SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Mississippi Building Material

Dealers Association's rccent annual convention and trade show attracted 450 attendees and 63 dealers who produced nearly $2 million in sales at'l7 booths.

Joe Alexander, Alexander Building Supply, Bay Springs, was elected president. lst v.p. is Lee Nabors, Houston Building Supply, Houston;2nd v.p. Steve Breland, Breland Building Supply, Philadelphia, and executive committee members Dale Joiner, Joiner's Building Supply, Carthage, and Larry Weston, Weston Lumber & Building Supply, Jackson.

New to the board: Jimmy Ball, Ball Building Supply, Calhoun City; Tom Wiggins, Cash & Carry Building Supply, Columbus; Jerry Veazey, Yeazey Lumber Co.; Joe Weston, Economy Building Supply, Jackson; Jimmy Lackey, Lackey Home Center, Forest; Billy lrby, Irby Building Supply, Durant; Ted Allen, Central Building Supply, Magee; Mike Smith, Buy-Rite Building Supply, Brookhaven; Lynn Moak, MidCity Paint & Supply, Summitq advisory board Philip Richards, Millwork Sales Inc., Jackson, and insurance committee Nancy lrby, Irby Building Supply, Durant

The 1998 convention and trade show is set for Feb. 19-21 at the Biloxi Broadwater Beach Resort and Mississippi

Coast Coliseum & Convention Center.

YirSinis Buildint Mrtcrid Alsociation has addcd two ncw mcmber prognms. The JobMarch program fcanrps a survey rcmbers send to VBMA to march employees' answers agaiDst industry benchmarks for manager, inside sales, outside sales, cashicr, cuitonr€r scrvice rep and receiving/stock pcrson

A Backgrounders Service allows members to conduct prc-cmploymcnt, vendor and customer screening, and check fcderal, criminal, crcdit, driver license, worker's compcnsation claims, prcvious employurnt and othcr rccords.

Cerolines-Tcnncsscc Building Meterid Associetion is co'sponsoring with the Florida Building Matcrial Association a tDanagcurnt surdy tour of Austria and Germany Scpt ll-20. Using Innsbruck as its central location, thc oru will climer with a trip to fte Octobcrfcst in Munich.

I'lorid. BuildiDg Mracrid Associrtion will hold its first Contractors Day during its 77th annual convention and buying show Ocl 24 at the Marriott's World Center, Orlando.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Mrtcrid llcelcrs Associetion installed

Charlie McWhorter, Clay Building

Supply, Manchester, as president at its recent annual convention. New v.p. is Steve Kelly, Kelly Bros. Lumber Co., Covington; sec./treas. Susan Elmore, Buzick Lumber & Home Center, Bardstown; chairman Bruce Humphrey, Quinn Lumber Co., Sturgis, and national director Gerald Boland, Boland-Maloney Lumber Co.. Louisville.

Elmore and Kelly also joined the board of directors, along with Bill Bucher, Square Deal Lumber Co. Park City; Jack Coleman, Jr., Coleman's

Lumber Yard, Harrodsburg; Kevin Craig, Craig's Do-it Center, Carrollton; Ron Goode, Cole Lumber Co., Paducah; Ralph Jones, Jones Do-it Center, Upton; Tom Womack. Farmers True Value Hardware, Grayson, and associates Carol Budde, Mellco, Inc., Louisville, and Dave Tomerlin, Orgill, Inc., Clarksville. The llUVo Award went to Gerald Boland. Perry Foster, gen. mgr., Rugby Building Products, Owensboro, accepted the Vendor of the Year Award.

KENTUCKY Lumber & Building Material

Dealers Association's 110% Award was presented to (1) Gerald Boland by president Bruce Humphrey at the group's recent annual convention. (2) Perry Foster. (3) Teresa & Steve Wood, Miss Kentucky Veronica Duka. (4) Bill Bucher. (5) Eric Canton. (6) Jack Coleman, Jr, (7) Roy Burleson, Mike Butts. (8) Ralph Jones. (9) Carol Budde. (10) Phil Myers. (11) Jim Koetter. (12) Chad McWhoder & his lather, Chadie McWhorter. (13) Dave Tomerlin. (14) Rhonda & Steve Kelly. (15)Cliff Koch, Ed Vaught. (16) Sarah & Tim Hicks.