Edward A. Fusakio has been elected sr. v.p. with responsibility for specialty papers, and Neil Henderson, sr. v.p., leads the new printing and publishing papers business, which combines coated and uncoated publication papers and text, cover, and writing papers.

CENTRAL NATIONAL-GOTTESMAN INC.

James. W. Barrett has been elected exec. v.p., with responsibility for the operations of Central National's Lindenmeyr Munroe distribution division.

PRATT INDUSTRIES USA

The company has announced the promotion of Phillip Bulger to COO.

REXAM DSI

Ken Werth, an industry leader in decorative covering, has been promoted to pres. of the company.

THE NEWARK GROUP INC.

John Gold has been promoted to sr. v.p. of the Recycled Fibers Div.

BELOIT CORP.

The company has announced the formation of a single Research and Development Group, with the following appointments. Greg Wedel has been appointed v.p.-R&D, Tom Rogers has been named mgr. of Headbox and Stock Approach Systems R&D, Jay Shands has been named sr. mgr. of Forming Systems R&D, John Breiten has been named mgr. of the Dry End R&D group, Phil Smith has been named sr. mgr. of the Finishing R&D group, and Jerry Kramer has been named mgr. of Winding Systems R&D.

CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES INC.

Lee I. Holmes has joined the company as v.p. and gen. mgr. of Austell Box Board Corp., Mill No. 2.

LONGVIEW FIBRE CO.

Kevin J. Scherer has been appointed mgr. of the company's Twin Cities container plant at Minneapolis, Minn.

CONSOLIDATED PAPERS

In the Wisconsin Rapids Div., Eugene A. Morrison has been promoted to security and services shift supervisor. In the Paperboard Products Div., Theodore R. Larsen has joined as prod. engr. At the Wisconsin River Div., David S. Orcutt has become environmental supervisor, and Nichole A. Mocadlo has been named production services supervisor. At the Castle Rock Container Co., Sandra D. Klaus has been promoted to prod. scheduler. At the Niagara Div., Gary L. Markworth has been promoted to asst. finishing supt. At Interlake Papers, James M. Patterson has been promoted to gen. supt., No. 97, and Charles P. Jurgella has been promoted to gen. supt., No. 95. In the Timberlands Dept., Mark G. Fries has been promoted to northwest forest supt. In the Kraft Div., Scott A. Obremski has joined the staff as environmental engr.

V. Bruce Thompson has been appointed sr. v.p.-corporate development.

DOPACO INC.

Mike Bodary has been promoted to sr. v.p.-operations, a newly created position overseeing manufacturing, operations support, operations planning, and purchasing. Dave Dinius has been promoted to dir. of manufacturing-QSR, and Jim Yocum has been promoted to dir. of design/ graphics.

WEST COAST PAPER CO.

John H. Kruesi has been named regional mgr. with executive responsibility for the company's Spokane, Boise, and Clarkston facilities, while maintaining his current responsibility for the Medford and Redding facilities. As part of the realignment, John recently named Tony Nieto as the Medford Div. mgr.

YORK PAPER CO.

Scott Plum has joined as dir. of business development.

John Tornatore has been named pres. of the company; he previously served as v.p. and gen. mgr.

A&B PROCESS SYSTEMS CORP.

Brian K. Gehrke has been promoted to sr. v.p. of engineering, and Rick Angerhofer has joined as dir. of manufacturing.

ENGLISH CHINA CLAYS

Susan Ward has been appointed v.p. and technical dir. for ECC's Americas Paper Group.

SNC-LAVALIN INC.

The company is pleased to announce the appointment of Denis Dallaire to the position of v.p.-development and operations for its Pulp and Paper Div., also known as Cowan.

SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE TECHINICAL SERVICES INC.

Siemens Energy & Automation recently announced the creation of a new subsidiary, Siemens Westinghouse Technical Services Inc., and has appointed Oliver Hauck as pres. and Jeff Elder as v.p. and CFO.

CROMPTON & KNOWLES

Edward Klotz has been appointed sr. technical rep. for the dyes and chemicals the company's Industrial Products Div. sells to the paper industry.

KLOTZ PAHL

HERCULES INC.

The following changes have taken place in the Paper Technology Div.: Brian L. Pahl has been named worldwide
business dir. for sizing, succeeding Tom Fredericks, who has joined Hercules' resins group; Marco Cenisio has been named worldwide business dir. for strength; Richard A. Hynes has been named worldwide marketing dir.; Stephen E. Braley has been named dir. of sales; and Bruce N. Martin has been named dir.-international, PTD Americas.

DuPONT

George F. MacCormack has been named v.p. and gen. mgr. of DuPont White Pigment & Mineral Products. He most recently served as v.p. and gen. mgr. of the company's specialty chemicals business unit.

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

The board of directors has elected Neil M. Bardach v.p.-finance and CFO, succeeding John R. Stack, who is retiring.

NELES CONTROLS

The company has appointed Edward J. Macys industry mgr. for the Pulp & Paper Div. for North America.

AUTOMATION APPLICATIONS INC.

Cliff McClain, formerly of Prince George Pulp & Paper, has been appointed to lead the company's operations and sales efforts in the its new Edmonton, Alberta, office.

O'BRIEN & GERE

Michael D. Buckland has joined the staff as managing engr., working from the firm's Cape Canaveral office.

NEILL AND GUNTER INC.

Robert Watson has joined as sr. mechanical engr., and Scott Keller has relocated to the Jacksonville, Fla., office as an intermediate drafter.

MOTION INDUSTRIES

The company has recently named John Baxter, Brian Dault, Shawn Hubbell, Dan McAuliffe and Jim Stiegliz as branch managers. In addition, Charlie Davis has been promoted to a regional mgr. in Motion's west division.

DEZURIK

Amit Chakravorty has joined DeZurik as marketing dir. to establish a global marketing strategy for the pulp and paper and other key process industries.

RIST-FROST ASSOCIATES P.C.

Patricia J. Jinks recently joined the company as managing project engr. in the Process Engineering Dept. with primary responsibilities within the papermaking and process industries.

ANDERSEN CONSULTING GLOBAL FOREST PRODUCTS PRACTICE

The company has announced the promotion of the following individuals to Partner: Brian Cote, Fernando Boldrini, Dan London, and Bill Brown.

William Leistritz has been elected pres. of this non-profit organization focused on promoting and developing the converting industry.

AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION

Elizabeth Kraft has been named dir.-program development, and will be responsible for leading fundraising and sponsorship efforts for AFF's environmental education programs.

PROFIBUS TRADE ORGANIZATION

PTO's board of directors, which is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization as well as providing marketing and technical resources for its members, has announced that Larry L. Zgrabik, gen. mgr. for the Automation Products Business unit of Siemens Energy & Automation, has accepted a seat on the board.

ZGRABIK CROUSE

TAPPI has announced several awards in its Engineering, Pulp Manufacture, and Process & Products Quality Divisions. In the Engineering Div., E. Joseph Wolf is the recipient of the 1998 Certificate of Outstanding Merit; David C. Bennett is the recipient of the 1998 Leadership & Service Award; and Jere W. Crouse is the winner of the 1998 Beloit Technical Award. In the Pulp Manufacture Div., Dominique Lachenal is the winner of the 1998 Technical Award, accompanied by the Johan CFC Richter Prize; and Ian J. Clarke-Pounder, a retired v.p. of the IMPCO Div., Ingersoll Rand Co., is the recipient of the 1998 Leadership & Service Award. In the Process & Products Quality Div., George A. Hagarty is the winner of the 1998 Technical Award and Richard S. Hunter Prize, and Patricia K. Hartman is the winner of the 1998 Leadership and service award.

MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS INC.

William Landuyt, chairman and CEO, has been elected to receive the chemical industry's ninth annual Kavaler Award for chemical CEO excellence.

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC.

Philip Fransen is the recipient of the 1998 Pulp & Paper Industry Meritorious Engineering Award.

OSMONICS

Mr. Feras Ahmad Hamad, a graduate student in the Dept. of Chemical Engineering at the Univ. of Ottawa, is the winner of the first Sourirajan Membrane Research Award.

MARCUS WALLENBERG FOUNDATION

Canadian researchers Keith B. Miles and W. Donald May are to receive the highly acknowledged Marcus Wallenberg Prize for their path-breaking research into the fundamental mechanisms of wood chip refining and for their development of the concept of refining intensity.

INTER-SOCIETY COLOR COUNCIL

Louis A. Graham has been selected to receive the Nickerson Service Award,
established in 1980 to recognize outstanding long-term contributions toward the advancement of ISCC and its aims.

Malcolm R. "Mac" Hathaway, chief engr.-chemical pulping, is retiring after a 42-year career, the last 24 of which he spent with Ingersoll-Rand IMPCO Div. that was recently purchased by Beloit.