Regional LBM dealer associations in New York and New England announced recently their award winners for 2009. Those groups and the people or institutions they honored are: ¦ New York & Suburban Lumber Association's Lumber Person of the Year: Carmen Arguelles, chief operating officer, Marjam Supply, Brooklyn, N.Y. ¦ Eastern New York Lumber Dealers Association's Person of the Year: John Kirk, director of purshasing, marketing and advertising, Curtis Lumber, Ballston Spa, N.Y. ¦ Mid-Hudson Lumber Dealers Association's Lumber Person of the Year: Bob Keener, direct sales manager and product manager, Russin Lumber, Montgomery, N.Y. ¦ Long Island Lumber Association's Lumber Person of the Year: Chuck Wagner, co-owner, Family Lumber, Bethpage, N.Y. ¦ Central New York Retail Lumber Dealers Association's Dealer of the Year: Belknap Lumber, Binghamton, N.Y. ¦ Western New York Lumber Dealers Association's Dealer of the Year: Mosher Lumber, Clarence Center, N.Y. ¦ Northern New York Lumber Dealers Association's 2009 Industry Excellence Award: Bob VanTassel, Charles Garlock & Sons, Alexandria Bay, N.Y. ¦ Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association's Lifetime Achievement Award: T. Niblo Creed, Bethel Mills Inc., Bethel, Vt. ¦ New Hampshire Retail Lumber Association's Lumber Person of the Year: Leo Begin, regional sales manager in market development, LaValley-Middleton Building Supply, Newport, N.H. ¦ Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut's Lumber Person of the Year: Joe Yursik, sales manager, Ridgefield (Conn.) Supply. ¦ Rhode Island Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association's Lumber Person of the Year: Dave Hindle, outside sales rep, Coventry (R.I.) Lumber. ¦ Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers Association's Lumber Persons of the Year: Tony Morgan and Bob Vasquezi, co-owners, Boston Cedar & Millwork, Holbrook, Mass. ¦ Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine's Lumber Person of the Year: Bill Kelley, outside sales representative, Coastal Forest Products, Bedford, N.H.
