PERSONALS

Jack G. Suddreth has been elected pres. of Hardwoods of Morganton Inc., Morganton, N.C.

Sam Porterfield, pres., Martin Lumber Co., Inc., Concord, Ar., has been reelected chairman of the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association's education committee.

Dan Carty is the new mgr. of 84 Lumber, Kingsport, Va. Tim Warmoth is now co-mgr. in Abingdon, Va.

Rupert Clark Hughes, 84 Lumber, Harrisonburg, Va., is engaged to marry Melissa Renea Dull July 7, 1990.

John Ferry, chairman and ceo, Boise Cascade, recently visited the firm's DeRidder, La., mill. In North Carolina, service awards were presented to Hilbert Jones, Graylin Liles, Eugene Locklear, Luther Prevatte, Sara Revels, Stanley Hunt, David R. Locklear, Bill Love, Harry Perkins, John Prevatte, Morris Thompson, Otis Weathersby, Larry Evans, Franklin Locklear and Barbara Stone.

P. Dwight Ford, Lowe's, Doraville, Ga., has been promoted to director of theirLeadership School. JoAnne Kimrey, Elkin, N.C., is now data center operations supervisor, and in North Wilkesboro, N.C., Flynn D. Harrold is director of procurementsupply distribution; Lois Jestes, customer relations specialist; Jeffrey L. Osborne, director, contractor sales promotion, and Steven Wade Roundtree, supervisor of data center support. Allen McNeil, Danville, Va., was named store mgr. of the year for the northeast region.

Rollie Addison Huffstetler IIl, mgr., Lowe's, West Columbia, S.C.. married Elizabeth Lugene Patterson March 31. 1990.

Rick Sinquefield has joined Mason's Plywood, Paneling & Lumber Co., Hattiesburg, Ms.

Chris S. Ferrell, F-errell Lumber, Inc., Huntersville, N.C., has been promoted to 2nd v.p., according to Harry R. Ferrell.

H.F. "Frank" Eisele has been appointed corp. v.p. of Thomas Waterproof Coatings Co., Atlanta, Ga., reports pres. and ceo C.B. Thomas.

John D. Cashmore has left Weyerhaeuser Co. to join Mid-Continent Cabinetry.

Larry Ullery, Briggs Industries, Tampa, Fl., is the new mgr. of procurement. Todd Harleman, Trus Joist Corp., is now Southeast reg. sales mgr.

Hawk Furman has joined Highland American Corp. as v.p. of mktg. & development, according to pres. and ceo John Godfrey.

Max O. Weber, pres. and coo, OwensCorning Fiberglas Corp., will assume the title of ceo following the Sept. retirement of William W. Boeschenstein, who remains a director.

Gary Hazelwood is the new western home territory sales rep at Benchmark Doors, Fredericksburg, Va., reports v.p. of sales Bruce Adkins. Paul Nurko is northern home territory rep.

George K. Eliades has left his position as senior v.p. and sec., American Wood Preservers Institute, to become pres. of the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, I"orest Park, Ga. He succeeds John Milliner. who has retired alter 28 years.

Roger Hall, Houston, Tx., has been promoted to southern reg. sales mgr. for AEG Power Tool Corp., reports pres. John S. Boyd.

Miles M. Payne has been promoted to o{Tice mgr. of international sales for National Store Fixtures. Inc.. savs v.p. Jerry Persall.

George Hafner and Bill Bell have joined Georgia Timber, College Park, Ga.

Steve Gaeckle has been named national account executive at Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga. Transferred were Don Johnson, now branch mgr., Orlando, Fl.; Dennis Krueger, branch mgr., Corpus Christi, Tx.; Greg McCorkle, branch mgr., Knoxville, Tn.; Mike Riffe, district mgr., Fl.; Kembrell Sweat, branch mgr. trainee, Nashville, Tn.; Rick Tomlinson, branch mgr., Macon, Ga., and Ric Wise, lumber sales buyer, Hq. lumber dept. Jack Coleman Jr., mgr., Coleman's Lumber Yard, Inc., Burgin, Ky., is running for the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Kerry M. Collum, Lowe's, Rome, Ga., married Candace Renee Addison April 7, 1990.

H.R. Stribling Jr., exec. v.p., Mulberry Lumber Co., Lubbock, Tx., is now pres. and gen. mgr. of the new pallet div., according to chairman of the board George Offutt.

Stephanie D. Freeman, Alcan Building Products, Charlotte, N.C., married Michael Anthony Nichols April 28, r 990.

Tom Armstrong is now mgr. of Blakley Lumber Co., Chandler, Ok.

Sam Martin, who officially retired 25 years ago lrom Mechanics Lumber, North Little Rock, Ar., was feted for his 90th birthday at an employee lunch.

Findas A. Lupole is the new tax consultant for Mungus-lrungus Irorest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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