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Stanley Marcus, former chairman and chief operating officerof Neiman-Marcus, Dallas, Texas and world-renowned authority on retailing excellence, will address the Opening General Session of the Western Home Center and Building Supply Dealers Show on Thursday morning, September 19. Mr. Marcus, generally regarded as the "Founder of Quality Retailing," is familiar to many western retailers. As the keynote speaker at the National Home Center Show in 1983, he drew the largest attendance ever for an opening session and holds the distinction of being the only keynoter to receive a standing ovation. Mr. Marcus' exciting and informative presentation this Septemberwill be a rewarding experience for all home center and building supply dealers who attend.

John Wooden, former head basketball coach at the University of California at Los Angeles will be the featured speaker at the Western Home Center & Building Supply Dealers Show on Friday morning, September 20. Known as the " Wizard of Westwood," Mr. Wooden coached the Bruins to numerous conference titles and NCAA tournament championships. He is considered among his peers, as well as college basketballs fans across the nation, as one of the greatest coaching innovators the game has ever seen. Now a much sought-after speaker, Mr. Wooden has taken his motivationaltheories from the basketballcourt and applied them to the marketplace. You won't want to miss this opportunity to hear one of the country's most exciting and dynamic speakers at this year's Western Home Center & Building Supply Dealers Show.

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John Mulligan has been appointed merchandising coordinator at Von Tobel's home centers, Las Vegas, Nv. Loren Forrister and Anthony "Tony" Ksidakis have joined the sales staff at Setzer Forest Products, Sacramento, Ca., according to Mark Setzer, sales mgr.

Bob McNulty, pres., HomeClub, Inc., Long Beach, Ca., and Louis Share, chairman. Homeowners Do-It-Yourself Centers, Gardena, Ca., have been added to the National Home Center Show advisory board, according to William Fishman. show seminar director.

Walt Schilpp and Ron Voeller are new to sales at Workman's Forest Products. Clackamas. Or.

Roger Watts is the newly elected v.p. and gen. counsel of ITT Rayonier, Inc., Stamford, Ct.

Reinhard Bohme. Ph. D.. has been named product development mgr.-northwest at Simpson Timber, replacing John Gould who is retiring, according to Tom Ingham, v.p. and gen. mgr. at Shelton, Wa., Hq.

Robert D. Wilcox, account services mgr., retail merchandising, advertising, and marketing, Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Lancaster, Pa., has taken early retirement,

Ken Scott is now marketing mgr., W&F Mfg., Inc., Glendale, Ca., replacing Geoff Thompson who left to enter the ministry.

Milton D. Skutle. who remains senior v.p., Timberland, Inc., replaces Wayne McCann as pres., Window Visions, Inc., Kirkland, Wa., a subsidiary.

Bob Thomas is the 1985 pres., Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club, Eureka, Ca. Other officers: Bill Scott, v.p., Larry Johnson, secretary, Ken Gradek, treas., and Tony Gilbert, vicegerent snark. New directors are Jerry Carlson, Augie Rocha, Corky Cornwell, Abe Willis, Mike Vinum, Russ Britt, Bob Dellabama, Dennis Bermers, Jim Hunter and Rich Winkel.

Charles W. Bingham, exec. v.p., Weyerhaeuser Co.. has been named vice chairman of the American Forest Institute; Alfred X. Baxter, chairman & c.e.o., J,H. Baxter and Co., is the new sec.-treas.

Bill Padavona has been named pres. and c.o.o. of Davidson Brick Co., Perris, Ca.

Steve R. Watts, western sales mgr., Insul/ Crete Co., Inc., has relocated to Clovis, Ca.,from Fresno, Ca.

Clyde Hughes has been appointed western reg. mgr. for the American Institute of Timber Construction.

Joel Stevens has been promoted to national sales mgr., Ace Hardware Corp., Oak Brook, Il., according to William A. Loftus, v.p., sales.

John W. Belt Jr., pres., vinyl building products div,, CertainTeed Corp., has been elected chairman of the Vinyl Siding Institute; Joseph G. LaCroix, pres. of Bird, Inc., vinyl siding group, succeeds him as vice chairman.

Syma Gapski, Rygel Lumber Sales, Newport Beach, Ca., national pres. of the Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club, along with Loretta Morrissey, Scott-Caudill Lumber Co., City of Industry, Ca., and Dorothy MacKenzie, Taylor Millwork & Stair Co., Gardena, Ca., attended a recent meeting of the Houston club.

Lloyd G. Roberts Jr. now represents ITT Rayonier, Stamford, Ct., in the People's Republic of China, according to Ronald M. Gross, chairman, pres., and c.e.o.

Tom Pumphrey, Tomlyn's Wood'N Design, Greeley, Co., was a winner in the Starmark cabinet contest.

Bill Boston is now an assistant to Michael Rouleau, the new president, at Ernst, Seattle, Wa. In other changes, Tom Stanton is now director of stores; Steve Bean, v.p., administration; Bryan Macleod, mgr., store opera- ' tions.

Donald L. Jacobsen is the new northwest reg. sales mgr., Cooley Roofing Systems, Pawtucket, R.1., according to John Smith, v.p., gen. mgr., working from the Mill Creek, Wa., sales office.

Bill Tracey, mgr., Fountain Industrial Lumber Sales, is celebrating his fifth year in that position, according to Ed Fountain, Jr.

Thomas Stanton has been named director of stores for Ernst Home Centers, Seattle, Wa., according to Michael Rouleau, pres. Bryan Macleod is now mgr. of operations.

Tim Van Zanthas joined Canfor U.S.A. Corp., Boise, Id., as a sales rep. for the cut plant div. Chuck Bromley is now a sales rep. for the national lumber trading group, Denver, Co.

M. Marsha Lucas has been appointed national sales mgr., residential product lines, Touch-Plate International, Inc., Paramount, Ca., according to Robert G. Martinson, pres.

Edmund M. Kaufman, a senior partner at Irell and Manella law firm, Los Angeles, Ca., is now on the board of directors of Wickes Companies, Inc.,, Santa Monica. Ca.

John Williams has been named director of finance and administration, Van Daal, Inc., Renton, Wa., and George Sidles is now v.p. and gen. mgr., millwork div.

Paul Gaboury, retired No. Ca. lumberman and owner of Golden Gate Lumber Co., is keeping busy, square dancing in Las Vegas, Nv., and Mesa, Az., where he met one of his old Canadian schoolbuddies for some golf.

Bruce G. Moore is now corporate personnel director at Columbia Forest Products, Inc., Portland, Or., according to A. J. Honzel, pres.

-Scott Clucas is managing the new Sand Plywood sales office and distribution yard in Paso Robles, Ca.

Pat Olson is new at Allwood Industries. Portland, Or.

Chuck Stock is now regional sales mgr., for Al. , Wa., Or. and parts of Ca. , for Jenn-Air Co., according to Jerry K. Rinehart, dir. of sales.

Brian Chelon has joined sales at Imperial Wholesale, Broomfield. Co., according to Gail W. Peirce, branch manager.

Milton McEwen, mgr., Tracy, Oakdale and Turlock, Ca., branches, American Lumber Hardware Co.. has received the Silver Beaver Award from the Yosemite Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

April Byard has joined RB Lumber Sales, Chino, Ca., as office mgr.

Luke Popovich is now v.p. for communications at the American Forest Institute, Washington, D.C., according to Laurence D. Wiseman, pres.

Peter A. Arezzini has been promoted to commercial marketing mgr, for Schlage Lock Co., San Francisco, Ca., according to John Gamble, mgr., marketing/sales.

Michael Gerry is now in sales at Blue Heron Products, San Francisco, Ca. Dean Wooley is in the Reedsport, Or., office as mgr., hardwood sales.

Peter H. Koehler is the new pres. of the Plywood Pioneers Association; Bronson J. Lewis, v.p.; Robert H. Ripley, sec./treas.; Norman O. Cruver, membership chairman.

Carol Grossi, Foster Lumber, Vallejo, Ca., has added field estimating to her job as well as continuing part time in counter sales.

Dan Webber and Mike Madison are new to sales at Snavely Forest Products, Newport Beach, Ca.

Fred Brocklebank is now gen. mgr., operations at Heritage Hardwoods, Chino, Ca.

Donald J. Jacques is new to the Technical Services Dept., National Forest Products Association, Washington, D.C.

Keith Kersell, Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco, Ca., has completed a recent Midwest sales swing.

Larry Smith has joined Hampton lndustrial Forest Products, Portland, Or., according to Dennis Miller, v.p./gen. mgr.

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