Nicholads Hand Kurt Formherz Michael Byrne Les Gehrels Niel Henriksen Nicholas Hand was recently elected President of the Western Nursery & Landscape Association. Hand is general manager of Southern Operations at Northland Farms, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Other Western Nursery and Landscape Association board members include: Vice President, E.B. Gee III of Heartland Nursery Co. in New Madrid, MO; Secretary/Treasurer, Bryan Kinghorn of Kinghorn Gardens in Omaha, NE; Ex-Officio, Eric Sjulin of Sjulin Nurseries in Hamburg, IA; and the following Directors; Cameron Rees of Skinner Garden Store in Topeka, KS; Steve Ritter of Ritter?EUR??,,????'???s in West Burlington, IA; Nancy Blecha of Blecha Imports in North Kansas City, MO; Scott Wise of Gard?EUR??,,????'???N-Wise Distributors in Wichita, KS; Jim Mason of Country Landscapes in Ames, IA. ?EUR??,,????'???? During the American Nursery & Landscape Association?EUR??,,????'???s Management Clinic in Louisville, Ky., ANLA presented Kurt Fromherz, Sunrise Marketing, Hartford, Conn., its prestigious Golden Garden Glove Award in recognition for the work he has done promoting Plant for the Cure. ?EUR??,,????'???? Rusty Girouard, business manager of Madison Tree Service in Milford, Ohio, was elevated to the position of chairman of the board of the Tree Care Industry Association. ?EUR??,,????'???? The Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) has selected Michael Byrne, CLP, as president of the association for 2003. ?EUR??,,????'???? Les Gehrels was elected President of the Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association for 2003. Gehrels is a native of Minnesota and graduated from South Dakota State University in 1972 he graduated with a BS in Horticulture Business. ?EUR??,,????'???? Larry Thalmann III has been re-elected as president of the Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show Board of Directors. Randy Jasperson returns as vice president of the board and John Hendricksen was re-elected as treasurer. Kurt Meyer was re-elected as secretary and elected to serve another three-year term on the board. In addition, Greg Oltman was reappointed to serve another three-year term on the board. ?EUR??,,????'???? The American Nursery & Landscape Association announces the addition of Niel Henriksen, vice president and chief operating officer of Hermes Nursery, Inc., Shawnee, Kan., to its Landscape Distribution Group?EUR??,,????'???s Board of Directors. Lynne Knauff Echo, Inc. recently hired Steve Herbst as Product Manager for Trimmers, Power Blowers and Shredders. Herbst will manage multiple marketing functions for these growing product lines, including new product development, promotions and pricing. ?EUR??,,????'???? Profile Products LLC, the leading manufacturer of erosion control products and inorganic soil amendments, has named John A. Schoch as its new president and chief executive officer. Schoch has assumed his new responsibilities and is now located at Profile?EUR??,,????'???s headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Ill. Schoch brings more than 25 years of domestic and international business management and leadership to his new position. ?EUR??,,????'???? Kioritz Corporation of Japan, the parent company of Echo Incorporated, recently named Yasuhiko (Chuck) Kitazume President of Kioritz Corporation. The incumbent President, Yasuhiko Tanizawa, will remain on the company?EUR??,,????'???s Board of Directors as Chairman. ?EUR??,,????'???? International Pond Supply, Inc. (IPS), an innovative national water gardening distributor based in Santa Fe, NM, has announced the hiring of John Holley to the position of Director of Operations. Holley will be responsible for continuing to bring new operational strategies to IPS to ensure its position as a top distributor of pond supplies. ?EUR??,,????'???? Mike Ryan of Rochester Hills, Mich., has been named president of Bobcat Company, West Fargo, N.D., a unit of Ingersoll-Rand (IR). He succeeds Jim Sharp, who recently became president of Ingersoll-Rand?EUR??,,????'???s construction equipment business in Davidson, N.C. ?EUR??,,????'???? Triangle Brick has announced the following additions to its sales team: Mike Starner, Northeast regional sales representative; Rick Gilstrap, sales representative in the Columbia, S.C. market; and Steve Pendergraft, sales representative in the Durham/Chapel Hill, N.C. market. ?EUR??,,????'???? Lynne Knauff has joined North American Green as the company?EUR??,,????'???s marketing manager. Knauff has 14 years of experience of marketing and advertising experience.