
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 29, 1993                   TAG: 9304290360
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-10   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: CODY LOWE
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

BROTHER/SISTERHOOD HONORS 3

Three Roanoke Valley residents were recognized Wednesday night for their contributions to better understanding between different religious and ethnic groups.

William S. Hubard, Heidi F. Krisch and Claudia A. Whitworth received the Brother/Sisterhood Award from the Roanoke Valley Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

The organization, founded in 1927, opposes bias, bigotry and racism.

Those given the Brother/Sisterhood Awards are recognized for contributing "toward the improvement of human relations, social welfare and justice, and the quality of life" of others.

Hubard, 69, is a lawyer and a retired Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. executive. He was president of Center in the Square from 1985 until 1991.

He also is a former Roanoke city councilman and has worked with such organizations as the Boy Scouts, 4-H, United Way, the College of William and Mary Board of Visitors, the United Negro College Fund and the Virginia Advisory Committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission. Most recently, he has led the efforts of Habitat of Humanity in the Roanoke Valley to build houses for the working poor.

Krisch, 51, was born in Homburg/Saar, Germany. She has been active in many arts and public-service positions.

She is president of the Roanoke Symphony Society, chairman of the Roanoke Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, a trustee of Roanoke College and member of the boards of the United Way, Art Museum of Southwest Virginia and the American Symphony Orchestra League.

Claudia A. Whitworth, 65, is editor and publisher of the Roanoke Tribune newspaper and owner of Mini-Worlds Bazaar and Flea Market & Family Image Development (Community) Center.

Whitworth also is active with numerous community service organizations including the League of Older Americans, Salvation Army, Free Clinic and public television. She has been a volunteer with the Meals on Wheels program for almost 20 years and represents the Bahai faith in the Roanoke Valley Ministers Conference. Whitworth has been listed in "Who's Who Among Black Americans" and in 1992 was inducted into the Virginia Women's Hall of Fame.

The Roanoke Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews has been presenting the Brother/Sisterhood Awards since 1967.

by CNB