SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association's summer conferencc at thc Perdido Beach Resort, Orange Beach. Al was a memorable one. Hurricane Danny stalled over the area, resultlng rn I 0 of thc I l0 conference registrants staylng home' 30 leaving early, both the golf and fishing toumaments being cancelled, and the hotel requiring emergencY generators.

LBMDA's annual conventron and bulrng show will be held Jan. 8-l I at the \e* Orleans Hrlton Riverside. uith its ncrl summer conference jull' 9- 12. 1998, in Biloxi. Ms.

Mid-America Lumbermens Association hired Kathy Stipek as its ne* educatron & meetings director.

Carolinas-Tennessee Building Material Association installed Leonard S.ifrjt. Jr.. prcsrde nt. E,ast Hardu ood Co. Inc.. Br-rul()ft -rnd Jlck:onr i1l.-. \.C.. ls presrdcnt tiunn! rts rcccnt summcr mcmhr'r:hip c(rnlcr!'nec ()n Hllt(rn Hcad Island. S.C. Hc 'uecr'cd' Jrmnrr \\'htltington. Jrmnir \\'hrtttngton Lurnbcr Co. \lcmpht:.'l-n.

Ron Bro* n. Ilro* n s Buildcr. Supplr. Rosc Hrll. \.C is no* irti r.p.

Southeastern I-umber \lanufacturers Association rn'tallcd T. \ci'r't', Flrppo. Flrppo [-urnbg: Corp.. Dr,.rrcl]. Vu.. as ch.urnren. ructccding Stcrc [)c.tn. Dcirn Lumh'cr. Crlnrer. Tr.

Others cltctcd durrng SL\,I.\'' :5th lnnual mecting: I :t r i-e chairmln .'\rdr\ Almond. Alnrond Brothcrs Lunthcr C,r.. Coushatta. Ll . lnd vtce chatrnrrn Lct Ashburn. Industrial \\'ood ProJuit.. Climar. \.C.: treasurcr Robert Diron. Jr \1.C. Diron Lumbcr Co. Inc.. Euf.rul'i. Al.. and directors Ben Rooke. Htrrtciin Lumber Co.. \lonroerrlle. Al.: SttrcKcadle. Kclidlc Lumber Entcrprl.c:. Thomeston. Ga.. Bcrt Joncs. \liJ-Strrtc: \\'ood Presc-rr ing. Srmsboro. L'i.. 'f,rnl Duncrn. \lontrccllO [lardrioo.]'. \l0n' trccllo. \1:.. Tom Turltngton. Jr F l. 1-urlington [-umbcr C-'o.. C linton. \ C and Rohcrt Coir'lnan. Robcrt S (-olcnl-trl [-umbtr Co., C'ui1o-pcr. \'l Rrrhcrt Jrrrdan III. f,rcsrdcnt. JorJ.ln Lunrttr & Supplr. \lt Cjilcud. \.C . rr.i' prcscntcd thc 1997 Bcal ,Auard \'lorc than 55() nrcmhcrs unti gucstr luttcndcd thc c\cnt Julr 31-.\ug I in San Antonio. Tr.

Thc ncrt mccttn!t i: .'\us. 6-F. l(.)(llr .it thc \\'illr.rntsf,ur,c Inn & [-oJ,cc. \\'illiamshurc. \'1.

APA Books Ex-Greenpeacer

Dr. Patrick \'1t.rore. a foundrng member of Gree npeace who has since become a lcading advocate of sustainable forestrr. *rll speak at APA-The Engineered \\rood Association s 6lst annual me etins Scpt. li 16 rn Scottsdalc. Az

Dr. \1 oorc \\ as a dircct()r of' Grcenpeacc Intcrnall()nal ltrr scvcn Vcars until concluding in 1986 that "rve had largcll'accomplished thc task \\'e \ct ()ut tOr Ourselvcs Grccnpeacc could define the problcms, but drd not neccssarily havc thc solutions n()r \\'as it cquipped to put them into practice."