Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, November 28, 1995 TAG: 9511280151
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: S.D. HARRINGTON STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
\ Salem City Council will have to choose Dec. 11 among fifteen applicants to fill two seats on the Salem School Board that expire at the end of the year.
The record number of applicants addressed the council Monday night, including current board member William Sinkler.
Sinkler, who became the first black member of the School Board in 1992, said Monday that he would like to continue his tenure.
Glenn O. Thornhill Jr., however, will not seek reappointment after serving 15 years on the School Board. Thornhill, president of Maid Bess Corp., was appointed in 1980, three years before Salem became an independent school system.
Mayor Jim Taliaferro said he was pleased with the number of applicants.
"It makes me think that everyone has a sense of pride" in the school system, Taliaferro said.
City Manager Randy Smith said that one of the reasons for the high turnout is that the city notified applicants for past appointments that there would be an opening this year, and those people simply had to resubmit their applications.
Smith said that since the applicants have indicated an interest in public service, some of the them could be considered for other boards and commissions appointed by City Council.
Those applying for the two expiring positions are:
Donna Canter Dilley, area director for the National League of Junior Cotillions, a program that teaches manners and ballroom dancing to children.
Rebecca F. Pollard, owner of Corporate Concepts Inc., a consulting agency for insurance and brokerage firms.
Cindy Neathawk, chairman of Salem schools health advisory board and president of the Parent-Teacher Association at Andrew Lewis Middle School.
Robert W. Pollard, assistant manager of Lotz Funeral Home in Salem and chairman of Salem Schools' Business Roundtable.
G. Sprinkle III, a Salem family dentist.
C. Wayne Adkins, sales representative for a medical equipment manufacturer and a business consultant.
Ileada Ribble, a free-lance writer who operates a small business with her husband.
Joseph C. Thomas Jr., president of Thomas Brothers Inc. in Salem.
Sarah W. Southard, a pediatric nurse practitioner.
Robin Pillis, a teacher for 14 years and former teacher at Salem High School.
Roger Hartless, a software technician for Montgomery County public schools.
Susan M. Tate, a small-business owner and president of the Parent-Teacher Association at West Salem Elementary School.
Mary Brewer Loritsch, a registered radiological technician and professor at Virginia Western Community College.
Eddie L. Jarratt, a certified public accountant and past officer on the Salem Council of Parent-Teacher Associations.
by CNB