ROANOKE, VA—United Way of Roanoke Valley has awarded James F. Garlow its prestigious F. Wiley Hubbell Award for outstanding volunteer service. The award was presented on Tuesday, January 6 during the United Way Annual Meeting at the Roanoke Higher Education Center. Presiding Board Chair Edward G. Murphy, MD, announced the honor before an audience of about 85 civic leaders.Garlow was selected in recognition of his many contributions to the United Way mission during seven years as a board member. As Board Chair in 2002, he was instrumental in guiding the organization to become a community impact organization. This shift acknowledges the broadened role of United Way in affecting positive change to improve lives in the Roanoke Valley.In addition, Garlow is credited with initiating a community assessment process in January 2002 that solicited feedback from United Way stakeholders. Data collected in the process helped to shape United Way goals and to build accountability and community responsiveness. Among his other civic and charitable activities, Garlow is a board member and past president of CHIP and on the Salem YMCA board, both United Way partner agencies. He is a past chair of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation walk-a-thon. Garlow is president of John W. Hancock, Jr., Inc. in Salem and a member of the Management Association of Western Virginia and the Western Virginia Workforce Development Board. He also serves on boards of several professional and trade associations.The Hubbell Award recognizes an individual whose outstanding volunteer management, leadership talents and services are rendered to United Way of Roanoke Valley. It was created and first awarded in 1985 to honor Wiley Hubbell, longtime United Way volunteer and retired finance manager for General Electric in Salem. Hubbell was on hand to see Garlow receive the award.Selection for the Hubbell Award is based on:

A history of significant service to United Way of at least five years.Individual gifts of an identifiable, specific talent or service.

Contributions to a particular project, goal or process of importance to United Way.

United Way of Roanoke Valley supports programs at its 29 partner agencies and other health and human service initiatives for citizens of Botetourt, Craig and Roanoke counties, Roanoke, Salem and Vinton. The organization’s mission is uniting people and resources to improve lives.