Laura Dorsey Fedreick Wacker III Steve McCurdy Jeff Morey Jean Youmans ?EUR??,,????'???? The Irrigation Association (IA) has announced three personnel changes within the association. Laura Dorsey is now the Director of Business Relations where she will be responsible for informing members about services, as well as handling the association's customer service details. Cynthia Amos joins the IA staff as Marketing Manager. Amos served as a Marketing Director for IKON Office Solution before joining the IA. Aneka Carter has also joined the IA staff as Administrative Assistant. ?EUR??,,????'???? The Association of Equipment Manufacturers' (AEM) Manager of Education, Heide Kraus, has earned the international "Certified Meeting Professional" (CMP) designation through the Convention Industry Council. The AEM has also brought John Badertscher on staff as Governmental Affairs Assistant. Badertscher will assist AEM Vice President of Government Affairs Nick Yaksich. ?EUR??,,????'???? Mark Fleming was elected President of the Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association for 2002 at the Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association Annual Convention and Trade Show. ?EUR??,,????'???? The American Nursery & Landscape Association's (ANLA) new retail division, the National Garden Center Organization (NGCO) has elected Jacqueline Williams-Courtright of Alden Lane Nursery, Livermore, California as President. Other individuals who have joined on the NGCO Board of Directors include: Barbara L. Meyers of Horticulture Services, Inc. in Manhattan, Kansas; Matt Horn of Matterhorn Nursery, Inc. in Spring Valley, New York; Josh Bracken of Nicholson-Hardie in Dallas, Texas; Joe Stoffregen of Homewood Nursery, Inc. in Raleigh, N.C.; Joseph Schulte of Southwood Landscape & Nursery Co., Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Corey Bordine of Bordine Nursery, Ltd. in Rochester Hills, Michigan. ?EUR??,,????'???? Frederick G. Wacker III was named president of Mariani Enterprises, Inc. in Lake Bluff, Illinois by CEO Frank Mariani. Wacker was president of Liquid Controls Corporation before joining Mariani Enterprises, Inc. ?EUR??,,????'???? The California Interior Plantscape Association announced the 2002 Interiorscape Hall of Fame Inductees. Steve McCurdy, owner of The Majestic Group Ltd., England, was named the 2002 Interiorscape Professional inductee. Interiorscape magazine's Jeff Morey was inducted as a 2002 Allied Trade Professional. Jean Youmans of Pottery Sales in Santa Cruz, California, was named as the other 2002 Allied Trade Professional inductee. The late Karl Robert Korstad of Sedgefield Interior Landscapes, Inc. from Marietta, Georgia, was named as the 2002 Posthumous inductee. Scott Dirksen Keith J Brauner Danette Gunderson Jamie Bly Mike Robinson ?EUR??,,????'???? Simplot has named Trent Bradford fertilizer manager for the Professional Products Division's eastern region. This is a newly created position in which Bradford will be responsible for the sales and production of fertilizer products east of the Rocky Mountains, including the Simplot fertilizer manufacturing facility in St. Louis.?EUR??,,????'???? Ariens Company announced the addition of John Penza to its sales staff. Penza joined the company as a district manager covering northeastern Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania and the northern part of West Virginia.?EUR??,,????'???? Henry Mustacato was appointed as President of Koala Surfaces, Inc./Fibar Systems. Mustacato has been associated with Fibar Systems for 17 years and was Senior Vice President for the company since March 2000. ?EUR??,,????'???? The president of Salco Products, Sam Tobey, passed away earlier this year. Tobey has been involved in the irrigation industry for 25 years and had helped elevate drip irrigation to a new level of acceptance. ?EUR??,,????'???? Scot Dirksen was appointed as sales representative for the American Eagle Accessories Group product lines. Dirksen's responsibilities will include sales of all American Eagle products as well as developing and maintaining a distributor network. ?EUR??,,????'???? The Astrup Company has promoted Keith J. Brauner to Operations Supervisor for the newly relocated Distribution Center and Office in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has also appointed Danette N. Gunderson as Assistant Manager of its Distribution Center in Hayward, California, along with Jamie Bly and Lisa Didiano as Account Representatives for the Cleveland branch.?EUR??,,????'???? Flowtronex's has added Bill Stinehart and Jerry Bushree to their Landscape Division to help meet the growing demand for modular pumping systems and service in the landscape market.?EUR??,,????'???? Trevor Thorley has assumed the position of president and COO of Valent U.S.A. Corporation in Walnut Creek, California.?EUR??,,????'???? Matthew Johnson was appointed to Regional Sales Manager for Waldmann Lighting's office products division. Johnson is responsible for all office lighting sales throughout the Western United States.?EUR??,,????'???? Mike Robinson, has stepped down as President of Seed Research of Oregon to become Director of International Sales and Marketing.