PERSONAIS

Joseph T. "Joe" Holland, ex-National Forest Products Association (now American Forest & Paper Association), is new to Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc., Daytona Beach, Fl., as a technical mktg. specialist.

Dick Schram, ex-Lowe's Cos., Inc., North Wilkesboro, N.C., has been named divisional human resources mgr. at McEwen Lumber Co., High Point, N.C., a division of Hood Industries.

Dennis Sallee is new to outside sales at 84 Lumber, Nicholasville, Ky. William Nease and Jeremy Griffith are new contractor sales reps in Blairs, Va"

Al Schaefer has been named v.p./general mgr. at Wrenn Handling, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.

Barbara Wylie, ex-Atlas Roofing, has been named field sales mgr. at Dallas Wholesale Builder's Supply, Inc., Dallas, Tx.

Larry Cochran is the new mgr. of T.H. Rogers Lumber Co., Siloam Springs, Ar. Randy Thurman has been transferred from Siloam Springs to manage the Clinton, Ok., yard.

Donn E. Keefe, chairman of American Wood-Preservers' Association's standards interpretation committee, will be given the 1997 Award of Merit at the association's annual meeting Apil 27 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Laurent Boil-ly is new to APA-The Engineered Wood Association's international mktg. division, replacing Bob Potter, who joined the Field Services division in North Carolina.

Mike Greenwood is now sales mgr. of Plywood & Plastics, covering the Norfolk and Richmond, Va-, facilities. Dave llornbeck is operations mgr. Tom Schlueter is the new c.o.o. of Texas Wholesale Building Materials, Carrollton. Tx.

Shawn Martin is store mgr. and Scott Truman and Mike Salerno assistant mgrs. of the new Home Depot in Jupiter, Fl. Itavid Sedillo is mgr. of the new unit in Garland, Tx.; Jim Bailey is mgr. of the new Linle Rock, Ar., location, and Rick Orasi, mgr. of the new Johnson City, Tn., store.

Rucker Chunn is now mgr.-warranty administration at Inter-City Products Corp., lewisburg, Tn.

Robert G. 'Bobt Parnell, JorgensenBennen Mfg. Co., Memphis, Tn., has been elected president of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis. Gery Wellece, Walter M. Fields Lumber Co., is lst v.p.; Den Meyhew, Iimmy Whiftington Lumber Co., 2nd v.p., and Elsie Starr, J.T. Shannon Lrmb€r Co., secJtreas. New directors: Diene Pery, The Frank A. Conkling Co.; Riclenl Hascher. National Hardwood l,umber Association, and Cherles Creig, Craig Lumber Corp. Carlton Smith, who recently celebrated his 92nd birthday, was named Lumberman of the Year for his 70 yean in the industry.

Bob McMahon, president of Sunbelt Lumber Co., Spartanburg, S.C., rctired Dec. 3l aftcr 48 years in the indrtry.

Mite Perks, owner of Parts Lumber Co., Gentry, Ar., earned the Exceptional Accomplishment Award from the Arkansas Community Development Awards Program.

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Rich Reilly has been promoted to branch mgr. of the new Mobile, Al., location of Prudential Building Materials, Atlanta, Ga. Steve Bremner is now branch mgr. in Orlando, Fl., and Dale Perrotta, mgr., Miami, Fl., according to Carlos Yilla, Southern Division president.

Richard Petty, NASCAR racing legend, has been signed as a spokesman for Mastic.

David Johnson has been named controller at The Celotex Corp., Camden, Ar.

Ed Fender is now mktg. mgr. for trade shows and merchandising at Bruce Hardwood Floors, Dallas, Tx.

Shannon Watson has been named mktg. channel mgr. for the dealer/distributor and builder channel at American Woodmark Corp., Winchester, Va. Iloss Mongold is now plant mgr. of American Woodmark's Berryville, Va., facility.

Michael II. Thaman has been promoted to president of Engineered Pipe Systems, a division of Owens Corning, succeeding Scott Koepke, who has left the company.

Philip J. "PhiI" Smith has been appointed v.p.-sales & mktg. for A,H. Hoffman, Inc.'s horticultural products.

William E. Redmond Jr. has been appointed president and ceo of Garden Way, Inc., replacing Alan Brumbaugh.

Jim Olmedo, Weyerhaeuser Co., Hot Springs, Ar., was appointed vice chairman of the Southern Forest Products Association.

Randall Johnson is now president of Heatmaster, Inc., Angier, N.C.

David T. Holvey has been named director of retail sales at Wayne-Dalton Corp.

Pete Tronquet has been appointed v.p.plastic products for the newly formed Exterior Products Group of ABTco, Charlotte, N.C. Rick Thomas is national accounts mgr.

Steve McDorman has been appointed pres./ceo of Sterling Air & Water, Inc., Covington, La.

Howard Holliman has been appointed product mgr.-specified commercial products at A.O. Smith Water Products Co., Irving, Tx.

James Christopher Mendicino, Lowe's Cos., Columbia, S.C., wed Elizabeth Ann Abercrombie Nov. 16.

Edward Lynn Powell, 84 Lumber, Lexington, Ky., wed Nicole Elizabeth Brown Dec. 14.

Sharon Dobo has joined PermaGrain Products, Inc., as health & safety supervisor.

Mark Goldstein has been appointed president of Stanley Tools North America, replacing Joe Jones, who is now president and general mgr. of Stanley Tools Worldwide.

Kenneth Riley is now laminated flooring product mgr. for BHK of America.