PERS NALS

Steve Day and Chris Counts have been added to the sales team at Lee Roy Jordan Redwood Lumber Co., Dallas, Tx., according to Tony Hare.

Kent Blanchard, Tamko Asphalt Products, has been appointed chairman of the Asphalt Roofing Manulacturers Association's residential roofing committee. Other chairmen: Drew Bachman, Koppers, built-up roofing committeel Jim Perry, Consolidated Fiber Glass Products, modified bitumen; Don Shaw, Georgia-Pacific, research, and John Hardy, Bird Roofing, manufacturing.

John Grace and Tom Hardy are manning the new Farmers Branch (Dallas), Tx., oflice of Unity Forest Products, Yuba City, Ca.

Elmar Brock, recently retired from Trinity Forest Products, Hurst, Tx., is traveling on the West Coast visiting family.

Pat McPhee has been named mktg. mgr. for Hyster distributor Stuart & Stevenson Material Handling, Dallas, Tx.

Richard G. Bailey is now director of sales at CooperTools, Raleigh, N.C., reports Dave Christmas, v.p./director of sales.

Mark Trinka has joined Procter & Gamble Cellulose, Memphis, Tn., as a lumber sales rep, says lumber sales mgr. Peter Albano.

Barry L. Valentine is a new sales rep for General Sentry Hardware Co., Greensboro, N.C.

C.T. Howlett Jr., v.p. - government affairs, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga., has been elected chairman of the Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports, succeeding Stanley S. Dennison, who has retired.

Terry Van Balen is new to oriented strand board sales at Empire Wholesale Lumber, Tampa, Fl.

Mark Barford is now director of forest resources for the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, succeeding Chris Barneycastle, now the exec. v.p. of the Arkansas Forestry Association.

Gerald Lang is new to sales at Tolleson Lumber Co., Perry, Ga.

Alvin Toffler, world renowned futurist and author, will be the keynote speaker for the l99l National Home Center Show March 24-26 in Chicago, Il.

Kathy Cliff is now public relations nrgr. for the National Honre Center Show.

Joe Davis, senior quality supervisor, Southern Pine Inspection Bureau, Pensacola. Fl.. celebrated his 25th anniversary with the group. New supervisors: Russell Birdsong, La. and Tx., and Scott Gutshall, Ga.

Joe Garrison has been named mgr. of Hennessey Lumber Co., Hennessey, Ok., replacing Bob Waltz, who has moved to Tn.

Doug Brooks is now handling MDF sales to Ky. for Noranda Forest Sales. H. Kemper Covington is servicing S.C., N.C., Ga., Al., Va. and Tn. J. Parks Morgan, pres., Morgan Lumber Co., Marshville, N.C., and Leland O'Brien, v.p., Taylor Ramsey, Lynchburg, Va., are representing their companies on the American Wood Preservers Institute board of directors.

Bob Ridley, Klumb Lumber Co., Houston, Tx., has retired after 24 years in the business.

Dave Walsh is a new sales rep and consultant at Calvert Manufacturing Inc., Longwood, Fl., reports Larrie Kitchen.

David Brewster has left Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., to become director of field services at the American Plywood Association, Tacoma, Wa.

Michael W. Van Wyngarden is now national account executive for The Celotex Corp., Tampa, Fl., according to James A. Culbertson, v.p., national accounts.

Larry Ghidoni has joined the sales force at Alpine Cedar Co., Lutz, Fl. James Lavendar has left Hechinger's to join Wickes Lumber as v.p. and gen. merchandise mgr. He replaces Lee Pawluk, now c.o.o. of Leeds Building Products. Doraville. Ga.

Harlon Seats is new to West Building Materials, Atlanta, Ga., as v.p.-operations.

Roy Holmes is mgr. of the new Tyler, Tx., office of G.A. Grier Sales, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Peter Gold, former chairman of Price Pfister, has been added to the board of directors of Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga.

Kathy Lynn Shumate, Lowe's, North Wilkesboro, N.C., was recognized as Employee of the Quarter for the second quarter.

Rick Shelton, Lowe's, Bossier, La., is competing with Connie Skidmore, Maryville, Tn.; Bill Smith, Warner Robins. Ga.. and 48 other Lowe's mgrs. for a shot at $2 million. Prizes at a company-sponsored Myrtle Beach, S.C., golf tournament include $1 million for the mgr. and $l million for his staff for a hole-in-one on a designated hole.

Ron Woodie, store mgr., Lowe's, Boone, N.C., and Don Winfield, Mobile, Al., also are participating in the golf tournament.

Dale Morrow, Morrow-Gill Lumber Co., Sand Springs, Ok., was recently honored as the city's Hometown Hero.

Charlie Netterville, Fred Netterville Lumber Co., Woodville, Ms., and Jonathan Martin, Roy O. Martin Lumber Co., Alexandria, La., served on the planning committee for the Hardwood Manufacturers Association's Oct. 3-5 Production University & Lumber Production Expo.

E.J. Langley, Anthony Forest Products Co., El Dorado, Ar., has been named lumber sales mgr. to succeed Richard Lawrence, who retires Oct. 31. Conrad Ashley is new to the co. as asst. mgr.

Leonard Craig, Craig Lumber Sales, Houston, Tx., has retired after 55 years in the lumber industry.

Rod Didier has joined Furrow Building Material Co., Clear Lake City, Tx., as contractor sales mgr. He had been with Eastex Forest Products, Houston, Tx.

James Schaffer has been named exec. v.p. and c.o.o. of Builders Square, San Antonio, Tx.

Don Peavy is new to sales at Triangle Trading, Atlanta, Ga.

John Bradberry has been appointed c.f.o. at Kwik-Way Corp., Mount Pleasant, Tx., reports pres. Cliff Snedeker.

John Ramsey, pres., Diamond Hill Plywood Co., Darlington, S.C., has been selected for membership in the Home Center Leadership Council. Diamond Hill field salesperson Pat Webber replaces Darlene Johnson in Knoxville. Tn.. and Jim Trebour is new to Richmond, Va.

Elmer Miles is now v.p.-merchandising at Blue Grass Hardware & Tool, Inc., Louisville, Ky. Ronald J. Feller is v.p.-mktg., according to pres. Charles E. Redmon.

Artie Choak and Rudy Begah are covering the sales counter during noon hour at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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