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Names and Changes [The Roanoke Times, Va.](Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) July 31--EDUCATION Anne Khademian, former program director for the Center for Public Administration and Policy at Virginia Tech, has been named director of the School of International and Public Affairs in Tech's College of Architecture and Urban Studies. Roland Minton, chairman of Roanoke College's mathematics, computer science and physics department, has received the Dr. M. Paul Capp and Constance Whitehead Professorship in Mathematics at Roanoke College. Jeffrey Sandborg, music professor and director of the Roanoke College Choir and Oriana singers, has received the Naomi Brandon and George Emery Wade Professorship in Music at Roanoke College. ENGINEERING Timothy Caldwell of Mattern & Craig Inc. has obtained the status of Licensed Land Surveyor from the state of Virginia. FINANCIAL Jim Patterson has been named vice president of the Roanoke office of AXA Advisors LLC. Kathy Fowler has been promoted to senior branch office administrator at the Hollins Branch of Edward Jones. HOSPITALITY Melissa Georges has been named sales manager at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center. Lauren Sells Walker has been named director of catering at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center. INSURANCE Mike McCarthy has joined Brown Insurance Agency's Blacksburg office as a commercial lines representative. MEDIA Lolly Quigley has been promoted to director of sales at WDBJ7. Brian Argabright has been named assistant to the general manager for WFXR (Fox), Roanoke, and WWCW (The CW), Lynchburg. MEDICAL Shari Lusk-Custer has been promoted to director of operations of Amedisys Home Health Care's Blacksburg location. ORGANIZATIONS Paul Beers, a litigation lawyer with Glenn Feldmann Darby & Goodlatte in Roanoke, has been elected to the board of trustees of the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton. The Science Museum of Western Virginia has named the following members to its board of trustees for 2011-12: Stefanie Brown, Optical Cable Corp.; Michael Friedlander, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute; Michele Wright, NewVentures Corp.; George Levicki, Delta Dental of Virginia; Christopher Rhodes, Rhodes IP PLC; Susan Magliaro, Virginia Tech; and Geoffrey Newman, SoftSolutions. Junior Achievement has named the following officers for 2011-12: Scott Miller, Birchwood Development, co-chairman; Coy Renick, The Renick Group, co-chairman; Kara Espinoza, Kroger, chairwoman-elect; Bill Stone, BB&T, treasurer; Alisha Starkey, Cox, secretary; Don Lorton, Carilion Clinic, immediate past chairman; Joshua Bradley, Wells Fargo, major fund drive co-chairman; and Tony Morrison, R.R. Donnelley, major fund drive co-chairman. The following have been named board members: Kathleen Duncan, Roanoke City Public Schools; Carolyn Fittz, Elizabeth Arden; Dean Lipscomb, SunTrust Bank; Thomas Martin, PeakLogix; and Robin Zehringer, Norfolk Southern Co. Western Virginia Land Trust has named the following new officers for 2011-12: Sandy Light, community volunteer, president; Steve Claytor, Fralin & Waldron, vice president; Fulton Galer, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, treasurer; Whitney Feldmann, community volunteer, secretary. The following were named trustees: Bill Mason, N.B. Handy Co.; David Hurt, Wordsprint Inc.; John Parrott, Rutherfoord; Pete Fellers, farmer; and Dan Summerlin, Woods Rogers PLC. The Botetourt Chamber of Commerce has announced the following officers for 2011-12: David Knicely, First Citizens Bank, president; Travis Jones, New York Life Securities, first vice president; Scott Stevens, Southern States Coop Roanoke, second vice president; Larry Harris, Lawrence Transportation, past president; Dan Naff, chamber executive director, secretary/treasurer. The following are new directors: Chris Copenhaver, Protos Security; Pete Pearl, Sands Anderson PC; and Art Pendleton, Edward Jones. William Fralin Jr., vice president and general counsel of Medical Facilities of America, has been appointed to the Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners. Wayne Myers Jr., quality assurance engineer with Moog Components Group in Blacksburg, has been appointed to the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. REAL ESTATE Monica Powers, leasing consultant for Foxridge and Hethwood Apartment Homes, and Rebecca Borden, administrative assistant for Foxridge and Hethwood Apartment Homes, have earned the designation of National Apartment Leasing Professional from the National Apartment Association. TRANSPORTATION Ray Pethtel, director of Transportation Policy Group at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, has been appointed interim executive director of the I-81 Corridor Coalition. Contact CAITLIN SELLERS; [email protected], 981-3340. Please submit only color photographs. Other guidelines available at www.roanoke.com/business/wb/xp-namesandchanges ___ To see more of The Roanoke Times, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.roanoke.com/. Copyright (c) 2011, The Roanoke Times, Va. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. 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