Names and Changes

DEADLINE: Announcements are due by Monday at 5 p.m for publication in the following Sunday's Business section.

HOW TO SUBMIT: E-mail: names@roanoke.com Fax: 981-3346 Mail: P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, Va. 24010-2491 Hand delivery: 201 W. Campbell Ave., Roanoke, Va.

PHOTOGRAPHS: E-mailed images must be in a jpg format of at least a 110 resolution. Margins should be cropped. Headshots are preferred. Hard copy photographs can be color or black-and-white. Photographs may not be returned if a self-addressed envelope is not included in the release.

GUIDELINES/EXAMPLES of acceptable announcements:

Management promotions and appointments

Professional partners and associates

Sales, including established sales people joining insurance companies, investment firms, media, etc.

Board members/officers, excluding reappointments or re-elections

College appointments

Education, including primary or national licensure and professional certifications, excluding designations from non-profits and industry groups. The licensure or certification must come from state or federal boards or agencies. For example, certified public accountants and registered architects.

Retirements

Not acceptable

In-house recognitions, such as employee-of-the-month awards

Renewals of board memberships or terms of office

Employees returning to previously held positions or new positions with previous employers.

For more information, call 981 3341or e-mail.