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Ken Bullock has been promoted to regional sales mgr. for Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, Dallas, Tx.

Frank Rothing has been appointed v.p. of advertising for TruServ Corp. Nell Hastie and Bob Perrin have been promoted to, respectively, v.p. of e-business and assistant v.p. of corporate technology. Beth Grimm has been named corporate controller.

Ronnie Prather, ex-North Alabama Wholesale, is now with Dobbins Forest Products, Birmingham, Al.

John W. Poling has been named v.p. & cfo for U.S. Plastic Lumber, Boca Raton, Fl. John E. Drury has been named to the board.

James Hollingsworth has been promoted to director of e-commerce at Payless Cashways.

Rigby Maupin is now the regional rep for Ar., La. and Ms. at Triple-S Marketing Group, Stone Mountain, Ga.

Ray Treen, v.p. of purchasing, retires July 2 after 28 years with Do it Best Corp. Promotions: Jim Martin, merchandise mgr.-retail division; Tom Snyder, commercial building products mgr.; Todd Hixson, lumber and panel products mgr.; Tom Molloy, professional sales mgr.; Brad Seelig, commodity division mgr., and Jeff Frazier, lawn and garden tools product mgr.. Randy Kipfer is now responsible for bagged goods and chemical programs.

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John V. Faraci was named cfo of Intemational Paper, succeeding Marianne Parrs, who remains in charge of information technology & human resources.

Charles T. Horton, mgr., Lowe's, Mount Airy, N.C., has been named 1998 Manager of the Year for the North and South Carolina region.

Sheri Weeks has been named director, environment for Norbord Industries.

Romel Bezerra, Aljoma Lumber, Medley, Fl., was elected president of the International Wood Products Association, Alexandria, Va.

Eric A. Reppermund, ex-Wagner Tools, has been named general mgr.-national accounts for Snavely Forest Products, Gerard P. Carroll, National Gypsum Co., Charlotte, N.C., was elected chairman of the Gypsum Association, succeeding James W. McNeer, Temple-Inland Forest Products, West Memphis, Ar. David R. Fleiner, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Corp., Atlanta, Ga., is 2nd vice chairman.

Roy Griffin, Weyerhaeuser, Philadelphia, Ms., was named best overall grader at a recent contest sponsored by Timber Products Inspection, Conyers, Ga., and Hood Industries, Waynesboro, Ms. Category winners included: Written test-dimension & boards: John Joyce, Intemational Paper, Springhill, La., lst place, Josh Duncan, Olon Belcher, Brent, Al., 2nd, and Randy Roberts, Weyerhaeuser, 3rd place; Visual testboards: Daryl Stevens, Hood, lst, Griffin, 2nd, and, Leslie Hundley, Hood, 3rd; Visual test-dimension: Randy Roberts, Weyerhaeuser, lst, Marino Carter, Weyerhaeuser, 2nd, and, Woodrow Wilson, Southern Lumber, Hermanville, Ms., 3rd; Visual test-wide dimension: James Lott, Georgia-Pacific, New Augusta, Ms., lst, Earl Webb, Southern Lumber, 2nd, and Wilson, 3rd. Weyerhaeuser was named best overall team.

Wayne A. Doss, ex-president and ceo of Keller Industries, is developing new marketing strategies and exploring other strategic altematives for Ginsite Materials Inc.. Plantation. Fl.

Robin Thomas, president, Quality Wood Supply, Cincinnati, Oh., is a regional finalist in a national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year contest.

James E. Laster, executive v.p. and director of engineering, Newman Machine Co., Inc., Greensboro, N.C., has been elected to the board of the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America. Frank York, president, Newman Whitney, was awarded the Ralph B. Baldwin Award of Excellence during the eighth annual Woodworking Industry conference in Maui, Hi.

Richard Zimmerman has been named v.p. of sales for Sabra International, Inc., Miami Beach, Fl.

Mark Junkins. McShan Lumber Co.. McShan, Al., and his father, Clarence, won the two-man cross cut saw event at the recent Timberjack Festival sponsored by the Reform, Al., Chamber of Commerce.

Bob Park, Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., was a U.S. Navy guest for l0 days from Hawaii to Bremerton, Wa., aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson, courtesy of his son-in-law, Lt. Commander Greg Bynum.

Matthew Louis Embry, Lowe's, Madisonville, Ky., wed Allison Nicole Swift May l5 in Madisonville.

Ronald Newcomb is the new v.p.-operations at Stanley Works.

"If (a builder) wants our brand but his buddy at the building supply house has a different brand, there's a good chance that he will go with whatever the building supply house has, as opposed to going someplace else to get a different brand."

-Alswinn Kieboom, Tenneco Building Products, Smyma, Ga.

Joseph Bierschenk and Juan Perez are celebrating their 20th anniversaries with Burns, Morris & Stewart, Nacogdoches, Tx.

John Ed Anthony, race horse owner and president, Anthony Forest Products Co., El Dorado, Ar., changed the name of his horse from Columbine Is Sad after the tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Co.

Lowe Marx is a new grader at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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