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Business promotions and recognitions: May 19, 2013

Compiled by DANIELLE DUNAWAY; names@roanoke.com, 981-3340

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Andrew S. Becker, Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Foreign Languages and Literatures

Terri Craig

Rob Dean

Thomas Dingus

John Hanighen

Elaine C Matuszek

Sheila Miles

Priscilla Morris

Mike Pendleton

Amy Petersen

Milton Showalter

Brandi Surber

Lara Thompson

Sunday, May 19, 2013

ADVERTISING

Brandi Surber has joined Access Advertising & Public Relations as an account executive.

EDUCATION

The National Academic Advising Association awarded two Virginia Tech faculty members with Outstanding Advising Awards: Andrew Becker, associate professor of ancient Greek, Latin and classical studies and associate chairman in the department of foreign languages and literatures in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, was named winner of the Outstanding Advisor Award - Faculty Academic Advising, and Elaine Matuszek, associate director of academic advising and orientation in the University Academic Advising Center, received a Certificate of Merit of the Outstanding Advising Award - Primary Advising Role.

FINANCIAL

Mike Pendleton of the Hollins branch of Edward Jones has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter professional designation from The American College
Virginia Barton Jarrett has been promoted to senior vice president of investments at Davenport & Co
Member One Federal Credit Union announced three new vice presidents: Sonya Cox of the Brookside branch, Chad King of the Salem branch and Jennifer White of the accounting department.
NewRiver Bank in Christiansburg has announced the following staff changes: Milton Showalter was appointed business development officer and branch manager and Jennifer Litton has been promoted to assistant branch manager.

LAW

Rob Dean of Frith & Ellerman Law Firm PC has been invited to join the Virginia State Bar Special Committee on the Technology and Practice of Law.

ORGANIZATIONS

United Way of Roanoke Valley announced that Lara Thompson has been promoted to director for workplace giving and Amy Petersen has been promoted to director of major gifts.

OTHER

Thomas Dingus, director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, was honored by the White House as a Champion of Change.
Terri Craig has been named general manager of Star City Skate Center.
Michelle Dykstra has been named director of sales and marketing for the Roanoke City Market Building.

REAL ESTATE

The New River Valley Association of Realtors announced the following awards: Priscilla Morris, Long and Foster Real Estate, Blacksburg, Ethics in Action award; and Sheila Miles, Long and Foster Real Estate, Blacksburg, Good Neighbor Award 2012.

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