PERS NALS

Joe Butler, exec. v.p., Lumber Association of Texas, Austin, Tx., represented LAT at the signing of the spray paint legislation bill, along with Tom Hanover, Hanover Building Materials; A. George Natsis, III, Edna Lumber Co., and Dan Guerra, Olsen & Guerra Lumber Co.

Jeffrey Todd Pack, Wickes Lumber Co., Tucker, Ga., married Sandra Lynn Cox on April 18, 1987. Jerald David Swagner, Wickes, Burlington, N.C., married Angela Dawn Toney on May 30, 1987.

Alan Nugen has been promoted to comgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Salem, Va. Ken Wolfe is co-mgr. in Virginia Beach, Va.

Craig Jonathan Davis, asst. mgr., Moore's Building Supply, Lexington, N.C., and Angela Michelle Koontz are engaged to marry on Aug. 15, I 987.

Billy Bond is the new pres. of Harrigan Lumber Co., Monroeville, Al., according to Dwight Harrigan, chairman of the board.

Scott Hinson is the new mgr. of Scotty's Hardware, Starke, Fl. New asst mgrs. include Pat Honta, Cateway Mall, St. Petersburg, Fl.; Danny Wood, Apalachee Pkwy., Tallahassee, Fl., and John Chamberlain. Macon. Ga.

Lynn Brooks Adams Vaughn, Lowe's, Asheville, N.C., married Nathan Ashbert Ebanks Jr. on May 23, I 987.

Tom Lapinski has joined Duke City Lumber Co., Albuquerque, N.M., as asst. to the pres., according to Frank C. See, Jr., v.p. of marketing, who will be succeeded by Lapinski when he retires in early 1988.

Joy Roberts, Adams Building Supply, Elberton, Ga., has completed the Building Material Merchants' Association training course.

Dwight Lane, Distribution Center, won lst place in the Safe Driving Rodeo competition at The Paty Co., Piney Flats, Tn. Steve Beach, a Greeneville driver, took 2nd place.

Joseph Buckhaults has been named European sales mgr. and business development mgr. at Caribbean Lumber Co., Savannah, Ga. Allen Horne is domestic sales mgr.

Randal Dean, Dean Lumber Co. Elkton, Va., is back at work parttime, following a recent heart attack.

William Graham has retired as Tx., Ok. and N.M. district mgr. for the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau after 40 years in the industry.

Gary Lawson has been promoted to Richmond, Va., branch mgr. for Weyerhaeuser Co.

Steve Ferguson is now co-mgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Oxnard, Al.

Wendell Landry has been named asst. mgr. of Scotty's, Monroe St., Tallahassee, Fl.

Neil Parks Cheeks, Lowe's Cos., Thomasville, N.C., married Sharon Leigh Edwards on May 24, 1981.

Lester Lackey has been promoted to West Tx. branch mgr. for Weyerhaeuser Co. Greg Rinehart is asst. to the gen. distribution mgr., eastern region, and Eric Walz is asst. to the gen. distribution mgr., central region.

Joe Shipman has been named marketing director for Navajo Forest Products Industries, Navajo, N.M. Mitch Boone succeeds him as gen. sales mgr.

Frank Beam has been selected as area gen. mgr. of the year by Lowe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C.

Joel Martin is the new district sales mgr. at Bruce Hardwood Floors. Dallas. Tx.. for N.C.. S.C.. W.V. and Knoxville, Tn., according to Mike Kearins, v.p. of sales.

Jim Parks is the new mgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Tallahassee, Fl. New comgrs. include John Hinkle, Abingdon, Va.; John Richie, Hazard, Ky., and Ron Hooper, Newport News, Va.

Ronnie Martin is the new mgr. of Lowe's, South Boston, Va.

Fernando Gavinet has been named Miami, Fl., export sales mgr. for Weyerhaeuser Co. Phil Warrick is now sales mgr., Greensboro, N.C., and Bill Niedermeyer, branch mgr., Miami, succeeding Jack Gilbert, now laminated beam products sales & marketing mgr. in Fl. and Ca.

Bonnie Easter Strickland, Lowe's Thomasville, N.C., married Barney Mack Hodge on June 6, 1987.

Orbin Sexson, v.p., Scotty's, Inc., Winter Haven. Fl.. has retired after 16 years with the firm. Promotions include Dick Fleming, now retail inventory mgr.; Chuck Radloff, gen. mgr., Winter Haven DC, and Dale Sellers, director of warehousing, according to Kevin Fitzgerald, senior v.D.

David Bailey, Gaddy Lumber Co., Fairburn, Ga., has completed the material estimating course sponsored by the Building Material Merchants' Association.

Lee Ann Chiodo, Roper Brothers Lumber Co., Petersburg, Va., is engaged to marry Mark K. Johnson on Sept. 12, 1987.

Sophie McWaters, Swift Supply Co., Bay Minette, Al., has completed the Building Material Merchants' Association estimating course.

Douglas R. Hollander has been promoted to territorial sales mgr. at GS Roofing Products Co., lrving, Tx., Shirley Mann is commercial territory mgr.; John C. Staten, corporate marketing mgr., and Stephen Wilcox, business center mgr.

Leo Morozko has been named sales mgr. for N.C., S.C., Va. and eastern Tn. by Philips Industries, replacing Henry Seeback, who has retired.

Jeff Styerwalt is the new purchasing agent at Robins Wholesale, Tampa, Fl. Mark Sylvane is now pole and marine piling div. mgr.

Ron Doeden is new to softwood sales at McCoy Lumber Co., Greensboro, N.C., according to E. C. "Bucky" McCoy, pres.

Vicki A. Dryden is now retail marketing mgr. at Harris-Tarkett, Johnson City, Tn.

Jack Bostwick has been promoted to national training mgr. at Bruce Hardwood Floors, Dallas, Tx., according to v.p. Mike Kearins.

Dave Hardy is a new sales rep at Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Waynesboro, Ga. Marty Vanderburg and Rob Roberson have joined the lumber trading staff at Slaughter Brothers Inc., Dallas, Tx. Mike Sopher is the new sales mgr. for American Timber Products, St. Petersburg, Fl. Tom Dimitroff and Galen Hahn are now in sales.

W. Lee Nutter has been promoted to exec. v.p. of ITT Rayonier.

G.P. Mitchell has been appointed v.p. and gen. mgr. of International Paint, Houston, Tx., according to James Dale, pres. Marc Tretout is now manufacturers rep; Joe Miller, mgr. of technical sales & servicel Clark West, v.p. of sales and central div. mgr.; William A. Reintanz, eastern div. mgr.; Gerald Buchta, western div. mgr., and Tom Curry, v.p. and mgr., offshore div., according to Mitchell.

Ralph J. Vasami, gen. mgr., Fiberlux Inc., a subsidiary of Ethyl Corp., Richmond, Va., will also assume the duties of pres., replacing Paul N. Mancuso. who has retired after 32 years with Fiberlux.

Moe Mentos is now selling big ticket items for Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.