Sunday, June 21, 2009
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The latest from The Ticker blog
EDUCATION
Hollins University has named ANNA GOODWIN university registrar and executive director of institutional research.
RICK RUDD has been named Virginia Cooperative Extension Professor of Excellence in Community Viability by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
REED KENNEDY has been appointed director of international programs in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.
CARYL GRAY, librarian for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "assistant professor emerita for University Libraries" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
GRANT TURNWALD, associate dean and professor of small animal clinical sciences in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
ROBIN ANDREWS, professor of biological sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emerita" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
PAUL ESTABROOKS, associate professor of human nutrition, foods and exercise in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was elected into the Society of Behavioral Medicine College of Fellows.
ENGINEERING
Branch & Associates Inc. announced the promotion of CATHERINE UNDERWOOD to vice president of construction management.
FINANCIAL
THOMAS MCDONALD III, an investment executive with the Roanoke office of Davenport & Company LLC, has completed Financial Industry Regulatory Authority examinations and is a registered representative.
The Roanoke office of JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL NETWORK has merged with CAPITAL FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, launching a new name, VALLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS.
HEALTH CARE
Psychological Health Roanoke announced the addition of JULIAN TAYLOR to its clinical staff.
OTHER
ROANOKE COUNCIL #562 of the KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS announced executive officers for 2009-10: TED GROCHOWSKI, Grand Knight; KARL KLEINHENZ, Deputy Grand Knight; VAL BERNYS, treasurer; MATT DUFFY, chancellor; and PAT REIDY, warden.
JOHN TUTLE has been appointed to serve on Montgomery County's Planning Commission for a term ending in 2013.
CATHERINE FOX, tourism director with the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, has been elected President of the Blue Ridge Parkway Association for 2009-10.
Roanoke Cement announced the promotion of LANCE CLARK to environmental manager.
WILLIAM QUINN MONGAN, president of SERVPRO, has attained the designation IICRC Master Status for Master Fire & Smoke Restorer and Master Water Restorer.
WILLIAM BAIN has been selected as the 2009 Virginia Farmer of the Year by the Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Lakeside Baptist Church announced the addition of TOM DOSS, children's pastor; STEVEN HODGES, pastor of education and outreach; and LORI WRIGHT as day care director at Lakeside Baptist Daycare.
Main Street Inn announced the promotion of ELSIE REI ALLEN to general manager.
REAL ESTATE
DEBBY HOGSTON, with The Real Estate Group, has earned her Graduate Realtors Institute designation.
Long & Foster Realtors announced the following additions: KIMBERLY SMITH and RAMONA SIMPSON at Smith Mountain Lake; VAL ALPHIN, JAY CONLEY, JAMES GLASS, ROBIN LAING, CAROLYN TILLER and JANE WALTERS at the South Roanoke office; KERI GEARHEART at the Blacksburg office; DAVINA IRVIN at the Christiansburg office; and STEVEN JOSEPH at the Lynchburg office.
