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Rep group installs new officers at gala

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, April 23, 2006

High Point — The International Home Furnishings Representatives Assn. will install new officers during its annual Presidential Gala and Awards Ceremony here.

The event is set for Monday, April 24, at the International Home Furnishings Center, Club level.

Ray Isser will become IHFRA's 68th president. He is a Certified Homefurnishings Representative and a member of the Tri-State Home Furnishings Assn. He has been a rep for 29 years for companies including Stratford, Chromcraft and Samuel Lawrence.

Isser will be joined on the group's executive committee by First Vice President Rick Gillispie of the Virginia/Carolinas Home Furnishings Representatives Assn.; Second Vice President Jim Craven of the Tennessee Furniture Travelers; Secretary/Treasurer Ed Myers of the Tri-State group; and Board Chairman Mark Craven of the Maryland-D.C. Home Furnishings Representatives Assn.

In addition, the Rudy Steltemeier Award for 2006 will be presented to Bruce Marmer, another member of the Tri-State group. The award is given to an IHFRA member who has demonstrated the qualities of outstanding service to fellow representatives exemplified by Rudy Steltemeier.

Marmer began his involvement with the Home Furnishings Assn. of Delaware Valley and then the Tri-State Home Furnishings Assn., serving as president in 1995. He attended IHFRA's first March on Washington and has been a staunch supporter of IHFRA and the home furnishings industry through the years.

The Chapter of the Year Award will be presented to the Florida Home Furnishings Representatives Assn. It is IHFRA's largest chapter, and more than 20% of its membership has attained CHR status.

FHFRA was a significant contributor to the All-Industry Conference, both monetarily and through hours of planning and preparation. The group also took part in many charitable events, community projects and Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in 2005.

The Dean of IHFRA Award recognizes a member's outstanding service and dedication to IHFRA and an individual chapter.

Recipients this year are Elaine Greenberg, FHFRA; Jerry Lassiter, Virginia/Carolinas group; Martin Landes Jr., Tri-State group; and Marty Sobel of the Greater Midwest Home Furnishings Assn.

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