Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, July 16, 1995 TAG: 9507170015
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: C3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: COMPILED BY MARY LINN
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
CHARLES N. DORSEY, managing partner of DLC Trial Lawyers P.C. in Roanoke, has been elected president of the Roanoke Bar Association for a one-year term. CHARLES O. CORNELISON of Copenhaver, Ellett & Cornelison law firm has been elected president-elect of the association.
New board members are RAYMOND F. LEVEN, Roanoke public defender; MARY ELLEN F. GOODLATTE, Glenn, Flippin, Feldmann & Darby; FRANK W. ROGERS III, Mundy, Rogers & Frith; and DENNIS P. BRUMBERG, Brumberg, Mackey & Wall.
ACCOUNTING
ALDA M. BOWER, formerly controller at Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc. in Roanoke and now retired, has been elected vice president of the Institute of Management Accountants for 1995-96. Bower was president of the Roanoke chapter of IMA in 1985-86. She was president of the Virginia Regional Council in 1989-90 and was a national director in 1990-92.
BANKING
JOHN D. KELLY has joined Premier Bank Inc. as assistant vice president. He will be a regional supervisor over the Shawsville and Salem operations of Premier. He has 10 years of real estate and consumer lending experience, most recently with Salem Bank & Trust.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NICOLE BASTIN has been appointed coordinator for the Radford University/Virginia Western Community College Partnership Project in Roanoke. She will facilitate students transferring from VWCC's two-year programs to Radford's four-year programs.
DEVELOPMENT
The Botetourt County Chamber of Commerce has elected executive committee and board members for 1995-96: BECKY BAKER, Kav Kan Disposal, president; JOHN MICHENER, James River Limestone Co., first vice president; and RACHEL HANCOCK, Wampler Realty Inc., second vice president. New board members are HARRY GLEASON, Town of Buchanan; SUSAN KIDD, Botetourt County Schools; KEN LANFORD, Lanford Brothers Co.; and HUNTRE SARVER, Architectural Concrete Products.
GOVERNMENT
WILLIAM S. MERCER has been appointed by Gov. George Allen to the Advisory Board on Physical Therapy. He is vice president and director of services for Professional Therapies of Roanoke Inc.
MANUFACTURING
PAUL W. MARTIN of Vinton has joined The Bacova Guild Ltd. as head of the sewing department, the company's largest department. Martin brings to Bacova nearly 30 years of management experience in textile and apparel production facilities, most recently in an engineering and management consultant position with Ottenheimer & Co. in Hillsville.
Also at Bacova, TAMMY RYDER has been named programmer/analyst in the management information systems department; SUSAN LAYMAN has been promoted to supervisor in the accounts receivable department; DONNA RUCKER has been named supervisor of the credit department; and JUDY HODGE was named to the newly created position of quality auditing.
MORTGAGE LENDER
JAMES B. CHIDESTER has been named vice president and branch manager of American Home Funding Inc.'s newly opened Roanoke office. Chidester has been in the mortgage banking business for 13 years, most recently with Crestar Mortgage in Roanoke. Also at the company, ANGELA H. APGAR has been named a loan officer and STEPHANIE STEWART a loan processor.
American Home Funding is a full-service residential mortgage banker based in Richmond.
Information on personnel changes of interest to people in business should be sent to this column, c/o The Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, Va. 24010.
by CNB