SOUTHEASTERN SCENE

cou"rins Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia.

Tennessee Building Material Association executive vice president Stan Owens will retire on June l. 1987. according to Frank Kinser, TBMA chairman.

Owens, who has been managing officer at TBMA since Jan. l, 1960, plans to remain in Nashville as a professional lobbyist.

The TBMA board of directors has appointed a search committee which is now accepting applications for the position.

Virginia Building Material Association will continue a series of educational programs this month with a blueprint takeoff/job estimating seminar at the Cavalier Inn in Charlottesvilleon Nov. ll and 12.

Ben Dale of Cox Wood Preserving Co.. Orangburg. S.C., will conduct the seminar with Harry Anton. Western Wood Products Association. joining him on the second day to teach students how to use a slide span computer.

A three day seminar for members of top manasement will follow in the same location.

Nov. 12 through 14. John Baldwin. manager of organization research at Armstrong World Industries. will be the instructor.

Three fullday retail emplcryee lumber seminars will be held in December. The sessions will be offered on Dec. 2 at the Holiday Inn Manassas in Manassas: Dec. 3. Ho*'ard Johnson's Lodge. Richmond. and Dec. 4. Holiday Inn Fortsmouth. Fortsmouth. Anton. Western Wood Producs Association's southeastern district manager for the past 22 yeas. will head the presentation team for the series which is co-sponsored by WWPA.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association will hold its 1986 convention Nov. ll-13 at the Executive Inn West. Louisville.

Dr. Michael G. Skinner. a favorite speaker at the 1985 convention. is rerurning to address the business session on the second day ofthe meeting. Topic for his two hour presentation will be "Excellence in Business."

In addition to a board of directors meetins.

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business sessions and rable top exhibits, the convention u ill feature numerous social e\€nls.

Conon Iq'. country humorist from lbnnessee. r.r'ill perform at the president's dinner on Nov ll. A frequent guest on "Nashville Nowl' the "Grand Ole Opry" and "Hee Hawl' he was recentl)'voted the most outstanding after dinner speaker.

The association is conducting a conhdential uage. salary and benefit survey *'hich will be available as a management tool for wage and benefit planning.

Building Material Merthants' Association of Georgia and Alabama is instituting a new look and a new format for the BMMA newslener starting this month.

Designed to bener serve the membenhip. the new monthly prblication will be dedicated to the memben. their accomplishmens and concems. Upcoming issues will highlight tIrc individual members of BMMA as r*ell as provide news of interest to the entire association. according to lrv Goodroe. executive vice president of the association. which is based in Austell. Ga.

The new publication will share ne*s about promotions. retirement. awards. business expansions. new programs. seminars and workshops. Members have been asked to repon to the association office news oftheir businesses and their colleagues.

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