State & Locals
Lumber Person of the Year
The Lumber Person of the Year award is one of the highest honors given by one’s peers in the
lumber and building material industry and is awarded annually.
Mark DeWitt, Baker-Miller Lumber Inc.
2023 CNYRLDA Lumber Person of the Year
To learn more about Mark, please click here.
CNYRLDA Past Lumber Persons of the Year
1986-2022
2022 Jaime Giarrusso, Giarrusso Building Splys. Inc.
2012 Harry M. Ehle, Jr., (posthumously) Liverpool Lumber Company, Inc., Liverpool, NY
2011 Floyd Calkins, Reserve Supply of Central NY, Syracuse
2010 Chuck Handley, Burke’s Home Center, Oswego
2009 Retailer of the Year, Belknap Lumber Inc., Binghamton
2008 Retailer of the Year, JAY-K Independent Lumber Corp, New Hartford
2007 Gary Miller, Baker-Miller Lumber, Inc., Groton
2006 Joel Robinson, Robinson Lumber, Elmira
2005 Bill Foley, The Builder’s Choice Lumber Co., Auburn
2004 Ken Jackson, Reeb Millwork Corp., Syracuse
2003 Jack Burns, JAY-K Independent Lumber Corp., New Hartford
2002 Bill Brunner, Endicott Lumber and Box Co., Endwell
2001 Richard Hannafan, Reserve Supply of Central NY, Syracuse
2000 John H. Beecher, Linn S. Chapel, Inc., Elmira
1999 Jack Thoden, H.R. Myers Lumber Co., Inc., Boonville
1998 Michael Hovancik, Belknap Lumber, Inc., Binghamton
1997 Vincent Giarrusso, Giarrusso Building Supplies, Syracuse
1996 Gerald Miller, Baker-Miller Lumber, Groton
1995 William B. Handley, T.J. Burke Lumber Corp., Oswego
1994 Raymond Tomeny, Reserve Supply of Central NY, Syracuse
1993 Kenneth DeMunn, J.T.S. Lumber, Inc., Cortland
1992 Julian Webb, Webb & Sons, Inc., Sherburne
1991 Lawrence O’Brien, Neal-O’Brien BMC, Oswego
1990 Kevin Kelly, JAY-K Independent Lumber Corp., New Hartford
1989 Wesley P. Browning, Reserve Supply of Central NY, Syracuse
1988 Robert M. Baker, Sr., Baker-Miller Lumber, Groton
1987 Herbert Edwards, Jr., Skaneateles Supply Co., Skaneateles
1986 James Morgan, Reeb Millwork Corp., Syracuse