Names and Changes

ADVERTISING

Misty Smith-Klein has joined Access Advertising & Public Relations an account executive.

EDUCATION

The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Virginia Campus announced changes to its staff: Peter Recupero has been named chairman for internal medicine and Amy Howell has been named applications services specialist.

J.P. Morgan

, professor of statistics at Virginia Tech, has been appointed assistant dean for graduate studies and strategic initiatives in the College of Science.

Donna Dunay, G.T. Ward Professor of Architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, received the 2012-13 Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.

Michael von Spakovsky, professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, and Charles Smith, a postdoctoral associate in the department of biomedical engineering at Virginia Tech, have won an Edward F. Obert Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Howard Feiertag, hospitality and tourism management instructor in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, was honored with two lifetime achievement awards: the Winthrop W. Grice Award for public relations excellence from the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International and the Virginia Society of Association Executives Lifetime Career Services Award.

Thomas Fox, professor of forest soils and silviculture in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, has been named a fellow by the Society of American Foresters.

ENGINEERING

Trevor Hughes has been named chief financial officer for Aeroprobe Corp.

T.M. Murali, associate professor of computer science in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, and his students Ahsanur Rahman and Christopher Poirel, doctoral candidates, and David Badger, a software engineer, received the Best Paper Award at the 2012 ACM Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Biomedicine.

FINANCIAL

Member One Federal Credit Union announced changes to its staff: Sonja Chapman has been promoted to assistant vice president of the member call center, James Fazio has been promoted to assistant vice president of property administration, Leigh Ingram was promoted to assistant vice president of the human resources department, Angie Austin was named vice president and branch manger at the Vinton branch, Mark Mabry was named vice president and branch manager at the Fairlawn branch, and Steve Crowder was named vice president of the information technology department.

LAW

Amanda Shaw, an associate with Glenn Feldmann Darby & Goodlatte, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley.

Michael Pace Jr. of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore was awarded the Gerald L. Baliles Distinguished Service Award by the Virginia Bar Association.

Mark Daniel, a founding partner of CraftDaniel PLLC, is included among Virginia’s Legal Elite for 2012 published by Virginia Business Magazine.

MEDICAL

Aimee Hall has joined ARCpoint Labs of Salem as a client services manager.

Stephen McCandless has joined Eggleston & Eggleston P.C. as a practice manager.

George Koumaras, dental director of Delta Dental of Virginia, has been named the 2012 Medical Director of the Year by the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association.

ORGANIZATIONS

The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced the members of its 2013 executive committee and its board of directors. Executive committee: Mickey Johnson, chairman; Roy Enslow, chairman-elect; Terri Stanley, vice chairman; Cheryl Ward, treasurer; Pat Cundiff, secretary; and Steve Chiminello, ex-officio. Board of directors: Bill Harlor, Lindsey Coley, Chris Finley, Lisa Hammock, Mike Greer, Jon Dabareiner, Barbara Brooks, Ted Puzio, Holly Sweet, Walter Hogle, Traci Blido, Christopher Whitlow, Dany Turner, Troy Keaton, Karen Smith and Helen Wilcox.

Teresa Tyree of SML Animal Control was awarded the Norma Jean Teass Award for community leadership by the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce.

The National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association announced that Jim Bono has been elected president of Chapter 111 and Wanda Ware has been elected vice president of the Virginia Federation of Chapters Area 6.

The Blue Ridge Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced its new 2013 board members: Decca Knight, development chairwoman; Ellen DeHaven; Margaret Nelson; Dr. John Rogers; Heather Ferguson, board secretary; and Dr. Robert Williams.

C. Denise Hayes has been appointed CEO for the Roanoke Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

OTHER

The Science Museum of Western Virginia has announced new hires: Betsy Hale, volunteer coordinator; and Hannah Weiss, animal care specialist.

REAL ESTATE

Tammy Meredith, Knollwood Condominium site manager for CMG Leasing Inc. in Blacksburg, was named property manager of the year by the New River Valley Apartment Council.

RETAIL

Richard Robbins has been promoted to vice president of rewards and human resources services at Advance Auto Parts.

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