Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, March 9, 1995 TAG: 9503110017
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E10 EDITION: METRO
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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.
STEFANIE BARTLEY, a fifth-grader at Herman L. Horn Elementary School, won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee.
The first runner-up was Kevin Halterman. The other finalists were: Josh Mutter, Erin Ours, Jessica Pritchard, Michael Terrell, Ashley Lugar, Matt Jones, Ashleigh Vulgan and Heather Stevens.
The school-level bee, in which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the seventh annual National Geography Bee, which is sponsored by National Geographic World and Chrysler Corporation.
The school winners, including Bartley, will take a written test, the 100 top scorers in the state will compete April 7.
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.
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY in Greenville, N.C., has announced the names of Roanoke-area students who received academic honors during the fall semester. They are: Charlotte McDonald, Thomas Ramey McDonald, Heather Lee O'Brien, and Andrew Henry Berry.
ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS' CENTRAL COUNCIL PTA has announced the 1994-95 winners in its Reflections contest.
The primary winners are:
Literature - Aaron Fallon, Fishburn Park, first place; Will Urbanski, Fishburn Park, second; Robert Clemo, Raleigh Court, third; Aleace Kingery, Garden City, honorable mention.
Photography - Jennifer Tate, Lincoln Terrace, first; Emily Equi, Fishburn Park, and Katie Davies-Ross, Crystal Spring, both second; J. Austin West, Crystal Spring, and Andrew Flora, Raleigh Court, both third; Jaimie Clay, Crystal Spring, and Kyle Byrd, Lincoln Terrace, both honorable mention.
Visual Arts - Christina Sundt, Virginia Heights, first; Jackie Gentry, Raleigh Court, second; Daisy Frabell, Crystal Spring, and Zachary Bennett, Fishburn Park, both third place; Ben Sellars, Raleigh Court, Andre Witcher, Preston Park, Sarah Bennett, Fishburn Park, and Joanna McGrath, Grandin Court, all honorable mention.
The Intermediate winner are:
Literature - Caitlin Aukward, Raleigh Court, first; Elizabeth Grimes, Raleigh Court, second; Whitney Woolwine, Grandin Court, third; Daniel Conte, Fishburn Park, honorable mention.
Music - Laura Graninger, Wasena, first; Abbie Richardson, Grandin Court, second; Megan Flora, Raleigh Court, Lauren Slusher, Fishburn Park, both third; Claire Willis, Crystal Spring, Grade 5; honorable mention, David Dillenhunt, Fishburn Park; honorable mention, Nicole Brash, Raleigh Court, all honorable mention.
Photography - David Magerkurth, Raleigh Court, first; Jessica Tate, Lincoln Terrace, Melanie Creggar, Raleigh Court, both second; Kelly Dodge, Lincoln Terrace, and Payton Youngblood, Fishburn Park, both third; Courtney Marshall, Crystal Spring, Daniel Shepherd, Wasena, Hadley Adkins, Fishburn Park, Jill Raney, Fishburn Park, all honorable mention.
Visual Arts - Lee Chichester, Wasena, first; Evan Perry, Grandin Court, second; Claire Haynie, Wasena, and Margaret Lemon, Crystal Spring, both third; Marina A. Salama, Crystal Spring, Kate Herbert, Raleigh Court, Amanda Cyphers, Grandin Court,Tom Raney, Fishburn Park, all honorable mention.
The middle school winners are:
Literature - Leigh Morris, Woodrow Wilson, first; Erin Nicole Marley, Breckinridge, second; Lindsey Magerkurth, Woodrow Wilson,third; Ann Henley Saunders, Madison, honorable mention.
Music - Isaac Chan, James Madison, first; Graham Scala, Woodrow Wilson, second.
Photography - Bradley Matthews, James Madison, first; Lindsey Magerkurth, Woodrow Wilson, second; Emily Frabell, James Madison, and Alluson Ayers, James Madison, both third; Melanie Moore, Woodrow Wilson, and Dallas Magerkurth, Woodrow Wilson, both honorable mention.
Visual Arts - T. Garth Simmons, William Ruffner, first; Bradley Witt, Stonewall Jackson, second; Alma Kvakic, William Ruffner, and Carl Rheinheimer, James Madison, third; Talethia Nance, William Ruffner, and Douglas Cheatwood, Woodrow Wilson, both honorable mention.
The senior high school winners are:
Literature - Vanessa Fassie, William Fleming, first; Sammi Rader, William Fleming, second; Anna Myers, Patrick Henry, third; Jeff McCray, Patrick Henry, honorable mention.
Music - Susan Hord, Patrick Henry, first; Micah Davidson, Patrick Henry,and Max Masinter, Patrick Henry, both second; Daniel Daum, Patrick Henry, third; Nathan Mossor, William Fleming, honorable mention.
Photography - Callie Robertson, William Fleming, first; Daniel Daum, Patrick Henry, and Judith Bradley, William Fleming, both second; Cham Lucas, William Fleming, and Daniel Daum, Patrick Henry, both third.
Visual Arts - Anthony Southers, William Fleming, first; Charles Danforth, William Fleming, second; Taylor Jones, Patrick Henry, third; Kinsey Holder, Patrick Henry, David Staniunas, William Fleming, Jeff Barnett, William Fleming, and Nghia Nguyen, Patrick Henry, all honorable mention.
by CNB