SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Wood Products Association, participated in business roundtable sessions sponsored by LAT on Feb. I in Austin. These were followed by a special recognition dinner for State Representative Mark W. Stiles at the Radisson Austin.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Materials Dealers Association has arranged for Bill Darling, a consultant and personnel trainer for the retail lumber and building material industry, to present two seminars this month.

The first session, March 9, l0 and 11, will cover framing and estimating for all personnel involved in selling to contractors and d-i-y customers. Effective quoting and bidding techniques will be taught in the second session, March 12 and I 3. This class is designed for sales personnel, estimating staff and management.

Both seminars will be held at the Holiday Inn, Bardstown. Registration is being handled by the KLBMDA office.

Mid-America Lumbermens Association's panel of judges selected "Lumber Grows On Trees" as the name of the association's tree promotion contest. Tim Cavner, J. D. Branscum Lumber, Ada, Ok., who submitted the winning entry, received a free trip to the association's Expo last month in Kansas City.

Gene Pfeifer. OneSource Home & Building Centers, North Little Rock, Ar., won honorable mention for "Lumber Comes From Trees, Trees Come From Lumbermen." He received a plaque and tickets to a Kansas City Royals baseball game.

Virginia Building Material Association will meet March 29-April 1 at the Pinehurst Hotel & Country Club, Pinehurst, N.C.

"Age of Discovery" will theme the 66th annual convention. Tabletop exhibits, business messages and seminars featuring Jack Rice, Percon Group; Craig Stearn, Armstrong Woddlndustries; Dan Bechter, Federal Reserve Bank of Virginia, and Ed Johnson. Johnson & Associates, are scheduled. Officers will be installed during the president's banquet.

Rouge, as president at its annual convention and buying show.

Others installed at the lan.23-26 meeting at the Lafayette Hilton: Wallace Poole, Covington, lst v.p.; SteveAshy, Lafayette, 2nd v.p.; Jery Smith, Denham Springs, treasurer; Dudley Webre, Luling, national dealer director, and George Kellett, New Orleans, past president. Directors: Trey Kiper, ChipNorman, GeorgeHarrel, Bubba Iones, Jim Pearce, Don Bertrand, David Stine, Charlie Rader, Pierre Schwing, Bob Hayden, Richard Knight, Jerry Negrotto, Mimi Blouin, Steve Buller, Chester Morrison.

Bruce Cole was named managing directorand Elsie Hamway office administrator. TheNedBallAwardwentto Jerome "Jerry" Buller; the President's Award to A. J. Harris, and the Supplier of the Year Award to Easy Crete.

Oklahoma Lumber Association in a last minute change returned to a two day format for Spring Mart '92,March2l-22, in Oklahoma City. Bob Donaldson, Roy T. Hoke Lumber Co.. is chairman.

Five OLA members were named to the Gold Hammer Century Club by chairman Randy Smith, Mid-America Lumber, Lawton. Sanco Lumber, Grove; Pearson's Lumber Yard, Lexington; Owasso Lumber Co., Owasso; McClain Building Center, McAlester, and Quality Wholesale Millwork, Norman, will receive 1992 Century Club hats and recognition certificates.