PERS NALS

Jimmy Rane, Great Southern Wood Preservers, Abbeville, Al., has been reelected vice chairman of the Society of American Wood Preservers, Inc.; Janet Seaman, Seaman Timber Co., Montevallo, Al,, was re-elected a director.

Charlie Sowell is managing a branch office of Epperson Lumber Sales, Inc., Statesville, N.C., in Columbia, S.C.

Erlck Forholt is now branch mgr. at PlyWorld, St. Petersburg, Fl., reports Fred Macleod, pres., Plyworld Corp., Orlando, Fl.

Mitch Boone has joined the staff of Navajo Forest Products Industries , Navajo, N.M., for millwork and lumber sales.

William W. Schaefer, pres., Central Woodwork, Inc,, Memphis, Tn,, is the new 2nd v.p. of the National Sash & Door Jobbers Association.

Jim Kesterson, former mgr. of the Auburndale, Fl., Scotty's, has moved to Winter Haven Hq. as asst. buyer of paneling; Robert Taylor is now mgr. at Haines City; Lamar Mike has been promoted to mgr. at Riviera Beach.

James Enter has been made group executive for Myrtle Beach Lumber, Waccamaw Lumber, Georgetown Lumber, Shallotte Lumber, Lumber-l of North Myrtle Beach and Southport Building Center, according to Daniel M. Campbell III, pres. of Seacoast Building Centers, Inc., Conway, S.C., which owns these Build Right Building Centers in S.C. Jerome F. Anderson is now gen. mgr. at Myrtle Beach Lumber Co.; Robert J. McCarley III, former sales mgr. at Myrtle Beach Lumber, is now gen. mgr. at Georgetown Lumber Co.

Ambrose Theriot, Morrison Home Center, Houma, La., is recovering from a recent illness.

A.J. Harris, Baton Rouge (La.) Lumber Co., is the new pres. of the Baton Rouge Association of the Louisiana Building Materials Dealers Association.

Randy Skinner, v.p. of Tahlequah Lumber Co., Tahlequah, Ok., is the new v.p. of the Equipment Rental Dealers Association of Oklahoma.

W.H. "Bill" IrBlanc, Baton Rouge Supply Co., Baton Rouge, La., was the recipient of the annual Baton Rouge Golden Deeds Award.

Homer Lucas, formerly with American Creosoting Co., has been named Florida 1982 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year.

H. Dann Sallis has been named pres. of Nichols-Kusan, Inc., a div. of Kusan, Inc., Jacksonville, Tx., replacing Roland C. Adams who is now Kusan internal consultant, according to Reynold Nebel, pres. and c.e.o. of Kusan, Inc.

Kevin E. Fitzgerald is the new director of purchasing at Scotty's Inc., Winter Haven, Fl.; Dewey Hamblin is now assistant mgr. at Wauchula.

William F. Blaine has been appointed v.p. of marketing for SII, Sherman, Tx., according to E.W. Young, pres. Wahldean Brunson, sales mgr. of Thom'son Oak Flooring Co., Thomson, Ga., is the new pres. of the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association; TVilliam T. Mullican, McMinnville Manufacturing Co., McMinnville, Tn., v.p.; George E. Kelly, sec.-treas. and managing director; James H. Stoehr, Searcy Flooring, Inc., Cincinnati, Oh., and Richard Taylor, DeSoto Hardwood Flooring Co., Memphis, Tn.,' directors. John E. Fox, Arkansas Oak Flooring Co., is the retiring pres.

Doug Odom is now representing Alpine Veneers Inc. in Tallahassee, Fl.

Anson Damon has retired from Navajo Forest Products, Navajo, N,M., after more than 36 years with the firm, according to sales mgr. Joe Shipman.

Buford White, Buford White Lumber Co., Shawnee, Ok., is the new pres. of the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce.

William Y. Carey, Sr., pres. of Carey Interests and former pres. of Carey Lumber Co., Oklahoma City, Ok., has been elected chairman of the Oklahoma Humanities Committee.

Wilbur Grcen, v.p., Caton Lumber Co., Enid, Ok., has retired after44 years in the lumber industry.

Jack Delpapa, marketing mgr., Powell Lumber Co., is back at Lake Charles, La., Hq. after a Florida business trip.

G.C. Clark is now in charge of sales and project development for Arling Lumber Co., DC operations at Ludlow, Ky.

Joyce Carter has opened a branch office in Atlanta, Ga., for Sunbelt Lumber Co., Inc., Spartanburg, S.C., according to Robert E. McMahon, pres.

Pierre Schwing, Jr., son of Pierre Schwing, Teche Lumber Co., New Iberia, La,, and Gregg Hunter, Covington, La., have received the Baton Rouge Lumber Co. awards from the Louisiana State University Foundation.

John R. Wood has been promoted to v.p. at Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. Silsbee, Tx., according to J.E. Stevens, pres.

Larry Bcll is now pres. and gen. mgr. at Livingston Wholesale Lumber Co., Denham Springs, La.

William "Bill" Simpson has joined sales at Westwood Forest Products, Climax, N.C., covering Ga., S.C. and Fl.

Matthew Reilly, Medford Co., is the new pres. of the National Particleboard Association; Michael A. Vidan' Georgia-Pacific Corp., v.p.; Donald W. Earls, Union Camp Corp., treas.; JohnleFors,Willamette Industries, Inc., and Wolf Gericke,Weldwoodof Canada, Ltd., members at large. William H. McCrcdie was named executive v.p. to replace Robert E. Dougherty who is retiring.

Tom Hockycko is joining Eric Bleke as a Western region sales mgr. for Builder Marts of America based in Dallas, Tx., according to Tom Woodson.

R. Hunter Morin, v.p./director of marketing and asst. to the pres. at Benchmark Door Systems, Fredericksburg, Va., is the new pres. of the Insulated Steel Door Systems Institute; Gerald L. Stutz, v.p./gen. mgr., Johnson Metal Products, Richmond, In., lst v.p.; Richard O. Duke, v.p., sales & marketing, Therm-Tru, Sylvania, Oh., 2nd v.p.

Ernest Kiper lII, grandson of Aisa Kiper and son of Ernest Kiper, E.R. Kiper Hardware & Lumber Corp., Wisner, La., has received a scholarship to study building materials management at Louisiana State University.

Wayne Phillips has been named assistant buyer of hardware at Scotty's corporate office, Winter Haven, Fl.

Edward L. Stout, pres., Acme Brick Co., Fort Worth, Tx., has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the Brick Institute of America, according to BIA pres. John P. Gleason, Jr., McLean, Va.

Gary Horsley is the new mgr. of Gordon White Lumber Co., Lindsay, Ok.; Doug Gabbard, former mgr., will continue in the Lindsay operation as well as other Gordon White Lumber Co. yards.

Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus have named retired Army officer Major Funding to handle charitable activities at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv.