ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: THURSDAY, April 6, 1995                   TAG: 9504180022
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-16   EDITION: METRO  
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IN SCHOOL

VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has announced the names of students recently initiated into Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society serving two-year colleges offering associate degrees. The new members from Roanoke are: Adam L. Adkins, Joan S. Beck, Michael H. Bobbitt, Sandra C. Brown, Colin D. Campbell, Bobby L. Cockran Jr., Deborah L. Cox, Patricia H. Daugherty, Kathy M. Doyle, Timothy W. Gearheart, Twila T. Gibson, Christine G. Grillot, Ethel M. Hiner, Kimberly L. Holder, Michael A. Jordan, Deepak Kaker, Robin M. Kyle, Connie S. Lester, Aaron S. Levine, Susan T. Mayhew, Sandra L. Moore, Gary D. Newman, Chuong H. Nguyen, Charles G. Parrish, Michael S. Pendleton, Brenda S. Perigen, Mary L. Pimlott, Angela T. Price, Rebecca L. Prillaman, Heather S. Sessions, Tina M. Shaver, Kelly M. Stroud, Lam N. Tran, Peter G. Webster, Carmen L. Wells and Frances K. Wick.

From Salem: Dana M. Clinevell, Heather N. Cromer, Melissa D. Culverhouse, Denise M. Daugherty and Selena C. Slate.

From Vinton: Muril L. Fields, Debra P. Price, Lisa D. Smith and Patricia B. Steahly.

From Blue Ridge: Stevenson L. Schroeder.

From Buchanan: Laurie A. Crawford, Earl B. Heim and Bonny S. Metz.

From Catawba: Kathryn S. Arritt, Rebecca N. Jones and Carle D. Wright.

From Daleville: Karen P. Flanary.

From New Castle: Mary H. Beaudoin.

From Troutville: Linda M. Geiger and Selma L. Oser.

JENNIFER E. FLORYAN and MARY BETH VENTURA, both of Roanoke, have been named to the Founder's Day list at Indiana University in Bloomington.

RADFORD UNIVERSITY has announced that the following students have been named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities: Llewellyn R. Pippert, Roanoke, nursing; Lexi Michele Hanes, Roanoke, communications; Suzanne Wright MacLeod, Daleville, nursing; and Donna R. Platter, Cloverdale, nursing.

MEREDITH G. KENDALL of Roanoke recently was inducted into the Alpha Mu Gamma national honorary society for foreign languages. Kendall is a senior Russian major at Ferrum College.

MICHAEL HAVEN of Roanoke was recently featured in an honors music recital held on the Radford University campus. Havens, a guitarist, performed ``Recuerdos de la Albambra'' and a selection for the guitar by Lennox Berkeley. Havens is a sophomore music-business major.

BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE has named the following area students to its dean's list: 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; and Christy Leigh Osborne and Jeffrey Allen Osborne, son and daughter of Gary and Carol Osborne of Daleville.

THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA had several students working in impoverished areas doing volunteer housing construction, relief work and tutoring during Alternative Spring Break. Those from the Roanoke Valley were: Steve Harmon and Almon English, both of Roanoke, and Jeff Johnson of Salem.

EMILY BENNETT of Roanoke recently attended the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. Bennett, a junior at Patrick Henry High School, was among 350 National Scholars attending the conference from 46 states.

Throughout the six-day conference, participants interacted with key leaders and newsmakers in government, the media and the diplomatic corps.

The conference is sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization.

RADFORD UNIVERSITY had three Roanoke-area students participating on the interior design team that won Best in Show and People's Choice award at the annual March of Dimes Gourmet Gala benefit in Roanoke: Ede O'Dell, daughter of Charles O'Dell of Roanoke and Gail Albert of Salem; Cindy Grayson, daughter of Phyllis Grayson of Roanoke; and Shawna Rader, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Rader of Troutville.

VIRGINIA TECH recently awarded master's degrees to several Roanoke-area students. Those from Roanoke are: Steven C. McCulloch, adult education; Theresa Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Howard, education administration; Heidi G. Baird, daughter of Dr. Bruce D. Baird, education; Clifford Gregory Robertson, son of Jennie Robertson and the late Cliff Robertson, education; Ann M. Burnley, adult education; Rose Marie Dudley, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Dudley, adult education; Debra Cartwright Meade, daughter of Louise and Stephen Cartwright; Jill M. Turley Haselman, son of David and Madelyn Turley, adult education.

ROANOKE COLLEGE has announced the names of Roanoke Valley students named to its honorable mention list for the fall term of the 1994-95 academic year.

Those from Roanoke are: A. Christy Balthis, Susan R. Blankenship, Molly R. Bolling, Jason G. Booker, James M. Bullington, Christy M. Caveness, Eric H. Christian, Shannon D. Clasbey, Heather M. Cormany, Clayton M. Craft, Lori M. Fadorick, Marianne E. Francis, Angela K. Guffey, Melanie D. Gwaltney, Valerie N. Hale, Stacy H. Handy, John R. Hooven, Anthony J. Jarrett, Andrea D. Jones, Sheri L. King, Terry E. King, Cynthia D. Linkous, Theresa M. Lissefeld, Tristan M. Looney, Stephanie A. Lundy, Keith P. Martin, Patrick J. McCarthy, Kathryn M. McGrath, Margaret E. Morris, Elizabeth L. Noland, Sharon L. Roseberry, Thelma C. Simpson, Aaron L. Stiltner, Charity M. Taylor, Melissa L. Thomas, James J. Walrond, Laurie L. Williams and Sarah M. Woodring.

From Salem: Elizabeth S. Boardwine, Matthew S. Clark, Liza A. Dotson, Misti L. Earls, David M. Fitzgerald, Pamela M. Glosser, Sarah J. Goodman-Dalton, Stacy L. Greenway, Sara M. Gubala, Jennifer P. Hicks, Leslie E. Huffman, Vyatcheslav Ivanov, Pamela R. McDaniel, Amber M. Miller, Brian S. Mitchell, Erin E. Oefelein, Vanessa L. Payne, Mark S. Prinz, Kathleen F. Roberts, Nancy C. Roberts, H. Elizabeth Rusinko, Stephanie M. Saul, Eric-Gene J. Shrewsbury, Timothy W. Skelton and Valerie A. Smelser.

From Vinton: Elizabeth M. Isler, Melanie C. Simmons and Charles M. Smith.

From Daleville, Pamela A. Dize, Amy N. Gillespie and John E. Smith.

From Fincastle: Scott S. Critzer.

From Hollins: Jennifer F. Hoback.

From New Castle: Virginia L. Robinson.

From Troutville: Katherine A. Harmon, Deborah A. Rhodes, Stephanie J. Smith, A. Autumn Wheat and Mary K. Whitlock.

SARAH ENGLISH TUNE, daughter of Nancy C.Tune of 2602 Stanley Ave., was inducted into Washington and Lee University's Gamma of Virginia Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Tune, who is a senior, is a graduate of North Cross School.

FOUR ROANOKE CATHOLIC LOWER SCHOOL students have been named first-place winners in the Junior American Citizens ``Waterways Impact America'' contest: fourth-graders Jacob Musyt, who wrote a short story, Michele Bezy, who designed a stamp, and Zak Kephart, who made a poster; and fifth-grader Jack Rattenbury, who also won with a poster.

The contest entries covered issues of conservation and ecology from early history to the present and reflected an interest in the history and heritage of the United States, a central theme in the JAC program sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.



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