State & Locals
2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
The Lifetime Achievement Award honors an individual who has dedicated their career to the LBM Industry making a significant impact to the member company (or companies) they worked for.
Sider Lumber Family
2024 NYLILA Lifetime Achievement Award
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New York & Long Island Lumber Association
Past Lumber Persons of the Year
2014 Michael Horne, Liberty Panel
2015 *Sam Katz, Feldman Lumber
2016 Edgar Goodale, Riverhead Building Supply Corp.
2018 Allers Family, Allers Lumber
2019 Richard Paci, American Lumber Co.
2019 *Ken Benson, Riverhead Building Supply
2021 Joe Geluso, Garden State Lumber
2023 *Margaurette “Muggs” Criscione, Boise Cascade
2023 Mike Hubbard, Speonk Lumber
*Lifetime Achievement Award
Long Island Lumber Association
Past Lumber Persons of the Year
1986 Hal Portnoy, Super Millwork, Inc.
1987 Ray Giuliani, Baldwin Lumber
1988 Kenneth Latham, Latham Brothers Lumber Co., Inc.
1989 Neil Gillespie, Latham Brothers Lumber Co., Inc.
1990 John “Barry” Fornuto, Larkfield Lumber Co.
1991 Herb Schnipper, Harbor Lumber Co.
1992 Conrad Zink, Sturtevant Millwork Corp.
1993 Fred Romito, East Islip Lumber Co.
1994 Donald Schaefer, Sturtevant Millwork Corp.
1995 Linda A. Nussbaum, Kleet Lumber Co., Inc.
1996 Sanford M. Lavitt, Super Millwork, Inc.
1997 Bernie Futter, Futter Lumber Corp.
1998 William Van Tuyl, III, Nassau Suffolk Lumber & Supply Corp.
1999 Michael Alter, US Lumber & Supply Corp.
2000 James Marino Sr., Burt Lumber
2001 Dick Droesch, Florence Building Materials Corp.
2002 Cary Latham, Latham Brothers Lumber Co., Inc.
2003 Diana M. Perenza, Florence Building Materials Corp.
2004 George Penny, Penny Lumber
2005 Andy Durosky, Black Millwork
2006 Tony Adams**, Penny Lumber
2007 Jimmy Valenti**, American Lumber
2008 Kevin T. Keillor, Sr., Thurber Lumber Co.
2009 Chuck Wagner, Family Lumber
2010 The Whitbread Family**, Whitbread’s Sons Lumber Co.
2011 Dana Schnipper, JC Ryan EBCO/H&G, LLC
2012 The Kleet Family**, Kleet Lumber
2013 Marc Axinn, Windowrama
NY & Suburban Lumber Association
Past Lumber Persons of the Year
1986 James G. Lusby, Sr. †, Foremost Lumber
1987 John R. Doody †, John R. Doody & Son, Inc.
1988 Burt Adelson, S&E Building Materials Co.
1989 Aaron Safenowitz, Tulnoy Lumber Inc.
1990 John E. Wagner, Jr., Glendale Lumber Co., Inc.
1991 Murray Flam †, Flushing Supply Corp.
1992 John Latuga †, Tappa Lumber Co.
1993 James G. Lusby, Jr. †, Foremost Lumber Co.
1994 James J. St. John, American Lumber Co., Inc.
1995 Robert M. Gans, Metropolitan Lumber & Hardware Corp.
1996 Matthew J. Davie, S&E Building Materials Co.
1997 Donald Goebel, J&S Supply Corp.
1998 George Jones, Jr., Garden State Lumber Products
1999 Irwin Kandel, Liberty Panel & Home Center
2000 Marty Rosenblit, Feldman Wood Products Co., Inc.
2001 Ira Rosenfeld, Butler Lumber Co., Inc.
2002 Tony Corsello, Nash Lumber
2003 Joseph F. Lauto, Great Jones Lumber
2004 Leo Stern, J&S Supply Corp.
2005 William Thompson, Weiner, Crowley & St. John, Inc.
2006 Chuck Levitt, Meserole Lumber
2007 Andy Goodman, Sherwood Lumber Corp.
2008 Lance Wagner Sr., Glendale Lumber Co., Inc.
2009 Carmen Arguelles, Marjam Supply Co.
2010 Bert Smeraldi, PSI Distributors
2011 Anthony Lauto**, Great Jones Lumber Corporation
2012 Rizal Chan, Decorama Building & Plumbing Supplies
2012 Howard Pisnoy** †, Pisnoy Lumber’
2013 Paul Gartner, Starborn Industries