Thomas M. Maloney, Emeritus Director of the Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, received the third annual Bronson J. Lewis Award

Thomas M. Maloney, Emeritus Director of the Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, received the third annual Bronson J. Lewis Award at the 70th annual meeting of the APA, November 10-12, 2007, Indian Wells, CA. This award is given by the APA to recognize individuals for their leadership and outstanding contribution to the engineered wood products industry.  Tom was a chief contributor to the development of the process for orienting wood strands, which led to the transition from wafer board to OSB.  He is a leading expert on non-destructive test methods for evaluating the strength of wood. He founded and for most of its history was in charge of one of the world’s most prestigious and longest-running annual gatherings of wood composite producers, suppliers, and research experts—the International Wood Composites Symposium.