People For The Week: December 24, 2001

By Cherie Preville

A.O. Smith Electrical Products Co. (Milwaukee, WI) appointed Gordon A. Davis managing director of the plant in Budapest, Hungary, and David Dzimitrowicz managing director of the Gainsborough, England operation.
Lauren Manufacturing (New Philadelphia, OH) has named Adam Wilson regional sales manager, Ron Felgenhauer as vice president of business development, and Chuck Laney as director of quality assurance and engineering.
Regional sales manager Henry H. “Rusty” Spratlin Jr. has retired from Speakman Co. (Wilmington, DE).
Officers elected at the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute’s (ARI’s) 48th annual meeting are:
- Chairman, Daniel W. Holmes, chairman and ceo, Morrison products, Inc.;
- First vice president, Thomas E. Bettcher, president and ceo, Copeland Global;
- Treasurer, Debbie Hawkins, president, Superior Coils; and
- Immediate past chairman, Gary L. Tapella, president and ceo, Rheem Manufacturing Co.
The eight vice presidents confirmed by the board are:
- Scott Boxer, president, Lennox Industries.;
- Ralph Coppola, president and ceo, Hill Phoenix;
- Steve Duerwachter, president, Baltimore Aircoil Co.;
- David J. Huntley, president, Mammoth, Inc.;
- David J. LaGrand, president and chief operations officer, Nordyne, Inc.;
- David Pannier, president, Trane Unitary Products Group - North America, The Trane Company;
- John Reilly, president and ceo, National Refrigeration Products; and
- Robert Wilkins, president, Danfoss.
Newly elected as directors at large are:
- Keith Coursin, president, Desert Aire Corp.
- Geraud Darnis, president, Carrier Corp.
- Steve Duerwachter, president, Baltimore Aircoil Co.;
- Stu Farwell, president, Air Conditioning Division, Rheem Manufacturing;
- Dennis Gipson, president Hussmann Corp.; and
- Eric Roberts, group vice president, McQuay International.
Re-elected as directors at large are:
- Scott Boxer, president, Lennox International, Inc.;
- Jim Dudley, senior vice president, Refrigeration Products, Trane Co.;
- Eric Evans, group executive/president, air conditioning, Copeland Corp.;
- Debbie Hawkins, president Superior Coils;
- David J. Huntley, president, Mammoth, Inc.;
- Dennis McCloskey, vice president, business development, Manitowoc Ice; and
- Peter Spellar, president, Engineering Systems, York International.
Newly elected product section chairs are:
- Air Conditioning Heat Transfer Section: Warren Shoulders, senior vice president, International Environmental Corp.;
- Air Filters Section: Charles Rose, director of research and development, AAF International;
- Air-toAir Energy Recovery Ventilation Section: David Pflum, vice president, Heatex, Inc.;
- Applied Packaged Systems Section: Craig Fischbach, director of operations, Mammoth, Inc.;
- Compressors and Condensing Units Section: Dennis Custance, vice president of business development, Bristol Compressors;
- Fans and Blowers Section: Harry Holmes, president and chief operating officer, Morrison Products;
- Indoor Pool and Spa Dehumidifier Section: Harry Milliken, sales manager, Dumont Refrigeration Corp.;
- Industrial Refrigeration and Heat Transfer Section: James W. Bowles, president and chief operating officer, Evapco, Inc.;
- Thermal Storage Section: Mark McCracken, president, Calmac Manufacturing Corp.;
- Unitary Large Equipment Section: Richard Lord, director of engineering, Carrier Corp.; and
- Valves and Accessories Section: Mike Noelke, vice president of long range planning, Sporlan Valve Co.
At the annual conference of the International Association of Cold Storage Contractors (IACSC), officers and board members were elected. The officers are:
- Chairman, Ron Vallort, Carter & Burgess, Inc.;
- Vice chairman and board member Michael Cummins, D. Cummins Corp.;
- Treasurer Jeff Wiersum, Genflex Roofing Systems; and
- Immediate past chairman, Brian Smith, McClier.
The board members, elected for two-year terms, are:
- B.A. Russell, United Cold Storage Construction Group PLC;
- Gene Steine Jr. , Steine Cold Storage, Inc.;
- Peter Bartell, RHH Foam Systems, Inc.;
- Peter Sprinkmann, Sprinkmann Sons Corp.; and
- Peter Schwan, XLT-COR, Inc.
Retiring from the board are:
- Jack Krug, Enviro Cold Storage Doors, ASI Technologies, Inc.;
- Rick O’Connell, SubZero Constructors, Inc.; and
- Olav Turner, O. Turner Insulation Ltd.