EDUCATION

BEVLEE WATFORD, associate dean for academic affairs, College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, is the recipient of the 2008 Founders Award from the Women in Engineering ProActive Network.

ROOP MAHAJAN, the James Tucker Professor of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named director of the Virginia Tech Carilion Medical Research Institute. DENNIS DEAN, the Stroobants Professor of Biotehnology at Virginia Tech, will be the associate director.

KIMBERLE BADINELLI, associate director of student programs for public relations and information technology at Virginia Tech, has been elected president of The National Association of College and University Food Services Mid-Atlantic region.

HEALTH CARE

Roanoke native JEANNE WOHLFORD has joined the staff of The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, as the director of cardiovascular and pulmonary services.

DR. E. MARK WATTS of Carilion Family Medicine, Parkway Physicians, was installed as president of the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians.

Active Mobility's three locations, in Salem, Lynchburg and Waynesboro, passed the Exemplary Provider Accreditation evaluation.

The company also announced that LISA SCELERA, in the Salem office, has met the eligibility requirements of Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America.

Warm Hearth Village has announced the promotion of NICOLE LONG to the resident services coordinator position at Kroontje Health Care Center.

LAW

LeClairRyan announced that the following attorneys were selected as Super Lawyers in 2008: JOHN JESSEE, CLINTON MORSE, KEVIN ODDO, DAVID PERRY, JEFFREY VAN DOREN and HUGH WELLONS. Virginia Rising Stars for 2008 are: JAMES COWAN JR., TARA BRANSCOM, LEAH GISSY, MICHAEL HASTINGS, JOSEPH RAINSBURY and LORI THOMPSON.

OTHER

The Alleghany Foundation has named GEORGE "CHIP" SNEAD to its board of directors.

Advance Auto Parts Inc. has named KEVIN WIEDERHOLD as vice president, human resources.

Commonwealth Catholic Charities has named KRYSTAL THOMPSON as the chief operating officer of programs in Southwest Virginia.

The Grandin Theatre Foundation has hired BARBARA PEERY as the development and marketing director for the Grandin Theatre.

Cox Communications in Roanoke announced the addition of SAMUEL HAMPTON as vice president of residential sales.

Flora Funeral Service Inc., in Rocky Mount, is celebrating 14 years as a Golden Rule Funeral Home, having renewed its membership in the International Order of the Golden Rule, a professional association of independently owned and operated funeral homes.

BB&T/Chaney Thomas and Selective Insurance Group Inc. announced the donation of a $1,000 grant to Rescue Mission of Roanoke Inc.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Virginia installed new officers for 2008-09: JUNE HOUSE, chairwoman; SARA BOHN, chairwoman-elect; KATHRYN OVERACKER, treasurer; JERRY BALLENGEE, secretary; MARK CALDWELL, MEREDITH COLEMAN, BILL COPENING, ROY DWYER, GREG HABEEB, TERRI THOMPSON MITCHELL, TERRY MORRISON, DR. LEW ROMANO, ADAM SHORES, ALPHONSO TABB, JAY WARREN, DAVID WEISMAN and A.L. HOLLAND, board members.

JOHN GRIESSMAYER has been named senior vice president and chief creative officer of Neathawk Dubuque & Packett.

ANNA LOMASCOLO and CHRISTINE DENNIS SMITH have been promoted to co-directors of Virginia Tech's Women's Center.