Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, November 28, 1995 TAG: 9511280154
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-9 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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The scholarship is awarded to students on the basis of an interview, grade point average, involvement on campus and participation in class.
Haden is a senior pursuing a career in artist management. He is a member of the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society and has interned at Brock & Associates.
Two local students have been selected as James Bowdoin Scholar at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. They are:
Benjamin Green, a 1993 graduate of Blacksburg High School and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Green of Blacksburg.
Aaron Payne, a sophomore from Christiansburg.
Emily Stallings, a graduate student at Radford University, is recipient of a $100 scholarship from the United States Achievement Academy. Stallings is an honors graduate with a bachelor degrees in psychology and speech communication. She is currently working on her master's degree in corporate and professional communication.
Stallings is the daughter of David Stallings of Christiansburg.
Christiansburg High graduate Sharon Huppert recently received the Bittle Scholarship at Roanoke College. The scholarship is awarded to students who are ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class and have a combined score of 1,200 or more on their Scholastic Aptitude Tests.
Huppert will receive full tuition each year at Roanoke College, for a total of four years, providing she maintains a grade point average of 3.25 each year.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Huppert of Christiansburg.
New River Community College
Jeananne Dixon, coordinator of the Center for the Learning Disabled at the college, has been selected as one of four national mentors under a new program sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges. She will serve as a mentor to the State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi, N.Y.
Dixon has been at New River since 1979. Under her leadership, the college's program for the learning disabled has won a number of national awards and recognitions.
Radford University
Longtime Radford resident Maryanne Bocock Stump was recently recognized as Radford University's first Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The award was created to honor extraordinary long-term dedication to the university.
Stump was presented with the Presidential Medallion at the Partners in Excellence Banquet, a highlight of the university's Homecoming festivities Sept. 29.
Stump is a retired educator who has volunteered many hours to the university in various capacities. In 1981, she was named secretary of the National Alumni Association, and for the following two years she served as a member of the group's Executive Council. She was appointed to the university's Foundation Inc. Board in 1983 and has served there for 12 continuous years. She also is a member of the university's Arts Society and Athletic Association. Currently, she serves as a member of the board of the new Service Learning Center.
Stump graduated in 1934 from what was then Radford College with a two-year professional degree. She returned during the summers to earn her bachelor's degree in education in 1948. She then spent 39 years as an elementary school teacher, six years in Montgomery County and 33 years in Radford City Schools.
In addition to her university activities, Stump is an elder and Sunday school teacher at First Christian Church, has chaired the Red Cross Bloodmobile Donor and Recovery Committee and is a past board member of the New River Historical Society.
Jackie Clouse was recently named senior women's administrator in the athletic department. She is the athletic department's highest ranking female administrator. She came to Radford as a graduate assistant trainer in 1983 and became head trainer in 1984.
The National Recreation and Park Association recently named Gerald O'Morrow national distinguished professor. O'Morrow is chair of Radford's recreation and leisure services department. He has nearly 35 years of experience in the parks and recreation field as a therapist, administrator, consultant and professor.
University president Douglas Covington was recently named to Crestar Bank's Radford board of directors. The board consists of business leaders and investors representing the community.
Robert Whisonant, a geology professor, recently was elected chairman of the State Board of Geology. The state governor appoints members of the board, which consists of four geologists, an engineer and a citizen. Whisonant served as vice-chairman of the board this past year. The board functions within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and oversees the certification of professional geologists in Virginia.
Virginia Tech
Peggy Meszaros, senior vice president and provost, was presented the Outstanding Alumnus Award at the 25th Annual Meeting of the University of Kentucky College of Human Environmental Sciences Alumni Association. Meszaros served as dean of the UK College of Human Environmental Sciences from 1985 to 1993. She received her master's degree from UK in 1972.
Marcus Alley, a professor of agronomy, has been named a fellow of the Soil Science Society of America. He was presented with the honor at the society's annual meeting in October.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Marine Corps have awarded a contract to Victoria Fu, professor of family and child development in the College of Human Resources. Fu will use the award to develop training materials for and provide training to the Marine Corps Supplemental Programs and Service Coordinators and Training and Curriculum Specialists.
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