Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> August 10, 1998

Residential & Office Furniture Stocks : Wallace W. Epperson Jr. – Interstate/johnson Lane

WALLACE W. 'JERRY' EPPERSON, JR., is a Furniture Analyst at Interstate/Johnson Lane and a Managing Director of Mann, Armistead & Epperson. Previously, he was associated with Wheat First Securities and Scott & Stringfellow. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Virginia and his M.B.A. from the College of William and Mary. He is a board member of the Home Furnishing Analysts and is a member of the Richmond Society of Financial Analysts. Mr. Epperson was awarded the 'Pillar of Furniture Industry' award by the International Home Furnishings Representatives Association in 1998 and the 'Distinguished Service Award' by the American Furniture Manufacturers Association in 1993. Mr. Epperson is married, has two children and includes furniture miniatures, wood carved items and older automobiles among his personal interests. Profile
TWST: Mr. Epperson, first of all, tell me about Mann, Armistead &

Epperson and the firm's relationship with Interstate/Johnson Lane.

Mr. Epperson: I left Wheat First Securities after 15