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Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association installed Tom Stringham, Stringham Lumber, Salt Lake City, Ut., as president during its fall conference Oct. 5-8 in Santa Fe, N.M.

New president elect is Bill Miller, Alpine Lumber Co., Denver, Co.; immediate past president Joe Martin, Zentz Lumber, Billings, Mt.; treasurer Max Guetz, Home Lumber Co., Littleton, Co., and secretary Dena Cordova, FoxworthGalbraith, Colorado Springs, Co.

State directors include Stringham for Utah; Brian Hutchison, Hutchison Lumber, Fairplay, Co., for Colorado; Steve Ker, Max Ker & Son Lumber, Idaho Falls, for Idaho; George Harley, Stock Building Supply, Albuquerque, for New Mexico; Ken VanGrinsven, Aldrich, Powell, Wy., for Wyoming, and Walter Foxworth, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber. Dallas. Tx.. for Arizona. National director is Scott Yates, Denver Lumber, Denver, and associate directors are Craig Pequette, Bluelinx, Englewood, Co., and Keith Simpson, R/W Specialties, Henderson, Co.

During the conference, Outstanding Salesperson Awards were presented to Sharmin Evans, Capital Lumber (outside sales, Colorado); Craig Martin, Snavely Forest Products (honorable mention); Stan Jensen, Boise (phone sales, Colorado); Cindy Feist, Weyerhaeuser (honorable mention); Allen Bentley, Guardian Building Products (outside sales, New Mexico); Mark Smith, Weyerhaeuser (honorable mention); Donald Payton, Boise (phone sales, New Mexico); Trace Smith, JM Thomas Forest Products (honorable mention); Dane Iorg, Capital (outside sales, Utah); Bob Talbot, JM Thomas (honorable mention); Lowell Crossley, JM Thomas (phone sales, Utah); Jason Kelly, Weyerhaeuser (honorable mention); Monty Trumball, R-W Specialties (outside sales, Wyoming), and Brenda Long, Boise (phone sales, Wyoming).

MSLBMDA is sponsoring an estimating workshop Dec. 5-8 in Casper, Wy.

The Colorado WOOD Council celebrates with a year-end cocktail party and dinner Dec. 8 at Mile Hish Stadium.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada holds its 2nd Growth holiday meeting Dec. I in Cerritos, Ca.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club throws its holiday party Dec. l0 at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, Newport Beach, Ca.

A general meeting is scheduled for Jan. l2 at Steven's Steakhouse, City of Commerce. Ca.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association elected Kevin Hancock, Hancock Lumber, Casco, Me, as its new chairman, succeeding Sam Dunn, Dunn Lumber, Daytona Beach, Fl. Chair-elect is Steve Kelly, Kelly Brothers Lumber, Covington, Ky.; vicechair Harold Baalmann, B & B Lumber Co., Wichita, Ks.; treasurer Royal Morse, Dealers Lumber Co., Columbus, Oh.; government affairs committee chair Dan Welty, Jones-Berry Lumber Co., St. Amboy, Il.; manufacturers & services council chair Quent Ondricek, Do it Best, Fort Wayne, In., and at-large members Matt Petersen, Mead Clark Lumber, Santa Rosa, Ca., and Dan Fesler, Lamperts, St. Paul, Mn.

APA-The Engineered Wood Association changed the name of its Engineered Wood Research Foundation to Engineered Wood Technolosv Association.