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Terry Brown

Director, Lumber Quality Institute
Corvallis, Oregon
Background
- Terry's goal is to provide solution-oriented educational
programs to primary processors of wood products; specifically, sawmills and plywood
manufacturers. These programs focus on quality and process control improvement with the
goal of maximizing the value of the resource through all phases of manufacturing.
Since 1976 personnel from over 400 sawmills and plywood plants located world-wide have
attended these educational programs. Reductions in wood usage and increases in grade
recovery account for over $100 million in savings to producers annually.
These savings to producers also mean less timber is used to produce the products American
consumers demand to maintain their lifestyle and standard of living.
Industry Awards
- In 1984 Terry was recognized with the Forest Industries Award for Excellence at the Forest
Industries Sawmill & Plywood Clinic and Machinery Show held yearly in Portland, Oregon.
The award is presented each year to an industry leader and innovator who have profoundly
changed manufacturing practices and is given "for excellence in raising
sawmill/plywood plant efficiency." It was presented in recognition for his pioneering
work in developing lumber quality control training programs for the sawmill industry.
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