ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, December 19, 1996 TAG: 9612210006
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-9 EDITION: METRO
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.
CASIMIR J. "KI" LUCZAK of Roanoke has been elected to the Million Dollar Round Table's 1996 Honor Roll, which recognizes members who have qualified by meeting or exceeding the Round Table's production requirement 15 or more times. Luczak is a 30-year Round Table member. The Million Dollar Round Table is an independent, international association of life insurance producers who have excelled in sales performance.
JEFFREY OWENS, broker of Owens and Co. Realtors in Roanoke, has been named Realtor of the Year by the Roanoke Valley Association of Realtors.
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.
MAYNARD HAYMAKER, president of Martin Brothers Produce Co., has been selected a member of Kaleo Publications Ltd.'s "Who's Who Among Top Executives."
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.
LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC., an agent of St. Louis-based United Van Lines, was recognized for achievement during United's recent convention in Puerto Rico. Lawrence received the "President's Club" award for agents with at least $1 million in sales during the past year. Lawrence was recognized at the $8 million level.
JONATHAN SECRIST, district manager of Omelet Shoppe restaurants in Salem and Princeton, W.Va., recently was honored by Blue Ridge Best Foods Inc. as District Manager of the Year in Virginia and West Virginia. Secrist was presented with an awards trip to Las Vegas for the third consecutive year.
WALTER J. BAUMOEL JR., a district leader in Roanoke for the Franklin Life Insurance Co., has qualified for Franklin's Circle of Champions Club, a national honor organization of the company's most successful managers. Baumoel's qualification was based on outstanding recruiting activity.
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