PERSONAI,S

Russ Kimbell has been appointed v.p. of US Timber Co.'s southern division, Conway, S.C. Sandra Palmer is new to the southern sales group.

Robby Byrge is mgr. of the new 84 Lumber in london, Ky.

Donnie Dobbins, formerly of Dobbins Forest Products, has joined Pine Forest Products, Birmingham, Al.

Joc Brown has been named v.p.-southem pine trading at Tampa International, Tampa, Fl.

Tab Beatty has been named president of Pinson Valley Millworks, Inc., Pinson, Al.

Lee Aquilanti is new to Willamette Industries' Rock Hill, S.C., plywood sales office.

Ernest Baidoo has been named mgr. of the new Home Depot in Southlake, Tx. Billy Cole is mgr. of the new Griffin, Ga., store.

Paula Gaspard is now v.p.-human resources and training at Stine, Inc., Lake Charles, La.

Jim Beers, ex-Frank Paxton l,umber Co.. is handling hardwood lumber sales at Cedar Creek Wholesale Inc., Broken Anow, Ok. Mike Ralston, previously with Georgia-Pacific, is now head of commodity lumber sales; Rick Roberts, wholesale mktg. director of engineered wood products and computer programs supervisor; Craig Hernandi, engineered wood products customer service rep, and Sharolyn Whiting, ex-G-P, is new to customer service for yellow pine.

Raymond Bumpass has been promoted to mgr. of T.H. Rogers Lumber, Duncan, Ok., replacing James Taylor, now mgr. in Siloam Spring, Ar. Keith Klein has been promoted to mgr. in Broken Bow. Ok.

f,u*s lriil, pacific Lumber Co., Atlanta, Ga., has retired after 44 years in the industry, the last 28 as Palco's southeast sales mgr. Mikc Smoak now heads southeastern sales.

Brad Steely, ex-Western Building Products, has joined Triangle Building Supply, Inc., Fayetteville, N.C., as truss division mgr. Jim Shearer, exWickes Lumber Co., has been named corporate sales mgr.

John Turner, ex-Metro Wholesale Lumber, has been appointed general mgr. of Scholl Forest lndustries' new division in Dallas, Tx.

Jerry Magee is a new spccialty products sales rep at Furman Lumber, Inc., Dallas, Tx. New to the Greensboro, N.C., sales team are Eric Kris&ller, ex-Piedmont Wholesale, covering eastern N.C., and Ben Recves, ex-Carolina Builders, handling westem N.C., eastem Tn. and southern Va

Neil Cox, ex-Commercial Lumber Co., has been appointed Oklahoma sales rep at James Hardie Building hoducts. Angie Johnson is the new mktg. coordinator for Dixie-Pacific Manufacturing, Gadsden, Al.

Thomas H. Johnson, ex-Riverwood International Corp., has been named president and ceo of Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, Va., succeeding J. Carter Fox, who rcmains chairman.

Pat Cataldo has been named v.p.-training for Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga. Barry Silverman was promoted to president of the southwest division, replacing Ken Ubertino, who has left the firm.

Julie R. Reeves has been promoted to sales mgr. at Rex Lumber Co., Bristol, Fl. Greg Pybus is a new sales rep.

Walter Muratori, pres., Cameron Ashley Building Products, Dallas, Tx,, has been named president of the Cameron subsidiary. Steven Gaffney is now president of the Ashley subsidiary.

Brian Walker has relocated to Empire Wholesale Lumber's Greenville, S.C., office.

Jeff Kern, ex-Georgia-Pacific, has joined Diamond Hill Plywood, Darlington, S.C., as national lumber mgr.

Ralph Guthrie is the new mgr. of the structural engineering dept. at Woodford Plywood, Inc., Albany, Ga.

Kevin Ford is now mgr. of Lowe's, Lake City, Fl.

Christian Harbula, Isenhour Door, Nashville, Tn., won $500 as Norfield Industries' annual President's Choice Trade Tip award.

Norfeet R. Turner, DCC/Woodware, Memphis, Tn., was given the CookHalle Award for his contribution to the field of technology.