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.
2022 MHLDA Lumber Person of the Year
Todd Rose, Builders First Source
To learn more about Todd, click here.
MHLDA Past Lumber Persons of the Year
1985-2022
2022 Todd Rose, Builders First Source
2021 Vic Milano, Jilco
2019 Nolan Levine, Fallsburg Lumber
2018 Michael Farenkopf, BROSCO
2016 Arden Dean, Superior Building Supply
2015 Steve Levine, Fallsburg Lumber Co.
2014 Joe Begnoche, ProBuild
2013 Rich Protsko, American Lumber Co. Inc.
2012 Tim Fagan
2011 Karen Page, H.G. Page & Sons, Inc.
2010 Tim Erchick, Mid-State Lumber Corp.
2009 Robert Keener, Russin Lumber Corp.
2008 Kimberley Williams, Williams Lumber & Home Centers
2007 Thomas Findlay, Williams Lumber, Inc.
2006 Larry Beckerle, Beckerle Lumber Supply Co., Inc.
2005 C. Fred Seeger, III, Herzog Supply Co.
2004 Barry Russin, Russin Lumber Corp.
2003 Tom Glauber, Elmsford-Interstate
2002 Stacey Varianides, Russin Lumber Corp.
2001 Brian Rivenburgh, Rowley Building Products Corp.
2000 Brian Hoiem, The Windsor Building Supplies Co.
1999 George “Sid” Ketchum, PDJ Components
1998 Richard Rowley, Rowley Building Products
1997 Seth Arluck, New Hampton Lumber Co.
1996 Don “Sandy” Williams, Williams Lumber, Inc.
1995 Edward Scanlan*, Singer-Denman Lumber Co.
1994 Laurence “Pete” Beckerle, Beckerle Lumber Supply
1993 Timothy Murphy*, Williams Lumber, Inc.
1992 Fred Dill*, Dill’s Best Building Centers
1991 David Hallock, Hallock Lumber Co.
1990 Bob Ushman, Ushman Brothers, Inc.
1989 Henry Page, Jr., H.G. Page & Sons, Inc.
1988 Jim Findlay, Pratt Bry-Dain Lumber Co.
1987 William Conklin*, PDJ Truss
1986 Vincent Brescia*, Brescia Building Corp.
1985 Robert Rowley*, Rowley Lumber Co.
* deceased