Past Presidents and Charter Members

Year of Tenure            Past Presidents  Representative Company   City & State
2005-2007            Edward White   Wagner Hardwoods      Cayuta, NY
2003-2005    Terry Hunter        Babcock Lumber  Champion, PA
2001-2003      R. Steven Jones      Ron Jones Hardwood Sales  Union City, PA
1999-2001                 Gregory Fitzpatrick  Fitzpatrick & Weller Ellicottville, NY   
1997-1999      Darryl Swartwood Catawissa Lumber & Specialty  Catawissa, PA
1995-1997   Michael Songer Meridian Hardwoods of PA Pittsfield, PA
1993-1995       Steve Fox Deer Park Lumber      Tunkhannock, PA
1991-1993   Jeffery Childs Brenneman Lumber    Mt. Vernon, OH
1989-1991 Cameron Koons    Pennsylvania House Lewisburg, PA
1987-1989  Gary Dubler    Mallery Lumber Emporium, PA
1985-1987  Ronald Mercer    Fitzpatrick & Weller Ellicottville, NY
1983-1985 James Dills Baillie Lumber  Hamburg, NY
1981-1983 Galen Weaber Walter H. Weaber & Son’s Lebanon, PA
1979-1981     James Matson   Matson Lumber  Brookville, PA
1977-1979  Ronald Andrews Robert Mallery Lumber Emporium, PA
1975-1977          Ronald O. Jones  Tri-State Hardwoods Union City, PA
1973-1975 Clayton Wing Wing Lumber Company Caledonia, NY
1971-1973 David M. Hunter Jr. General Interiors Corp Lewisburg, PA
1969-1971     Walter Michels   Crawford Furniture New Bethlehem, PA
1967-1969   Lee Ickes    Mallery Lumber Emporium, PA
1965-1967             Robert G. Potter Potter Lumber Company Allegany, NY          
1964 James L. Elliott Elliott Lumber Company Coudersport, PA
1963        Charles M Baldwin  Cummings Lumber Company Troy, PA
1962 Robert W. Potter Sr. Potter Lumber Company Allegany, NY
1961       Thomas W. Leete  Leete Lumber Company Coudersport, PA
1960    Roy W. Cummings Sr. L.W. Cummings & Son   Troy, PA
1959      Francis Mitstifer Mitstifer Brothers Liberty, PA
1958   Charles Hortzapple Lewisburg Chair & Furniture Lewisburg, PA
1957 William A. Hanlon    Cotton-Hanlon  Odessa, PA
1956        B.E. Kramer Kramer’s Lumber Mill Galeton, PA
1955    Oscar Dalton Central Pennsylvania Lumber Dubois, PA
1954       Russell M. Strange   Russell Strange Lumber Covington, PA
1953        T.P. Kennedy     Port Allegany Corporation     Port Allegany, PA
1952       Harold McFarland    Black Forest Hardwood Lbr   Coudersport, PA

 

Organized:  January 6, 1950          Penn-Wells Hotel, Wellsboro, PA          

Charter Members

Founder:  G.A. Potter                Deputy N.H.L.A. Inspector  
President:  Harold McFarland   Black Forest Hardwood Lumber
Vice-President: James L. Garman Reese-Garman Lumber
Secretary:  J.F. Strauss         J.F. Strauss Lumber
Treasurer:  T.P.Kennedy           Port Allegany Corporation
John Beckman        Black Forest Hardwood Lumber
Marshall Case        F.P.Case & Sons
Roy Cummings Sr. Cummings Lumber Company
Oscar Dalton Central Pennsylvania Lumber Co.
James Elliott Black Forest Hardwood Lumber
Thomas Leete     Leete Lumber Company
Robert Potter Sr.      Potter Lumber Company
Alfred Slawson Slawson Lumber Company
Russell M. Strange    Russell Strange Lumber