Gene Marrano
The Roanoke Higher Education Center is staying in-house for its next executive director. The center’s board has appointed Dr. Kay Dunkley effective January 1st – she currently oversees Virginia Tech’s program at the downtown education hub. McKeon was cited today with several proclamations – and a rocking chair from his staff during an afternoon reception. Dunkley calledthe retiring executive director a “town crier” and “an ambassador” for Roanoke.
Sen. Mark Warner
Speaking on WFIR this morning U.S. Senator Mark Warner called fellow Virginia Senator Tim Kaine “relentlessly optimistic” despite his recent failed bid for Vice-President on the ticket with Hillary Clinton – Warner also talked about Kaine’s return full-time to Senate duties. Senators Warner and Kaine attended law school together. Warner also says they’ve been friends for almost four decades:
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They are often called “the Oscars of Teaching” – a special cash award and recognition for a job well done in Vinton today. A $25,000 surprise today for a 4th grade teacher at W.E. Cundiff Elementary in Vinton. The Milken Foundation presented Lindsay Murray with the award at a morning assembly. The foundation works with state departments of education to find worthy recipients. Murray has taught at Cundiff for seven years and was the only teacher in Virginia to receive one of this year’s Milken Foundation awards.
