ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, December 12, 1996 TAG: 9612130018
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: COMPILED BY MARY LINN
Seven ROANOKE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT deputy clerks have been certified by the University of Virginia/Virginia Court Clerks' Association. They are Brenda Agee, Clem Cole, Amy Joyce, John Krista, Fay Mahone, Robbie Paluck, Donna Schaffer and Nancy Taylor. Certification is based on educational achievement, years of experience, and attendance at educational and training sessions sponsored by the state Compensation Board, the Virginia Supreme Court and other state and local organizations.
The Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects presented its annual Stewardship of the Environment award to M. RUPERT CUTLER, executive director of Virginia's Explore Park.
SOUTHWEST MOVING & STORAGE INC. in Roanoke has become a member of the American Movers Conference, which is affiliated with the American Trucking Association. AMC is the moving industry's largest trade association and its principal rate-making, tariff publishing and data-gathering organization.
CARL B. ROBERTSON has earned the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation from the Institute of Certified Management Accountants. Robertson is a budget analyst and general accountant for Education Systems Corp., parent company of National Business College.
LIZ DAVIS, a Roanoke registered nurse, has received the Alex Sawyer Award from the Blue Ridge Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the area of client services. Davis has worked as an intern with the Blue Ridge Chapter.
THE BLUE RIDGE CHAPTER OF THE CHARTERED PROPERTY CASUALTY UNDERWRITERS SOCIETY recently welcomed new designees into the chapter, including Harold C. Chittum of Roanoke and Aaron J. Smith of Salem. These designations were conferred during a ceremony at the CPCU Society's annual meeting in New York. Also, the chapter has received the E. Adrian Teaf Memorial Education and Excellence Award and the Chapter Continuing Professional Development Award for encouraging continuing education and professional development among members.
DAVID C. PRICE, manager-tax review at Norfolk Southern Corp., has been designated a certified employee benefit specialist by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Price also is a certified public accountant, a certified management accountant, a certified internal auditor and a certified financial planner licensee.
WILLIAM H. SPENCER III, a Franklin Life Insurance Co. agent in Roanoke, will be featured in the company's national publication, The Franklin Field, for qualifying for the Regency Club. Membership in the club recognizes sales performance.
The DAYS INN CIVIC CENTER was presented with the "Check In With Pride" award at the Days Inn Owners and Managers World Wide Conference in Washington, D.C., in September. Days Inn Civic Center was chosen for the award because of property improvements made over the past three years since Remington Hotel Corp. has managed the property, resulting in increased daily rates and profits.
TODD C. GEIST, Roanoke district manager of American General Life Insurance Co., and TIM HURST, Roanoke sales manager with American General, have recently celebrated their 15th anniversary with the company.
The VINTON DOGWOOD CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION has elected officers for 1996-97: Fleta Dillon, president; Merrie Lee Morris, vice president; Barbara Harris, secretary; Jo Ann Stegall, corresponding secretary; and Nancy Smoot, treasurer.
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