ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, June 13, 1996                TAG: 9606140002
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                PAGE: N11  EDITION: METRO 


COLLEGE NOTES

CHARDIE LYNN BAIRD of Roanoke recently received a bachelor's degree in sociology from The College of Charleston.

THE WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW awarded law degrees to Keith T. Shiner of Roanoke and Kristen Konrad Johnstone. Shiner, son of Dr. Philip T. and Linda N. Shiner of Roanoke, graduated magna cum laude. He received his bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1990. Johnstone, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Konrad of Roanoke, received her bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1987.

W. EDWIN DRESSLER III, son of Bill and Jane Dressler of Roanoke, recently received a bachelor's degree in communication from Northeast Missouri State University.

VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has announced that the following Roanoke-area students were named to the president's list for the spring 1996 semester.

From Blue Ridge: Marc E. Bjorklund, James F. Dennis Jr., Mandy N. Parker, Susan Tribett, Joanne D. Whalen and Virginia L. Young.

From Buchanan: Eric M. Camper, Laurie A. Crawford and Jason M. Gibson.

From Cloverdale: Kimberly F. Jones and Martha E. Wilson.

From Daleville: Jennifer R. Barber and Floyd S. Sprinkel.

From New Castle: Deanna M. Brown and Claudia L. Spence.

From Roanoke: Robert A. Barnett, Juanita R. Beaver, Lisa A. Belcher, Jennifer G. Blancher, Elizabeth A. Boitnott, Trevor N. Bosen, Michael J. Brennan, Deryck A. Brown, Bryan H. Burke, Mary E. Burton, Lucas C. Clark, Rodney D. Clemmer, Emily J. Click, Melissa A. Coates, Shannon L. Collins, Gail H. Cuddy, Arlene T. Culverhouse, Tammy L. Davis, Sunnie C. Debearn, Ruth E. Deel, Stephanie R. Doyle, Dennis A. Duszynski Jr., William A. Eanes, William M. Edwards, Joel S. Elkins, Christina C. England, Regina L. Eubank, Malinda G. Farmer, Sarah M. Fenzel, Sarah J. Flora, William H. Fox, Angela M. Geary, Crystal N. Gills, Gary W. Gilmore, Andrea I. Gonzalez, Dawn F. Gray, Scott S. Hampton, Anthony C. Hartman, Kimberly A. Hartman, Joseph B. Henderson, David N. Hepper, Erin S. Highfill, Emily M. Hodges, Charmaine M. Homes, Diane W. Hopkins, Eileen P. Houston, Jason S. Hutchens, Michelle R. Hutchens, Gary W. Hutchinson, John W. Ingram, Casandra G. Isom, William W. Kelchner Jr., Lucy Kibogy, Michelle Kim, Amanda S. Lafon, Daniel J. Leary III, Karen A. Logwood, Earnest D. Lyle Jr., Mitchell L. Mendelson, Dianna S. Minter, Scott E. Moorhead, Elizabeth L. Morgan, John M. Murray, Gary D. Newman, Chuong H. Nguyen, Hoang V. Nguyen, Huy L. Nguyen, Tona A. Ofathaigh, Laura S. Overbay, Michael C. Owens, Robin L. Patsel, Elizabeth A. Patterson, Michael S. Pendleton, Thuy T. Pham, Kenneth A. Pickerel, Angela T. Price, John W. Prillaman, Sara K. Rapier, David S. Reid, Dawn M. Reynolds, William H. Riley, Rosenda Rivera, Kristen L. Rossbacher, Jessica C. Ryan, Deborah J. Salus, Melanie J. Salyers, Rimjhim Sarkar, Jennifer L. Schilling, Gary W. Schmalenberg, Susan M. Sheets, Norman E. Shepherd, Justin D. Simpson, Virginia Sinero, Navdeep Singh, Christina D. Sluder, Virginia A. Smith, Katharine C. Spangler, Shawn D. Sprouse, Marlene F. Starkey, Carla M. Stegall, Kelly L. Stinson, Heidi L. Stowe, Lisa A. Strickler, Kelly M. Stroud, Lisa A. Summers, Paul D. Turpin, Peter J. Ullsperger, Jess A. Underwood, David L. Urgo, Sarah E. Vecere, Deborah F. Waldrop, Justin M. Watkins, Melissa R. Weade, John M. White III, Charles D. Willey, Robin L. Williams, Douglas L. Yauger and Christi L. Young.

From Salem: April T. Arthur, Jeremy M. Barbour, Christi M. Barci, Castiglian Bhamidipati, Ronald A. Bingham, Ashley K. Blackstock, Monique Brown, Michael P. Bryant, Jessica J. Collins, Heather N. Cromer, Melissa D. Culverhouse, John D. Desper, Kelly S. Dowdy, Connie M. Echols, William M. Finn, William S. Goode, Michael L. Harris, Brad E. Harshbarger, Marilyn R. Hite, Ruth A. Lynch, Evelyn D. Miller, Cao Q. Nguyen, Roberta L. Obenshain, Jennifer R. Peterson, Pamela L. Procejus, Deborah T. Pugh, Luke E. Pugh, Renee M. Rochford, Virginia D. Rumberg and Elizabeth B. Taylor.

From Troutville: Paul C. Bayne, William A. Foley, Jeremy B. Lilly, Michelle R. Warden and James M. Wilson.

From Vinton: Samuel L. Brown, Teresa L. Carpenter, Cynthia G. Dudley, Jeff R. Glass, Laura A. Hale, Heather L. Holland, Michael R. Lambeth, Lisa M. Massey and Leeanna F. McCallum.

Also named to the list were: Marsha A. Redwine of Bent Mountain; Carla D. Wright of Catawba; Adele T. Dwier of Eagle Rock and Carrie L. Poff of Fincastle.

VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has announced the names of the following Roanoke-area students who were named to the dean's list for the spring 1996 semester.

From Roanoke: Hani N. Al Amood, Marcus C. Allen, Kathleen D. Anderson, Ginger A. Baker, James W. Baker III, William M. Banks III, Belinda S. Barkhouse, Ray A. Baughman, Howard K. Beumer, Daniel J. Bommarito, Lee A. Carlisle, Shannon A. Clark, David T. Compton, Charles M. Curtis, Melissa W. Davis, Amy L. Dillon, Brent W. Duncan, Melissa A. Evans, Melissa G. Fetherolf, Karen S. Gilbert, John R. Gosney, Dreama D. Gray, Brian S. Hannabass, Gregory S. Hawthorne, Cary L. Hunley, Kevin H. Hylton, Barbara A. Jones, Jackie E. Malcolm, Issac D. Martin, Jaime L. Miller, Lebaron Moseley III, Summer D. Plunkett, Lorrie A. Poff, Samuel M. Pope, Eleanor K. Poste, Bonnie M. Richards, Jordan B. Rodgers, Nadia Rojas, Christophe L. Ronk, Robert E. Rouse Jr., Terence D. Seale, Lorrie A. Sharman, Walter S. Sharpley, Anthony A. Southers, Dedra T. Tiedemann, Ryan D. Urgo, Gretchen J. Vanderhill, Susan A. Walton, Scott E. Willie, Ronald E. Willson and Cindy G. Wray.

From Salem: Patricia A. Artz, Wesley S. Barton, Tammy A. Bronson, Krista G. Carper, Miles C. Hoge, Alfie T. Huang, Richard C. Kesler, Valerie D. Maxey, Keith E. Naugle, Mocchau Nguyen, Lydia C. Oliver, Noelle D. Oliver, Brian S. Shelor, Bradley J. Smith, Amber D. Snead, George A. Taliaferro II and Angelina T. Vincent.

From Troutville: Amy N. Morgan and Jason S. Northington.

From Vinton: Leigh A. Hightower, Shawna K. Kidd, David M. Peck, Kristy C. Powell, Justin M. Rodgers and Penny S. Wolfe.

Also named to the list were: Jason I. Macmackin of Blue Ridge; Joseph P. Handerhan Jr. and Jon C. Perrin of Cloverdale; and Jessica L. Post of Fincastle.

HOLLINS COLLEGE has announced the names of the following Roanoke-area graduates who recently received bachelor's degrees.

From Roanoke: Helen Shumate Akers, psychology; Sarah Elizabeth Bennett, art history; Linda Irene Brown-Dennison, art history; Penni Michele Bryant, biology; Nell Watson Carr, art studio; Ruth Campbell Claytor, English; Kathryn Tuck Coats, psychology; Pamela Collette Colbert, communication studies; Melodie Ann Coronado, English and Spanish; Tiffany Ann Crawley, biology; Linda Leigh Turner Cunningham, economics with business concentration; Teresa Gail Lavinder, economics with business concentration; Amy Elizabeth Lindamood, psychology and theatre arts; Sherry Ann Poff, biology; Tracy Lea Prillaman, biology; Sandra Melinda Kasey Hammonds Rorrer, psychology; Karen Sue Saunders, psychology; Lori Mitchell Schultz, sociology; Tracey Sue Shanks, art; Krista Suzanne Thomas, biology; and Susan Lawyer Willis, psychology.

From Salem: Jeanine Barbara Bennett, American studies; and Kelly Ann Robinson, Spanish.

From Blue Ridge: Shanda Colby Blosser, psychology; and Dawn Clinebell Bowyer, English.

Also graduating were: Bonnie Ruth Cranmer of New Castle, interdisciplinary; Ruby Newman-Horn of Vinton, sociology; and Rhonda Jones Luckie of Fincastle, American studies.

The following Roanoke-area graduates received master's degrees from Hollins:

From Roanoke: Rebecca Fleming Dunham, English and creative writing; Eric William Barr, social science; Beth-Boyd Denson, humanities; Jeanne Puckett Fishwick, humanities; Debra Lee Harris, humanities; Lucy Lewis Hazlegrove, humanities; Robert Clyde Hodges Jr., general studies; Robbin Lucas Jones, general studies; Teresa Gail Misco, humanities; Juliette Burke Myers, general studies; David Whittaker Robertson, social science; Lisa Pandora Smith, social science; Mary Lemke Waters, humanities; and Tracy Elizabeth Wilson, humanities.

From Salem: William Michael Hunt, psychology; Donna Marie Eckels Gautier, humanities; Leah Vic Harris, social science; Sheila Ricker Harrison, general studies; and Brian Keith Hooker, social science.

From Fincastle: John Charles Lawson, humanities; Pamela Ferris Stump, humanities; and Alice Godwin Wicks, humanities.

Vance Prince Whitfield of Troutville received his master's degree in general studies. William Arlington Salyers Jr. of Roanoke received a certification of advanced studies degree.

GUILFORD COLLEGE has named the following Roanoke students to its dean's list: Caroline Bailey, daughter of John and Lynda Starr; Amanda Phillips, daughter of Janet Phillips-Burrow; Julia Meashey, daughter of David and Kathryn Meashey; and John Pitner, son of Robert and Jeanne Pitner.

CHRISTOPHER LYNN KEPLEY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Kepley of Roanoke, received a doctorate in immunology from the Medical College of Virginia. Kepley is completing his post-doctoral work at the University of New Mexico in Alberquerque.

GUILFORD COLLEGE in Greensboro, N.C., has announced the names of several Roanoke-area graduates who received bachelor's degrees.

From Roanoke: Carolina Bailey, daughter of John and Lynda Starr, education studies; Benjamin O'Dell, son of Thomas and Marilyn O'Dell; mathematics and physics; Megan Aldrich, daughter of Tony and Joanne Wazny, history; Julia Meashey, daughter of David and Kathryn Meashey, psychology; and Jay Dillon, son of David and Patricia Dillon, political science.

From Daleville: Eric Nordberg, son of Alan Nordberg, biology; from Vinton: Christopher Hancock, son of Nelson J. Hancock, sport management.

MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE in Fredericksburg has announced the names of three Roanoke-area graduates who received bachelor's degrees. They are:

Matthew Jacob Ladenheim of Fincastle, history; Kimberly Anne Phelps of Salem, English; Michael Duane Merritt of Troutville, music.

NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE has announced the names of its spring semester graduates.

Those receiving bachelor's degrees are: Suellen DeShazo Adams, William E. Dietz, Brenda K. Dodson, Ellen G. Hairston, Lynanne L. Hollandsworth, Jerry E. Huffman, Gregory O'Bain Hylton, Alan Patrick Lawson, Herawati Lunardi, Robert L. McAlexander Jr., Gary L. Slate, Vergie D. Underwood and Stanley David Webb.

Associate's degree recipients are: Melissa Arnold, Susan Wakefield Almond, James Edward Ardery II, Anthony Anderson, Sandra L. Blair, Barbara Ellen Blankenship, Donna S. Blankenship, Rita Marie Blankenship, Diana L. Bolduc, John Jacob Bradshaw III, Alan Christopher Brinkley, Kimberly L. Brown, Mary Beth Brown, Sunday Erin Callegari, Catherine L. Carroll, Susan S. Cassell, April D. Caudle, Rhonda Austin Chewning, Byron R. Coffey, Gloria Deloris Cooper, Richard Jeremy Craddock, Angela Hypes Crawford, Michelle Jean Creasey, Chad Lee Cubitt, Lynda E. Davis, Melinda A. Deacon, Tara Lynn Dillard, Sherry Anne Downs, Joyce Darlene Dudding, Brenda Elaine Dulaney, Maryland E. Dyke, McCarthy Eanes Jr., Jennifer Gayle Echols, Rhonda Leigh Falls, Hugh Fisher Jr., Jeanne Mae Fisher, Georgia B. Ferguson, Sharon E. Franklin, Elaine B. Garrett, Lori Annette Grady, Natalie A. Green, Sandra J. Harms, Stephanie Harris, Keith D. Haskins, Charles David Hawkins Jr., Julie Heck, Drema Stewart Hicks, Brian A. Hiner, Sandra M. Hodge, Jerry E. Huffman, Elizabeth Sara Hufford, Melissa Gail Jarrells, Nikki Ann Jones, Angela F. Kingery, Belinda Gail LaPrade, Yen Hoai Lieu, Tamela Yvette Linkous, Amy S. Livingston, Rhonda P. Lynch, Deborah Lynn Matthews, Crystal D. McDaniel, Dean S. McDaniel, Timothy Dean McMahan, Susan Elizabeth McMaster, Eleanor Jean Pentz Miller, Twyla E. Miller, Carla S. Parcell, Dana H. Podell, LaDwone Joshua Preston, Travis Anthony Prillaman, Ginger G. Repass, Carolyn Rose-Taylor, Kimberly Michelle Shepherd, Robert L. Shields, Michele Leigh Shores, Lorrie Siler, Kimberly R. Smith, Monica Calloway Taylor, Brenda Kay Thurman, Vergie D. Underwood, Gladys Dawn Wilhelm and Melissa Kay Zelenak.

TRACEY L. KRUPSKI, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Krupski of Roanoke, received a medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University. Krupski will complete her internship and residency in urology at the University of Virginia.

MILLIGAN COLLEGE in Tennessee announced the names of two Roanoke-area graduates who recently received bachelor's degrees. They are: Dana Marie Jessee, daughter of Louelle Jessee, elementary education with a language arts minor; and David Scott Bowers, son of Andrew and Judy Greer, computer science with a minor in business administration.


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