PERSONAI,S

Ed C. Cone, Jr. has retired as president of the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, Forest Park, Ga., after 25 years with the association. Steve Rountree succeeds him.

Frank Di Gaetano has been named mgr. of E.C. Barton and Co.'s wholesale division, Builders Material Co., Jonesboro, Ar., replacing Doyle Roach, who has retired after nearly 37 years with the company.

Chad Brown has been appointed mgr. trainee at 84 Lumber Co., Pearisburg, Va. Other new mgr. trainees: Chris White, Asheville, N.C.; Brandon Nictrols, Christiansburg, Va., Christopher Cook, Hickory, N.C.; Tod Dalehite, Statesville, N.C., Paul Monroe, Oak Ridge, Tn., and Brian Clements, Kingsport, Tn.

Greg Bell is new to Deerfield Builders Supply's management team, Deerfield Beach. Fl.

Todd Meyer is mgr. of the new Lowe's in Russellville, Ar.

Harry K. Hornish Jr. and J. Veronica Biggins have been named directors of Cameron Ashley Building Products Inc., Dallas, Tx. Biggins succeeds Bill Davies.

Steve Anthony is the new general mgr. of Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., Austin, Tx. Diane Steelman has been promoted to district MIS mgr.-East Texas district.

Curtis Williams is new to East Coast Lumber, Asheboro, N.C.

L. Ray Cunningham has retired from Gator Lumber, Sebastian, Fl., as president and co-owner.

Barry K. Flood has been appointed sales mgr. of Rocky Top Wood Preservers Inc., Rocky Mount, Va. David Woody has been promoted to v.p.-sales & mktg.

Reece Gilmer is now mgr. and Lonnie Lamb assistant mgr. of the new Home Depot in Conyers, Ga.

Harry Day, ex-Union Camp, is new to Commonwealth Wood, Hampton, Va.

Steve House, T.H. Rogers Lumber Co., McAlester, Ok., has been named to the Oklahoma School-To-Work system advisory panel.

Shawn Timothy, Home Depot, Knoxville, Tn., married Caycee Murphy Sept. 14. Stephen Kent Pitts, Atlanta, Ga., wed Karen Lucy Crow Oct. 19. Grayson IIurst, Atlanta, married Gary William Daughters Sept. 14.

Jeffrey B. Stone is new to the field staff at American Wood Council.

Mitchell B. Lewis was named president of Amerimax Building Products, Inc., Dallas, Tx.

Robert London is now v.p.-global mktg. for Dap Inc.

Stephen M. Hawkins, v.p. and national sales mgr. for The Celotex Corp., Tampa, Fl., was given the 1996 Roofing Products Division's President's Award, Other honorees: B.L.'Bobby" Shields, plant mgr., Goldsboro, N.C., 1996 Roofing Products Division's Special Recognition Award; Scott McRae, Knoxville, Tn., sales rep of the year; Richard Case, Plano, Tx., sales mgr. of the year; Dennis Rascoe, Charlotte, N.C., regional sales rep of the year; Kathy Chomel, Austin, Tx., regional sales rep of the year, and Jerry Dyess, Mobile, Al., regional sales rep of the year.

Phillip E. Rogers has joined Universal Forest Products, Inc. as v.p.-do-it- yourself national accounts, and Michael A. Bonadio has been appointed director of national mktg. Dennis Moroz was named v.p.-manufactured housing national accounts.

Steven Puls is now merchandiser for door products at Wickes Lumber Co.

Rodney C. Vickers has been named general mgr. at Alenco, Bryan, Tx. James Dean has been promoted to operations mgr.

Gene Davenport, Russell Do-it Center, Alexander City, Al., has been appointed chairman of Hardware Wholesalers, Inc., and Robert Taylor, Taylor's Doit Center, Virginia Beach, Va., vice chairman. Barron C. Ilarbin, Harbin Lumber Co. Inc., Lavonia, Ga., and Norris Rader, Sr., Norris Rader Inc., New lberia, La., are new directors.

Robert P. Turner is now senior v.p. of Grace Construction Products.

Randall W. Larrimore is now chairman and ceo of MasterBrand Industries, Inc., succeeding James II. Beardsley, who resigned.

Marty Euner has been promoted to director of sales-commercial products at Clopay Building Products Co.

Knox A. Lott is a new forklift mechanic at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Ilugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

NAWLA's first Traders Market was so successful. 98 of the 100+ exhibitors have already siqned uo for the next Market Nov. 6-8, 1997, in tialta-s. (1j Tucker Smyth, Jim Mace. (2) Jim Thomson, Kurt Kuhn, (3) Joe Kastellic, John Helela, Rick Wilson, Reo Hill. i4i Clark