SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Mid-America Lumbermens Association has named Dan W. Hdl, CAE, as its new executive v.p. to succeed Bob John, who retired Aug. 16 after l7 years with MLA. Hall, a c.e.o. for tax-free groups since 1976, most recently taught management and marketing courses at the University of Phoenix-Colorado Division.

Following a board meeting, MLA will kick off its Fall Fun Fling Oct. 4-6 at the Thousand Hills Golf Club, Branson, Mo. The schedule includes double golf toumament, fishing tournament, showboat dinner cruise, barbecue and shows.

Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association, working toward a full-scale buying show at its 1998 annual convention in New Orleans, plans a mini-buyirlg show for next year's convention at the Lafayette Hilton. Goals of a buying show are to increase convention attendance, provide dealers with show-only special buys and pricing, and suppliers with an open forum to address dealers.

Aaron Scott. Hatfield Hardware & Lumber, Winnsboro, was elected pres. of the newly formed Northeast Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association, which will meet quarterly. Bill Hogan, Builders Supply Do-it Center, Ruston, is v.p.; Jeri Watson, Tom Sanders Building Mart, Monroe, sec.-treas.; Larry Rogers , Rogers Mfg., West Monroe, program chairman, and Lamar Buffington, Buffington Corp., Monroe, membership chairman.

Carolinas-Tennessee Building Material Association named Jimmy Whittington, Jimmy Whittinglon Lumber Co., Memphis, Tn., its 1996-97 president, succeeding Everette Greene, Mebane Lumber Co., Mebane, N.C. Leonard Safrit, Safrit Building Supply, Beaufort, N.C., is lst v.p.; Rod McLeod, Espy Lumber & Supply, Hilton Head, S.C., 2nd v.p.; Bill Stewart, Stewart Lumber, Brentwood, Tn., 3rd v.p., and C.D. "Bubber" Gregory, Builders Supply, Lancaster, S.C., reas.

CTBMA plans a es of fall area meetings focusing including incentive strategic planning, regulatory :lopment, training, corPorate culture, hiring practices and plans.

'?lanning for meetings will be held Sept. l0 at the Columbia, S.C.; Sept. Inn West, Holiday Inn-95, Florence, S.C.; 8, Holiday Inn, Quint4 Knoxville, Center, Hickory, Holiday Inn-95,

Jackson, Tn.; Oct. 9, Tn; Ocl22, N.C., and Oct. 24 Fayeneville, N.C.

Kentucky & Building

Matcrial Dealers rs csponsoring with the and Indiana associations the 4th annual -State Golf Orting Oct. 3 in Frcnch Lick, {he event committee includes Ron Co., Paducah, and Cole Lamber Humphrey, Charlie Quinn Sturgis.

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