IMPORTEDHARDWOOD LUMBER SPECIALISTS

Duane C. McDougall has been elected ceo of Willamette Industries, Portland, Or., succeeding William Swindells, who remains chairman of the board. Carrie Reese is now mktg. communications mgr., handling public relations in-house for the Building Materials Group.

Jeff Squires has opened a Woodland, Ca., satellite office for Ridgewood Forest Products, Wilsonville, Or.

William Corbin has been named executive v.p.-wood products of WeYerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa., succeeding Thomas Luthy, who is retiring in March after 3l years. Richard Ilanson is senior v.p.-timberlands.

Greg Kruse, ex-Sagebrush Sales, has opened Kruse Enterprises LLC, Albuquerque, N.M.

Bill Parks has been named sales mgr. of Honsador Lumber Corp., Maui, Hi. Dan Von Allmen, ex-BMC West, is purchasing mgr. at Washougal, Wa.

J.T. Taylor is new to sales at D.R. Johnson Lumber, Riddle, Or.

Fran Arnold, division mgr., will retire from Capital Lumber, Albuquerque, N.M., at year's end after 35 years in the industry, including 25 years with Capital. Dan Merrill is now division mgr. of the Salt Lake City, Ut., facility.

Jeff Nichols has been promoted to regional mgr. for Ace Hardware's Phoenix, Az., LBM office. Joe Brzozowski has transferred to Phoenix from Albany, N.Y., to be the traffic coordinator.

Steve Matlon is now national sales mgr. for James Hardie Building Products, Mission Viejo, Ca. Del Polikretis is senior product mgr.-sidinBi Mark Longfellow, national sales mgr.-manufactured housing, and Duane Huisken, senior product mgr.-repair & remodel.

Dave Dahlen was promoted to gen. mgr. of Keene Industries, Ukiah, Ca. Gil Sissons is new to purchasing/industrial sales. Erin Noble is in charge of production and remanufacturing.

Ray Nailor, Orepac Building Products, Wilsonville, Or., has retired.

Mike Morehouse was promoted to exec. v.p. and c.o.o. of Lanoga Corp., Redmond, Wa. Ed Waite is now pres. of subsidiary Spenard Builders Supply, Anchorage, Ak.

Don Koch has retired from Building Material Distributors, Galt, Ca., after 38 years with the company.

Herb Trautman is the new sales mgr. for Advanced Wood Resources, Brownsville, Or.

Michael Hanna has resigned as exec. v.p. of Louisiana-Pacific, Portland, Or., to join Sunbelt Trade Services. Karen Malkewitz, v.p.-mfg., has left L-P to care for the child she is expecting.

Tom Fritschler, ex-APA, is new to industrial markets sales at Greenwood Forest Products. Portland, Or.

Mike Vaughn, ex-Boise-Cascade, is now director of the engineered wood products division at Professional Services Industries, Eugene, Or.

Jim Strader is the new general mgr. of West Coast operations for Simonton Windows, Vacaville, Ca.

Douglas M. Sloat has been named northwest regional sales mgr. of General Products Co., servicing Ak., Ca., Co., Id., Mt., Or., Wa. and Wy.

Keith Purchase, ex-TimberWest Forest Corp., was appointed exec. v.P. and c.o.o. for MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Tom Buell is interim ceo at TimberWest.