PERS NALS

John Hlll has joined the Birmingham, Al., office of Southern Lumber Co.. Jackson, Ms., according to Ken Blggs, gen. sales mgr. Trevls Gllbrerth and Dale Curry have opened a new Southern Lumber office in Tyler, Tx.

John Banks is now selling for Triangle Trading, Inc., a subsidiary of Maxey Bosshardt Lumber Co.. in Duluth. Ga.

Elmar Brock, v.p., Trinity Forest Products, Hurst. Tx., is back full time following recent hip surgery. Bill Slngleton is a new sales rep for the northeast Dallas, Tx., area, and Dave Presley is operations gen. mgr., according to Greg Ryback.

Larry Shllllng is the new mgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Baytown, Tx.

Llnda Priddy, Curt Bean Lumber Co., Glenwood, Ar., vacationed last month in Hawaii.

Keith Judkins has been named exec. v.p. designate of the Architectural Woodwork Institute, Arlington, Va., replacing William Wlnter when he retires at the end of the year after 23 years with AWl.

John McDermott, v.p. of marketing, vinyl building products div., CertainTeed Corp., has been elected chairman of the Vinyl Wood & Door Institute. John Busahcchl is now vice chairman.

Kerlin Drake, Anthony Forest Products. El Dorado, Ar., was a recent business visitor to Atlanta, Ga.

Wendell Landry is now asst. mgr. of Scotty's, St. Augustine, Fl. New asst. mgrs. at the Vero Beach, Fl., stores are Ron Martin, 27th St. location, and Bill Lents, U.S. l.

Leonard G. Herring, Robert G. Schwartz and Jack C. Shewmaker have been reelected to three-year terms on the board of directors of Lowe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C.

Les L. Hagen will serve as chairman and c.e.o. of the newly purchased Wickes Lumber Co. chain. William A. Hensler is senior exec. v.p.; Merv Benjet, v.p./c.f.o.; Ric Morphet, v.p./administration, and v.p.s Dick Buck, Lee Pawluk and Frank Chambers.

Jack Coit, managing director, Southern Wholesale Hardware Association, Jacksonville, Fl., will be a panel moderator at the August National Hardware Show.

Wllllam H. "Blll" Clrrk has been named v.p., sales, at lloover Treated Wood Products, Thomson. Ga.. according to Brrry W. Holden, pres. John B.B. "Brrrett" Smlth Jr. is now treating plant sales mgr. Thomrs Laco, John Werder and Thomrs Wynn have been appointed marketing brand mgrs. for CooperTools chain, propane & saws section, Apex, N.C., according to Frank Tooke, v.p., marketing.

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Frank Powers and Robert Shaw, Builders Square, San Antonio, Tx., will be among the judges for the Packaging Exposition at the National Hardware Show in August.

William J. White, exec. v.p., USG Corp., has been named pres. and c.e.o. of Masonite Corp., succeeding Anthony J. Falvo, who is now pres. and c.e.o. of U.S. Gypsum Co.

Eugene B. Connolly, exec. v.p., USG Corp., has been elected to the board of directors, according to Robert J. Day, chairman and c.e.o. Also new to the board are Anthony J. Falvo, William J. White, James C. Cotting, Philip C. Jackson and John G. Schwemm.

Michael Lee Whaley, contractor dept. sales mgr., Lowe's, Jacksonville, N.C., has been named salesman of the year by the store.

Bob Moore has been transferred to Scotty's Hardware, Port Charlotte, Fl., as mgr.

Wllllrm C. l,lchtenfels. pres, and c.o.o., l:mhart Corp., has been selecled as the keynote speaker for the Aug. 15 llardware Industry Week educational program, held in coqiunction with the National llardware Show, Chicago, I l.

Chrrles H. Flndley, lleil-Quaker Corp., LaVergne, Tn., plans to retire on Jan. 14, 1989, alter 20 years with the co. He now serves as vice chairman, recently succeeded as pres. by Hrrry Forrest.

Don Rlngley has been promoted to mgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Abingdon, Va. Doug Ashy Sr., Ashy Building Materials, Lafayette, La., served on the Parade of Homes committee for the Acadian llome Builders Association. Steve Ashy was a member of the association's annual crawfish boil committee.

Sam Homewood, Coastal Lumber Co., Weldon, N.C., was elected softwood salesman of the year at the chain's annual leadership conference. Also recognized: export salesman of the year Sylvla Hollomrn, Weldon; support manager of the year Jean Daniels, Weldon; home ofTice employee of the year Keith Browder, Weldon; divisional mill managers of the year Steve Conger Jr., Suffolk, Va., A,C. "Bud" Utsey, Walterboro, S.C., and Wilbur Usry, Thomasville, Al.l div. supervisors of the year Ronald Deberry, Weldon, Myron Kentnor, Havana, Fl., and Roger Hicks, Meridian, Ms.l div. foresters of the year David Tisza, Weldon, Gary Rowe, Walterboro, and David Norman, Havana, and div. employees of the year Robert Sprouse, Kinston, N.C., Herman Rice, Denmark, S.C., Eugene Herring, Havana, and John Kelly, Meridian.

Larry Scoggins is now asst. mgr. of Scotty's, Punta Gorda, Fl. Ken Graffis is asst. mgr. in Naples, Fl. Douglas P. Godwin, pres., Godwin Building Supply Co., Dunn, N.C., has been appointed head of the steering committee of, the new Bank East Corp.

Mike Cobb has joined the sales team for Va. at The Swan Corp., St. Louis, Mo.

Don Langston is now gen. mgr. of General Sentry Hardware Co., Jacksonville, Fl., replacing Richard Paige, who has been transferred. Gary Mattson succeeds Langston as v.p. of merchandising; James Brown replaces him as operations mgr. in Atlanta, Ga., and Joe Scroggs follows Brown as merchandise mgr.

Barry Rosenblum has been named pres. of Excel Wood Products Co., according to Clara Rosenblum, chairman and c.e.o. Allen Lasser has reioined the firm as exec. v.p.

July 1988

Jerry Knight is mgr. of the new Builderama in West Columbia, S.C.

Burt Nezat, sales, Elder Forest Products, Inc., Sulphur, La., has left the co.

John Doster, mgr., Wickes Lumber Co., New Braunfels, Tx., has retired after 31 years with the firm.

Dwight Carpenter Anderson, Plymart Inc., Norcross, Ga., married Karen Anne Fisher on April 23, 1988.

Steve Shannon is the new gen. mgr. at Classic Craft Doors, Fort Worth, Tx., succeeding Keith Nelson, who has left the co.

Bill Thorn is now a lumber buyer at Dia' mond Lumber, Dallas, Tx.

Richard Boland, Boland-Maloney Lumber Co., Louisville, Ky., has been elected chairman of the National Association of Credit Management of Kentucky, Inc. Peter B. Lanham III, Lanham Hardwood Flooring Co., Louisville, is second vice chairman.

Max Givens, inside pine sales supervisor, Potlatch CorP., Warren, Ar., is celebrating his 38th year in business. Potlatch's Marggie and Conrad Deal have returned from a Destin, Fl., vacation.

Greco Battles has joined the plywood sales force at Willamette Industries, Rock Hill, S.C.

Harris Kimbell, Curt Bean Lumber Co., Glenwood, Ar., is back after attending his daughter Anne's graduation from Oregon State University. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting.

Al Tnfiillo has been appointed regional sales mgr. for an area including Ky. by WoodTek, Charlest:n, S.C.

Tommy Selkirk is now regional mgr. for both Ks. and Ar. branch distribution centers of All Woods/Schroeder, Inc., Houston, Tx., according to Wm. B. Flanigan, v.p./sales mgr.

Lamar Mike is the new mgr. of Scotty's Hardware Store, U.S. I, Riviera Beach, Fl. Mark Littlejohn is asst. mgr. in Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.

Larry Erben has returned to Wickes Lumber Co.. New Braunfels, Tx.. as mgr.

Petro Kulynych, a founding director of Lowe's Co., North Wilkesboro, N.C., was honored by the Piedmont Entrepreneurs Network and inducted into its exclusive Entrepreneurs Roundtable.

Dennis Stine, Stine Lumber Co., Sulphur, La., has been appointed state commissioner of administration by Gov. Roemer.

Greg Weeks and Jerry Weeks are now traders at the Alamo Forest Products office in Winnheld, La.

Dora Jahr has been added to the door and window dept. at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.