following students were named to the college's dean's list: Sean Albert, Michelle Alter, Donna Boone, Kristy Bowles, Karen Clark, Yvette Coleman, Michelle Galwer, Angela Hill, Michelle Howell, Richard Hubbard, Deborah Humphreys, Whitney Leftwich, Derick Page, George Ray Puckett, Michael Reed, Alexander Ritchie, Denise Robertson, Melanie Shorter, Judith Sibley, Karen Small, Pamela Smith, Hassan Wallace and Karen Ziegler, all of Roanoke; Cheryl Crowder, Alice Davis and Gary Huff, of Salem; Brenda Adams, Kristi Haupt and Brian Richman, from Vinton; Barry G. Beemer, Buchanan; Barrie A. Knox, Daleville; and Angela Lee, Troutville.

THE LEWIS-GALE FOUNDATION has announced the names of students receiving its scholarships for the spring semester. During the foundation's 28-year history, it has awarded scholarships totaling $755,250 to 1,522 health career students.

This year's recipients from Roanoke are Deborah Lynn Bacchus, College of Health Sciences; Rebecca Chrisanne Bayne, Virginia Western Community College; Alice Louise Berry, Virginia Western; Denise Renee Godfrey, Salem School of Nursing; Diane W. Hopkins, Virginia Western; Lorena Melissa Pendleton, Roanoke Memorial Hospitals School of Nursing; Peter Cosmo Sapia, College of Health Sciences; Patrick Philip Tison, Salem School of Nursing; Patricia Ann Baker, Virginia Western; Angeline Jahanna Sims, National Business College; and Angela Michelle Light, Salem School of Nursing.

REBEKAH DAWN FENZEL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Fenzel of Roanoke, was named to the dean's list of Pensacola Christian College. Fenzel, a junior nursing major, is a home-schooling graduate who earned her high school degree in 1991.

CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE, Jefferson City, Tenn., has announced the names of Roanoke-area students who were named to its fall semester dean's list. Those from Roanoke are: Molly E. Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Davis; Renee F. Doty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Doty; Scott Grisso, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grisso; Rebecca C. Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore; and Kristen L. Rossbacher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rossbacher.

Kris M. Sweet, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sweet of Salem, also was named to the list.

JONATHAN NORMAN TERRY of Roanoke was named to the fall semester 1994 dean's list of the University of Wyoming.

KRISTI LYNN ALGER, a senior at Patrick Henry High School, is one of several semifinalists in the 54th annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search. As a semifinalist, Alger is eligible to compete for one of 40 scholarships worth $205,000 in the nation's oldest science scholarship competition.

VALERIE A. COFFEY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Giles L. Coffey of Roanoke, received the Luella R. Treuhaft Drama Award from Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa. Coffey is a junior majoring in English and is a graduate of Potomac Senior High School.

RADFORD UNIVERSITY has named several Roanoke-area students to its fall semester dean's list.

Those from Salem are: Brian Jeff Black, senior music therapy major; William Alden Breedlove, junior criminal justice major; Allison Kay Buck, Laura Aimee Cole, senior English majors; Kristi Shannon Hodge, freshman interdisciplinary studies major; Nancy Michelle Martin, senior interdisciplinary studies major; Dara Hope Rutherford, junior communication sciences and disorders major; Tiffanie Elaine Tinsley, junior interdisciplinary studies major; and Deborah DeHart Wright, interdisciplinary studies major.

Those from Roanoke are: Kerriann Feeney, senior pre-nursing major; Jennifer Marie Parcell, senior pre-nursing major; Emilie Ruth Thompson, junior physical education major; William Scott Baugh, senior music major; Jill Renee Bowles, senior interdisciplinary studies major; Tracey Lynn Cronk, junior music therapy major; Tiffany Darist, sophomore physical education major, Diane Michele Pierson, senior pre-nursing major; Christine Renee Smith, junior interdisciplinary studies major; Eric Wayne Waters, sophomore criminal justice major; Dimple Girish Desai, senior pre-nursing major; David P. Boush, junior media studies major; Lynne Cauble C. Buie, senior foods and nutrition major; Wendy Leigh Conner, sophomore pre-nursing major; Deborah Drewry Craig, sophomore pre-nursing major; David Edward Eades, sophomore pre-major; Deborah Lynn Elkins, junior nursing major; Deborah Webster Equi, junior pre-nursing major; Forrest Gabriel Flanary, freshman criminal justice major; Michael Nelson Havens, sophomore pre-music major; Sharon Diane Lynn, senior speech major, Jennifer M. Mays, senior recreation and leisure services major; Martha Elizabeth Newell, senior communication sciences and disorders major; Jamie Elizabeth Powell, freshman pre-nursing major; Sharon Perkins Rusche, senior nursing major; Anita Elizabeth Seagle, junior criminal justice major; Jeffrey Evan Steinhauser, senior social science major; Tamara Cyran White, junior nursing major; Nancy Rueff Akers, sophomore pre-nursing major; Jennifer Elizabeth Beasley, senior social science major; Jennifer S. Craft, junior design major; Carolyn Allison English, senior pre-nursing major; Kimberly Rene Green, junior interdisciplinary studies major, Leigh Allison Lucas, senior accounting major; Kristie Leigh McCallum, junior pre-nursing major; Llewellyn Roberts Pippert, junior nursing major; Johnathan Travis Scales, sophomore pre-business major; Hayley Renee Stanley, junior interdisciplinary studies major; Allison Leann Wills, freshman interdisciplinary studies major; and Rebecca Ellen Wykle, senior psychology major.

From Vinton: Angelo Joseph Beck, senior recreation and leisure services major; Melissa Vandiver Belcher, junior pre-business major; Laura Michelle English, sophomore social science major; Garry Lee Saunders, senior physical education major; and David Andrew Tingler, junior business law major.

Those from Buchanan are: Bennett Edmond Hayth, senior interdisciplinary studies major; and Cassada Renee Stinnett, junior interdisciplinary studies major.

Students from Daleville are: Ernest Wade Huffman, sophomore pre-major; Suzanne Wright MacLeod, senior nursing major; Jean Saunders, junior criminal justice major.

Students from Troutville are: Jonathan Richard Ferrell, junior psychology major; and Julie F. Kurz, senior physical science major.

Those from Cloverdale are: John Edward Kirby, senior recreation and leisure service major.

Those from New Castle are: Jodie Ann Myers, senior interdisciplinary studies major.

Those from Blue Ridge are: Mary Ann Carter, freshman pre-nursing major; Denise Elaine McNitt, freshman interdisciplinary studies major; and Shannon Sherri Stanley, junior interdisciplinary studies major.

DONNA L. BLANKENSHIP of Roanoke and BARRY W. MARTIN of Salem have been named to the late-fall term dean's list at National Business College.

Blankenship is majoring in management/computer applications; and Martin is majoring in management.

TERESA ANNE MILLER of Roanoke has been named to the 1994 fall semester dean's honor roll at Eastern New Mexico University.

TONYA M. ZIMMER, a Lynchburg College senior from Roanoke, has been selected as a UPS Scholar and recipient of a $2,550 scholarship. Zimmer is one of 19 students in Virginia sharing $38,250 in scholarships from the UPS Foundation education endowment fund. Zimmer is a political science major.

JEFFREY L. BRENEMAN, son of John and Lois Breneman of Roanoke County, was named to the dean's list at Cedarville (Ohio) College in Cedarville.

Breneman, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, also earned an $1,800 academic scholarship for the second consecutive year. He is a 1993 graduate of Roanoke Valley Christian Schools.

VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has announced the names of recipients of $500 grants from the Cabell Brand Center for International Poverty and Resource Studies.

The grants will be used to support environmental projects this spring and summer, and recipients will earn academic credit for independent study while doing research.

Mike Donahue of Roanoke and Kenny Dyer of Salem will receive grants for a second time. Donahue will survey vernal ponds of the Roanoke Valley for certification by the Vernal Pool Association. This will be the first time Virginia pools have been certified. Dyer, a horticultural graduate, will publish an educational brochure on composting to be used by Virginia Western classes and by the public at Roanoke's recycling demonstration site on the campus.

Randy Howell of Roanoke will conduct a behavior study on the red panda at Mill Mountain Zoo, and Maurice Wilson of Roanoke will work in Roanoke's new water production facility at Carvins Cove.

Bryan Burke of Roanoke will continue his independent study of mushrooms in the lab and will introduce Fishburn Park Elementary School students to fungi and their roles in the environment. Joe Handerhan of Catawba will work with Roanoke's recycling program as a liaison with downtown businesses.



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