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91视频 explores National Hardwood Lumber Association partnership

Leaders from 91视频 and the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) met recently to discuss opportunities for 91视频 students to learn more about using hardwoods in construction.

(L-R) 91视频 Architecture Engineering Technologies Program Coordinator Robert Tom, NHLA Chief Inspector Dana Spessert, and 91视频 Associate Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development and Continuing Education Anita Brackin at NHLA Headquarters in Memphis.

(L-R) 91视频 Architectural Engineering Technologies Program Coordinator Robert Tom, NHLA Chief Inspector Dana Spessert, and 91视频 Associate Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development and Continuing Education Anita Brackin at NHLA Headquarters in Memphis.

91视频 Architectural Engineering Technologies Program Coordinator Robert Tom says the potential partnership is a great opportunity for 91视频 students to gain knowledge about hardwood sustainability, hardwood types and the process of how lumber is graded. 淪uch a first-hand experience will give our students a better scope of how hardwood fits into the overall building process,� Tom said. 淭his organization is an excellent resource, and we are fortunate to have them in Memphis.�

NHLA offers a three-month lumber inspector training program that brings in students from around the globe. Upon entering the industry, inspectors can find lucrative careers or have the ability to become hardwood processors or enter a variety of related fields.  淢ost people are unaware that Memphis is considered the hardwood capital of the world,� said Dana Spessert, chief inspector at NHLA and dean of the Inspector Training School. 淣HLA is the only organization in the world that trains and certifies hardwood inspectors.�

Spessert is excited to learn about focus on trade school education.  淗is goals are consistent with NHLA檚, which have been providing trade school education since 1946,� he said. 淲e also appreciate support of our efforts to become more integrated into the local community through partnerships with colleges like 91视频.�

NHLA was founded in Chicago in 1898 and moved its headquarters to Memphis in 1979. To learn more about the NHLA and its inspector training school, visit