EDUCATION

ROBIN PANNETON, associate professor of psychology and director of development and biological psychology in Virginia Tech's College of Science, has received a Canadian-U.S. 2008 Fulbright Visiting Chair Award.

ELAINE NAILLER, MILENA STAYKOVA and SONIA VISHNESKI have joined the nursing department at Jefferson College of Health Sciences as assistant professors.

CHARLES HOUSTON and WILLIAM McVAUGH have been named assistant professors in science and mathematics at Jefferson College of Health Sciences.

NANETTE DEBERRY has been named the manager of distance learning instruction technology and an assistant professor at Jefferson College of Health Sciences.

DANIELLE LUSK has been named the learning and writing center coordinator at Jefferson College of Health Sciences.

DANNA DUDDING has joined the admission department at Jefferson College of Health Sciences as a department secretary.

CAROLYN ADAMS has been named a professor in and the director of the Masters in Nursing program at Jefferson College of Health Sciences.

CAROL BAILEY has joined Jefferson College of Health Sciences as assistant professor in nursing.

ALLISON BOWERSOCK has been named an assistant professor at Jefferson College of Health Sciences in health and exercise science.

PATTY VARI has been named an associate professor in nursing at Jefferson College of Health Sciences.

CAROLYN MELBY has been named professor in and chair of the undergraduate nursing program at Jefferson College of Health Sciences.

JILL SIBLE, associate professor of biological sciences, has been named associate dean for curriculum, instruction, and advising for the College of Science at Virginia Tech.

ENGINEERING

SFCS Inc., a full-service architectural, engineering and interior design firm, has promoted the following staff in its Roanoke office: DAVE McGILL has become a stockholder in the firm; CRAIG FAVOR, JACK WEATHERBY, and CATHY WILKINSON have been promoted to senior associate; MELISSA PRITCHARD, LEONARD ROWE, MARK SHELTON and JOE ZOKAITES were promoted to associate; and WINSTON MATTHEWS has received his registration as a professional engineer.

FINANCIAL

DEAN WADSWORTH, a wealth advisor with Morgan Stanley, has been named to the Virginia Business Magazine's 2008 Winner's Circle Top 50 Wealth Advisors in the state.

HEALTH CARE

Friendship Retirement Community has earned the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living's Quality Award for demonstrating a strong commitment to continuous quality improvement at its Eastwood Assisted Living Facility.

LifeNet Health has named TIMOTHY JANKIEWICZ as the OPO executive director and vice president for transplant services.

INSURANCE

Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Services has hired MARK GROGAN as an insurance agent in its Roanoke office.

OTHER

WDBJ7 has announced the addition of CHRIS MILES as News7 sports reporter and weekend sports anchor.

Advance Auto Parts Inc. has named DEREK RAMSEY as vice president, human resources.

CINDY FENDLEY, of Poe & Cronk Real Estate Group, was named 2008 Rising Star by the CCIM Institute and featured in the July/August issue of the international publication of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Magazine.

JOHNA CAMPBELL and DENNIS MYERS have formed PerformanceFactor Inc., offering a behavioral based assessment and job analysis system to local and regional businesses.

Neathawk Dubuque & Packett has named WHITNEY PRATT as associate creative director.