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John W. Hechlnger Sr., chairman, Hechinger Co., will be inducted into the Home Center Hall o[ l'ame. along with NLllMt)A pres. Robert Curtis at the National llonte Center Show in Chicago, ll.

Michael Prendergast is gen. mgr. of Coastal Millworks' new Atlanta. (ia., Hq.

Joe Fojtrsek, pres., Atrium l)oor & Window Co., Dallas, Tx., has assumed the duties of c.o.o.

Fred and Mary Alice Mills, llenry J. Mills & Co., Breaux llridge, La.. now have twin granddaughters, Ainsley and Whitney Mills, born Nov. 21. l 990.

Dudley and Melanie Webre, Landry Lumber & Supply, Luling, La., are the proud parents of Whitney Ann Webre, born Dec. 3, 1990.

Jrmes W. Williams is now southeast reg. mgr. for System Sensor.

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Northern Louisiana ., 318-226-1640 l,eonard (i. Herrlng. pres. and ceo. Lowe's ('os., North Wilkesboro, N.('.. rcceivcd the Wilkcs ('hamber ol' ('onrnrerce's llxcellence in llusiness Award. Nancy Moore was rccognized as Lowe's general ollice cmployee ol'third quartcr 1990, and llllen Derton was honored by an Award ol' Mcrit liom the International llusincss Association of llusiness Communicators.

Gregory W. Tate has been named regional training coordinator for Bruce Hardwood Floors, I)allas. Tx.

Derrlck E. Goodmrn is the new store mgr. of Lowe's, llanner Elk. N.C. with the nroving of Sterling Advertising to Lowe's, North Wilkesboro, N.C., Hq., new to the co. are Ricki G. Barger, Christopher D. Ki8er, Mark Roselle. Miranda l,ee Matthews, Julir Miller, l,eigh Ann Newsome, Mary C. Andreski, Susan Waller and Wendy Kelly. Randy Rinks, l]&R Lumber, Savannah. Tn.. has been elected to the state House ol' Representatives. Albert E. Burgess is now director, price administration at Gold Bond Building Products. Charlotte. N.C. Daniel N. Konz is product mgr., manulaclured housing.

Stan Eoyd has resigned as senior v.p.operations at Payless Cashways.

Rory Boothe is now Ok. and Tx. district nrgr. lor Tnrkctt llardwood. Johnson City, Tn.

Edward Wesner, ('onroe, Tx., has been nanred a Celotex Salesnran o[ the Year. reports reg. sales nrgr. Guy F. Burk.

Jrmes W. Surane is the new pres. of Vermont Anrerican Tool Group, Lincolnton, N.C.

Butch Ousley, lluchanan Hardwoods, Selna. Al.. has returned from a sales trip to Japan.

H. Stephen Allen is the new director of nrktg. lbr llartco/Tibbals Flooring Co., Knoxville, Tn.

Dick Crutchfield, Whiteville Plywood, Whiteville. N.C.. has been reelected to the city school board.

Herman L. Moore, Georgia-Pacilic, Atlanta, Ga., has been promoted to director of regional government aflirirs. Charles H. Hood succeeds him as Southeastern reg. mgr.

Gordon Johnston is now v.p. of merchandising for Moore-Handley Inc., Birmingham, Al. James Tucker is v.p. ol major & corporate accounts.

Francis Jones has resigned from the National Kitchen & Bath Association.

Darrel Duvall is the new mgr. at Lowe's, Hammond, La.

Chrystal Yvonne Shoemake, senior office staff member, Lowe's, Goldsboro, N.C., wed Mark Anthony Barnett Nov. 10, 1990.

Brian Makins is new to Trussway Lumber. Houston. Tx.

Kimberly Beth Clark, Home Depot, Marietta, Ga., married Thomas Edward Conrady Dec. I, 1990. Kimberly Diane Hamrick, corporate olfice, wed Biff Bramblett, also on Dec. l.

T.J. Bierman, drug program coordinator, Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., addressed the problem oldrugs in the workplace at a Chamber of Commerce breaklast.

David Harris Sain, Carolinas area gen. mgr., Lowe's Cos., has been appointed to the board of directors of the Bank of Granite. Dwight Cabaniss, mgr., Lowe's, Shelby, N.C., presented a contribution to Gardner-Webb College on behalf of the store.

Ronnie Edwards is now a partner at Marine Lumber, Naples, Fl.

Michael Benner, Jorgensen-Bennett Mlg. Co., Memphis, Tn., is the new pres. of the Lumberman's Golf Association of Memphis, succeeding Bill Monsarrat Jr., Monsarrat Pallet Co., Memphis. Scott Tutor, Ballie Lumber Co., Memphis, is now v.p., and Michael New, J.T. Shannon, Horn Lake, Ms., sec.

Henry C. Fulcher Jr., Sitco Lumber Co.. Wilmer. Tx.. has been elected pres. of the National Hardwood Lumber Association. Jim C. Hamer, Jim C. Hamer Co., is lst v.p., and Wendell M. Cramer. W.M. Cramer Lumber Co., 2nd v.p. AII three are on the executive committee, along with John G. Thomson, Peter Thomson & Sons, and Walter M. Fields Jr., Walter M. Fields Lumber Co.

Robert Keith Owens, Lowe's, Reidsville. N.C.. wed Patricia Renee Thomas Nov. 11, 1990.

Russ Kimbell is the new asst. mgr., direct lumber sales at Dallas Wholesale. Dallas. Tx.

Bill Walters has been named gen. mgr. for Weyerhaeuser Co.'s realigned laminated products group, Cottage Grove, Or. Jim Dodd is sales & mktg. mgr., replacing Ted Wier, who has retired after 29 years with the firm.

Craige Ruffin has retired as chairman and c.e.o. of Ruffin & Payne, Richmond, Va., after 73 years with the firm.

Daniel M. Campbell, rpres. and ceo, Pelican Cos., Myrtle Beach, S.C., has been named to the board of directors ol First Union National Bank of South Carolina.

Thomas Mende has been named market research analyst at New South Forest Industries, Conway, S.C.

Bruce f'ortin is new to Plywood Panels Inc., Norfolk, Va., as plant mgr.

Harold F. Fletcher has been promoted to pres. and c.o.o. of Stringfellow Lumber Co., Birmingham, Al. Don Fisher is now chairman of the board and c.e.o.

Paul Pixley, Pixley Lumber Co., Claremore, Ok., has been elected to the board of Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan.

Howard Driver, Central NationalGottesman, Atlanta, Ga., has retired. Malcolm Fraser is now managing the wood products div.

Bryan Keeney hasjoined the sales team at Cox Wood Preserving, Orangeburg, S.C.

Kerry Collins has been transferred to 84 Lumber, Midlothian, Va., as mgr. Sonny Joyner is co-mgr. in Pearisburg, Va.

Creighton Packet is the new shipping supervisor at Mungus-Fungus I'orest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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