O'Halloran Named as President of Western Wood Products Association.PORTLAND Portland, town, England Portland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999-- Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. R. O'Halloran has been named the president of Western Wood Products Association. O'Halloran, who was selected following a nationwide search, will join WWPA WWPA Western Wood Products Association WWPA Western Water Polo Association WWPA Woven Wire Products Association WWPA West Windsor Parking Authority (New Jersey) WWPA White-Winged Parakeet WWPA Wire Weavers Protective Association in July. He replaces Walter M. Wirfs, who left WWPA this spring for a position with Louisiana-Pacific Corp. A long-time industry association veteran, O'Halloran has served as technical services division director for APA-The Engineered Wood Association in Tacoma, Wash., since 1992. His career with APA (All Points Addressable) Refers to an array (bitmapped screen, matrix, etc.) in which all bits or cells can be individually manipulated. APA - Application Portability Architecture spanned more than a quarter century, starting in 1973 when he was hired as a research engineer for the association. During his 26 years with APA, O'Halloran worked as manager of research and development and as assistant technical director. In 1990, he served as executive vice president of Engineered Wood Systems, which is now a related corporation to APA. O'Halloran holds a doctorate in wood engineering from Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. . He is a past president of the Forest Products Society and has published scores of technical and research papers. Western Wood Products Association represents lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to manufacturers in the 12 western states and Alaska from its headquarters in Portland, Ore. The association provides lumber grading, technical support, literature and statistical services to the industry. WWPA is the largest lumber trade association in the West. This spring, the association reduced dues for both Member and grading service subscriber mills and, as a result, has further increased the number of mills it represents in the region. |
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