Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, July 13, 1995 TAG: 9507180116
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-11 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
KENNY RESNICK of Roanoke has been awarded a diploma in auctioneering offered by the Mendenhall School of Auctioneering in High Point, N.C.
TRIGON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD recently recognized several Roanoke Valley insurance agents and companies for exceptional service to their customers and the company as part of its 1995 Small Group Accounts Broker Performance Recognition program.
They are: Dennie P. Denison III, Rebecca F. Pollard of Corporate Concepts Inc., Carter F. Garrett of Corporate Concepts Inc. and Thomas Lintz of Old Dominion Insurance Services Inc.
Fifty-five independent brokers qualified for the program, which is based on superior performance in sales, profitability, net account growth and client retention in the small group insurance market.
TED GUERIN of Vinton is a winner in the quarterly L. Ron Hubbard Contest for new illustrators of speculative fiction.
His won $500 cash and an all-expense paid trip to the 11th annual Hubbard Achievement awards ceremony at Space Center Houston, where he will participate in an illustrators' workshop .
Guerin has been dean of students at Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts and has an art studio with his wife on Market Square.
CHERYL B. PARRIS of Roanoke has been promoted to hub branch manager for the Chesapeake area of Signet's Hampton Roads region.
Parris has held several positions in retail banking since joining Signet in 1979.
DR. DARRELL FRANKLIN POWLEDGE of Roanoke earned a master of public health degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
Powledge practices occupational medicine at the Lewis-Gale Clinic Inc. in Roanoke.
BEVERLY PALMER Roanoke was inducted into Avon's ``Circle of Excellence'' during a banquet in Barcelona, Spain. The gala was the highlight of the $4.3 billion company's five-day celebration for its 542 top-performing district sales managers.
ABDULNASSER BARGHOUTY and JAMES OGIER received the 1995 Dean's Council Awards from Roanoke College.
Barghouty, an assistant professor of physics, was presented the Exemplary Professional Achievement Award for his research record and for including students in his research projects.
Ogier, associate professor of German and linguistics, received the Exemplary Teaching Award for employing enthusiasm, skill, knowledge and concern for the students in his teaching.
THE WILLIAMSON ROAD AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC. recently elected officers and board of directors members for 1995-96.
Linwood Locklear is president. Other officers are: Mike Bailey, first vice president; Ben Burch III, second vice president; Susan Musselwhite, secretary; Lydia Short, treasurer. Directors-at-large are Mike Bailey, Bob Jones and W. Fletcher Smith.
KENNETH L. MISCO, production manager of Virginia Building Services of Roanoke Inc., has earned the designation of Certified Graduate Remodeler from the National Association of Home Builders Remodelers Council. CGR is a national certification that recognizes a remodeler's professionalism, management experience and technical expertise.
C. EDWARD BLACKWELL recently was named the Horace Mann Companies 1994 Life Rookie of the Year. Blackwell, a representative in the Blue Ridge Agency, joined Horace Mann in May 1993.
ELEANOR JONES ENGLISH, daughter of Washington Jones and the late Elinor A. Jones of Salem, recently was honored with the Black Nurse of the Year award for 1995 for her excellence and professionalism in the nursing practice.
JOHN SARBER has been named to the President's Leadership Team at Priority Management System, signifying top production among North American franchisees during 1994.
RODNEY W. McNEIL, a member of the Roanoke County Board of Zoning Appeals, recently graduated from the 11th Virginia Certified Boards of Zoning Appeals Program. The program is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to zoning.
by CNB