PERSONALS

Glenn E. Cruzan is now v.p. of sales and marketing at Piston Powered Products, Inc., Chandler, Az.

Bob Anno has joined Canfor U.S.A. Corp., Boise, ld., as sales mgr., for the Idaho div., according to Jim Brandstetter, gen. mgr.

Richard J. Thomas. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., is the new pres. of the Forest Products Research Society; Gilbert L. Comstock, Weyerhaeuser Co., pres.-elect; Michael R. O'Halloran, American Plywood Association, v.p.

Joe Wood is a new buyer for The Home Depot's west coast region.

Iryle Fearson is now with Guitteau-Newland Lumber Co., Eugene, Or.

Robert Crowson is the new mgr. at Furrow Building Materials, Tucson, Az.

Craig Cookingham is new at Paciftc Wood Products, Salem, Or.

Richard H. dyers is now c.o.o. and pres. of The Stanley Works, New Britain, Ct., succeeding Arthur E. Gledhill who has retired after 3l years, according to Donald W. Davis. c.e.o. and chairman.

Tony Gallagher is the new sales mgr. at Paul Bunyan Lumber Co., Anderson, Ca.

Richard Passaglia is the new west coast regional mgr.for W.R, Grace's Builder's Square.

Joe Ferrara, formerly western regional sales mgr., is now national accounts mgr. at States Industries, Eugene, Or. Charles Eden has joined the firm and Jack Gray has moved from eastern regional sales mgr. to independent distributor sales.

Walt Gahm, Kitchen Kompact, Inc., is the new pres. of the National Kitchen Cabinet Association; Gilbert D. Yerkamp' Aristokraft, v.p.; Joseph W. Nussbaum, Triangle Pacific Corp., treas.

Joseph L. Pokorny is the new v.p., public affairs, planning and administration at Champion International Corp., Stamford, Ct., succeeding Dudley Haupt who resigned. John T. Gould Jr. replaces Pokorny as v.p., regional public affairs.

Mike Mannex is now in the Portland, Or., office of McEwen Lumber Co.

Roy Sanchez is now store group director, responsible for all stores, at Hacienda Home Centers, Inc,, Albuquerque, N.M. Burt Stephenson is now director of advertising.

Julie lGller, Keller Lumber Co., Roseburg, Or.. has been named Lumberwoman of the Year by the National Hoo-HooEtte Club.

Jeffrey Newcomer is now mgr. of Lumberjack in Bakersfield, Ca. Other Ca. promotions include Debra Geerdes, mgr., Sacramento; Harvey Wheeler, mgr., Auburn; Brian Sindt, mgr., Roseville.

Rich Baskins is now assisting Jack Jenkins in cutstock and millwork sales at Jenkins Forest Products, Auburn, Ca.

Annadale Williamson, Fallow Forest Products, Lake Oswego, Or., is the new pres. of the National Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club; Rita Jedrzynski, J. E. Higgins Lumber Co., Sacramento, Ca., lst v.p.; Norma Delagardelle, Mullin Lumber Co., Burbank, 2nd v.p.; Bertie Dassler, Neubert Bros., Kamath Falls, Or., sec.; Brenda Carlson, Eel River Sawmills, Fortuna, Ca., statistical sec.; Avis Brazil, Glpsum Drywall Supply, Fremont, Ca., treas.; Loretta Morrissey, Scott-Caudill Lumber Co., City of Industry, Ca.; Porfie Gros, Mullin Lumber Co., Burbank, Ca., and Ramona Miller, Tanfeld Wood Products, Eugene, Or., directors; SYma Gapski, Rygel Lumber Sales, Newport Beach, Ca., past pres.

I(en Carter is new to sales at G&R Lumber Co.. Cloverdale, Ca.

Ted Geocaris is now mgr., corporate marketing for the Palmer G. Lewis Co., Inc., Auburn, Wa. Earl Van Buskirk is mgr., corporate sales and Gilbert Halley handles the corporate financial services.

July,1985

Gary Malfatti, lVlartin Forest lndustries, Healdsburg, Ca., is back from a Boston, Ma., trip.

Al (lerek, inside sales at Sequoia Supply, Fairficld, Ca., rron Salesntan of' the Quarter tor the tirsr quarter ot l9tl5, rcports Bob Riggs, ntgr.

Rich l)oss. Rich Doss, lnc., Sanra Rosa, Ca., is back lrom a Tx. business trip tbr his trucking company.

Tom Warnock is the new co-mgr. at thc 84 I-urnber Co. storc in Novark, Ca.

Bill Rugg, Rugg Lumber Co., Upland, Ca., is retiring as pres. ol the Upland Chamber of Commerce and taking over the job of treas.

Richard A. "Rick" Whitson, former mgr. of Ace Hardnare Corp.'s Yakima, Wa., distribution center! has relocated to LaCrosse, Wi., to manage the Ace DC, according ro Jerome E. Barton, corporate mgr. of operations.

Bill Ford is the neu gen. sales mgr. of DAW Forest Products, nerll.v moved Io Lake Osrvego, Or.

Lori Collins is now with Sierra pacific Industries, Redding, Ca., in sales.

Ed Founlain Jr., Fountain Industrial Lumber Salcs, Los Angeles, Ca., has rcturned from a business trip to Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada.

Jerry Harty is now co-mgr. of the 84 Lumber in Henderson, N'".. l)on Lapaceck has translcrred f'rom the Dublin, Ca., store to Vallejo, Ca., as rngr.

(iregg Schlieper has joined All-Coast Forest Products as a sales executi\e, according to Mike Nicholson. industrial sales mgr.

Irank Jason, Hirt & Wood Lumber Co., Walnut Creek, Ca., is just back from a l\\o weck sailing vacatiun in C-'openhagen, Denmarx.

Bill Derck has joincd Fallou, Forcsr producls, Lake Osrvego, Or.

Sleve Venrick has been added to sales at Pueblo l-umber Co., Tempe, Az.

Linda Prefontaine is now with CuitteauNewland Lumber Co., Eugene, Or.

Jim Williams is the new sales mgr. of Central National Corp., portland, Or.

Bob West has retired after 39 years rvith Champion International at Eugene, Or.

Rick Collins has joined Hampron Overseas, Portland, Or.

Dr. Erwin Schaffer and Roger Tuomi, Forest Products Laboratory, received the 1985 Special Award for Excellence in Technology Transf'er for designing and patenting the Truss-Framed Systern lbr residential con\truclion.

Gene Piper and Bob Lindemann have joined Western International Forest Products, Portland, Or.

Robcrl Senflen is now storc nlgr. ar Friedman llros. Hardware Inc.. Santa Rosa. Ca., succceding Harry Friedman, exec. \.p., llo\^ ttelirC irt \l)eciitl r'irr)tlJn)

Steve Hammans is now sales mgr. at N1cKenzie Trading Co., Eugene, Or.

Lowell Kolb, retired from Mullin Lumber Co., is making a good recovery from recent illnesses at his Fallbrook, Ca., home and would love to hear from his lumber fricnds, according to Ken Coleman, semi-retired after working for Eckstrorn Plywood Corp., who visits Lorvell frequently.

Shawn Altree is the new co-mgr. of 84 Lumber & Home Center, Lacy, Wa. Bruce Etherington, formerly at Builders Emporium. lrvine, (a., is now wesr coast advertising mgr. for the Home Depot of Atlanta, Ga.

Gary R. Harker is now sales mgr. at California Panel & Veneer Co., Los Angeles, Ca., succeeding Holt M. Alden who has retired.

Bob Carlson, Rolando Lumber Co., San Leandro, Ca., has moved from inside sales to outside sales for the San Francisco Peninsula and Monterey areas.

Karen M, O'Keefe is now rransportation administrator at Publishers Paper Co.. Portland, Or.

Mary T. Tavenner is the new associate director-govt. relations lbr the Nationa-t Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.

Hugh Mungus and l'reddy tr'ungus, MungusFungus Forest Products, Climar, Nv., have retained the law firm of Dewey, Cheatham & Howe as their lesal counsel.