THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, June 24, 1994 TAG: 9406230126
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Long
DATELINE: 940624 LENGTH:
Cadet Geoffrey R. Taylor, son of Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey R. Taylor, was named to the Virginia Military Institute dean's list with a 4.0 grade point average for the year. He will be a cadet captain, serving as a battalion executive officer for 1994-95.
{REST} Tammy Lynn LaRose, Julie Eggleton, Dianne Bartol, Elizabeth Testwuide, Erin Sievers, Matthew Hipsher, Marietta Barbo, Alexandra Johnson and Richard Jenkins are the Virginia Beach graduating seniors who have received Outstanding Leadership Awards from the Virginia Beach Republican Women's Club.
Paul D. Phillips was among 136 Southern Illinois University students inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Marc T. Russell, son of Bill and Susan Russell, has been named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Virginia Tech.
Angela Ellerman of Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax (formerly of Cox High), and Robert C. Jansen and Kendal L. Flohre of Cox have received Betty Anne Smolka Scholarships from the John B. Dey Elementary School PTA.
Response Sexual Assault Support Services has received a $1,000 grant from the Virginia Beach Foundation to fund a project to address adolescent sexual assault in an effort to reduce its occurrence. The program is called Top Secret.
Amy Goebelbecker, Jonathan Z. Long, Jacqueline E. Rodriguez and Diana L. Saunders have been inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society at Virginia Wesleyan College.
Rachel Deloris Cuthrell, daughter of Keith C. Cuthrell, has been named to the honor roll at David Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn.
Karen Bethea Perry received the Sally Barksdale Hargrett Prize for Academic Excellence at Longwood College's recent commencement. The prize is awarded annually to the bachelor's degree recipient with the highest academic average.
Lynne Olympia Economou was the winner in the Miss Virginia Beach contest and Tamara Lee Rogers was chosen as Miss Tidewater in the pageant held at the Pavilion on May 22.
Runners-up for Miss Virginia Beach were Alexis Ewing and Jennifer Hillman. Miss Tidewater runners up were Lisa Anne Shartzer and Shana Beth Huff.
Lisa Michelle Westcott, daughter of Eric and Kathleen Westcott, has received a bachelor's degree in history from Norfolk State University. She will attend graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall.
Mitchell E. Eluto, son of Harriett and Harvey Eluto and graduate of Kempsville High, has been initiated into Phi Beta Kappa national honor society at Virginia Tech.
James Joseph Maybury, a student at Roanoke College, has been named a Collegiate Scholastic All-American by the United States Achievement Academy.
Jennifer Abrajano, Karl Boggs, Mary Buchanan, Kristina Castle, Sonali Chaturvedi, Richard Clutter, Mark Dixon, Andrea Gaynor, Michael Gentry, Amber Larsen, Jennifer Lepere, Natalie McCoy, Michael Maraghy, William Martin-Gill, Stephanie Miller, Amy Nishioka, Geeta Padiyar, Chris Reading, Ron Sayco, Nicole Scanlon, Jennifer Smartschan, Erin Sonn, Gregory Spears, Megan Welpe and Matthew Wilbricht have been chosen Brickell Scholars for 1995.
First-grade students of Marie Childs' class at Atlantic Shores Christian School are prominently featured in a television commercial for the Sing, Spell, Read & Write program. The spot produced locally by the Barker, Campbell and Farley agency, is currently airing nationwide.
Kelli Marie Evans, daughter of Fred Evans and Deborah Baker, has been honored as a straight A student at Orangetown Middle School in Piermont, N.Y. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood Evans of Virginia Beach.
Vonnie Whitworth of Virginia Beach won a $10,000 prize for her watercolor, ``The Conversation,'' at the new Petersburg Art Fest sponsored by the Petersburg Area Art League. Russel Yerkes received a $1,000 award in the same contest.
Three Virginia Beach residents have been recognized for their contributions to the community by Post 110 of the American Legion. Dr. Brian Matney, a government instructor at Green Run High School, was named Civics Teacher of the Year; Sgt. Raymond W. Greenwood of the Police Department, was named Civil Servant of the Year; and Ronald M. Goss, also a police officer, was named Humanitarian of the Year.
Steve Avery, Ruben Cantu, Betty Chandler, Peggy Cook, Donald Cornick, Robin Gutkin, Karen Haddaway, Nancy Harrell, Linda Herndon, Becky Jackson, Mike Kinzel, Dale Lamb, Jean Lewis, Dan Stringent and Kathleen Walton have been chosen by the Council for Exceptional Children, Virginia Beach Chapter 823, as the 1994 winners of the ``Champions of Exceptional Children'' contest.
by CNB