Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, July 13, 1995 TAG: 9507130014
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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Two other men also were recognized at the Rotary annual banquet in June. Outgoing president Fred Heilich presented the following awards.
John Dalton Jr., an attorney and past president of the club, was honored for his continued contributions to the organization through weekly publication of the club's newsletter. Dalton was also responsible for compiling the annual directory.
Clay Waite, past president and Lt. Gov. for the district, was presented with the Paul Harris Fellowship. The club made a $1,000 donation to the Rotary International Foundation in Waite's name.
The Rotary Club also installed new officers. They are: Robert "Bob" Thomas, president; Bobby Turk, president-elect; Ernie Kaufman, vice-president; Chris Pearson, secretary-treasurer; Jack Johnson, sergeant-at-arms and Ken Goodyear and Chip Craig, directors. Heilich will serve on the board as past-president.
Two area residents recently received awards for their outstanding service to the Virginia Cooperative Extension. The awards were presented by the Virginia chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, the extension honorary society.
Evangeline Swain of Christiansburg received the Outstanding Retiree Award. Swain, who retired in 1991 after 33 years with the extension service, has continued being involved by volunteering with the organization.
Swain is chairwoman of the Virginia 4-H All Stars Chapter Development Committee, having helped design a new vision and model for the unit All-Star activity. She has also assisted with the continuing board development activities at the Smith Mountain Lake 4-H Educational Center. She and her husband, Bob, fully funded an endowed scholarship program with the Virginia 4-H Foundation.
Pulaski County Virginia Cooperative Extension agent Sarah Burkett received the Outstanding Individual Award. Burkett specializes in home economics and in 1994 she focused her efforts on three programs identified by the Pulaski County Extension Home Economics Advisory Council. Under her direction, 233 people volunteered 1,250 hours of assistance in home economics programs.
Burkett also started a weekly consumer column and a bi-monthly wellness column in the Southwest Times as a medium of distributing information. She also distributes a quarterly parenting newsletter and provides articles on parenting.
She also has served on the Pulaski Family Assessment Team and the Council on Family Betterment to prevent child abuse.
Radford University art professor James Knipe received the New River Art '95 Purchase Award. His photograph "Doors Against the Wind," juxtaposes natural and man-made materials in ways that highlight the relationship of humans to the environment.
The New River Art is an effort between local artists and arts organizations to showcase visual art within 100 miles of the New River.
Phyllis Rosenzweig, associate curator of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, selected Knipe's photograph for the award. The exhibit is on display at the Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center in Clifton Forge, where it will be until July 22. Of the 218 slides entered in this year's exhibition, 38 were selected for awards. Following is a list of local prize winners:
James Knipe, Radford, $500 Purchase award.
Anna Fariello, Radford, $300 Patron's award.
Joanna Sunshine, Blacksburg, $300 Patron's award.
John Pisarek, Radford, $100 award.
Diana Heyne, Radford, $75 award.
Mary Irwin Moore, Blacksburg, $50 gift certificate.
Area artists showing at the exhibition include, from Blacksburg: Nancy Bagato, Robin Boucher, Truman Capone, Joseph Germana, Leslie R. Gregg, Timothy Herzog and Lisbeth Weisband; from Radford: Jennifer Brouwer, Lynn Gordon, Dottie Mercer, Mei Shu and Jennifer Spoon; from Christiansburg: Aileen Fletcher; from Newport: Darcy Meeker.
Mark Petty, president of Kollmorgen Motion Technologies Group in Radford, has been elected to the board of directors of the Free Clinic of the New River Valley. The Free Clinic is a private, non-profit United Way partner agency, with offices in Christiansburg. More than 150 volunteer health care professionals help out at the clinic, which provides free medical and dental care to patients who cannot afford to pay for such services.
Petty lives in Blacksburg with his wife, Peyton, and their two children.
Several awards were presented at the 16th annual Floyd County Volunteer Fire Department Horse Show Sunday, July 2 at Earl Moles Stables. Proceeds from the show will be used to purchase necessary equipment for the Willis Fire Station.
Jason Slaughter of Willis, received the high points trophy for showing his horse Bullet. He placed first in water race, fastest horse around ring; second in pole bending, potato race and texas barrel race; and fifth in barrel race.
Other winners include:
Anne Snider of Dublin, first in open pleasure, open western pleasure, ladies western pleasure; second in model horse western; fourth in go-as-you-please (women's).
Sarah Colley of Willis, first in English pleasure; second in juvenile western pleasure, third in model horse western, fastest horse around ring; fourth in barrel race.
Renie Gates of Willis, second in egg-in-spoon.
Pam Griffith of Copper Hill, second in ladies' racking.
Danielle Hubbard of Willis, first in juvenile racking; second in go-as-you-please (women's).
Jonathan Hubbard of Willis, first in potato race; second in water race, fastest horse around; third in barrel race.
Marceline Huff of Riner, first in juvenile western pleasure; second in open western pleasure; third in ladies' western pleasure.
Crystal Moles of Willis, fifth in go-as-you-please (women's).
Earl Moles of Willis, first in racking stake class.
Nathan Moles of Willis, first in show pleasure racking.
Peggy Moles of Willis, first in style racking.
Tommy Moles of Willis, first in barrel race; third in pole bending.
Joe Pack of Christiansburg, second in men's racking; third in show pleasure racking; fourth in style racking.
Christie Weddle of Willis, second in model horse English.
Brandon Weddle of Willis, fourth in go-as-you-please.
Joseph Wohn of Floyd, third in potato race.
Blacksburg Town Manager Ronald A. Secrist received the Community Builders Award presented by Hunter's Lodge No. 156 of Blacksburg. The Masons present the award each year to a citizen who has contributed to the development of his or her community.
Secrist has been town manager since 1989 and has received numerous national, state and local awards from various associations. Awards include several Virginia Municipal League Achievement Awards for innovative local government programs and projects, U.S. Senate Productivity Award, Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award and Financial Reporting Achievements, the State Transportation Award as Most Efficient in Virginia three of the last four years, Virginia Municipal League Innovation Award for the Blacksburg Electronic Village and Virginia's best recycling program, 1993.
He also has been responsible for a few town projects, including National Family Motor Coach Association Annual Meeting, Tour DuPont start-1993, finish-1994 and finish site-1995, Blacksburg indoor pool, Blacksburg retirement promotion and the Blacksburg Electronic Village.
Before coming to Blacksburg, Secrist was assistant town manager in Chapel Hill, N.C., director of parks and recreation, Chapel Hill, N.C., interim town manager, Chapel Hill, N.C., and director of recreation, Champaign, Ill.
He is active in the Blacksburg Rotary Club, Montgomery Regional Hospital Board of Trustees, Greater Blacksburg Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Tech YMCA, Virginia Mountain Housing and the Blacksburg Electronic Village.
by CNB