The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has established an NWFA Named Scholarship for Paul Stringer, who retired from Somerset Hardwood earlier this year.

Stringer spent more than 30 years as a leader in the hardwood flooring industry, with the past 20 years at Somerset Hardwood. There, he led the sales and marketing efforts, growing the company from an unfinished strip mill to one of North America's largest pre-finished solid and engineered manufacturers.

Collective contributions from industry members cumulatively surpassed $20,000, thereby fulfilling eligibility criteria for the NWFA's Education & Research Foundation (NERF) Named Scholarship, which honors those who make significant and lasting contributions to the hardwood flooring industry.

NERF was established to provide industry research and educate future wood flooring professionals. The NERF Named Scholarship program helps the NWFA keep training costs to a minimum for participants. Through NERF, NWFA offers educational opportunities like hands-on training, NWFA University, NWFA Live Edge, and scholarships. Since 2014, NWFA has awarded scholarships totaling more than $100,000. To learn more about the NERF Named Scholarship program and other scholarships the NWFA offers, visit NWFA's scholarship page here.

The National Wood Flooring Association is a not-for-profit trade organization with more than 3,000 member companies worldwide, dedicated to educating consumers, architects, designers, specifiers, and builders about the uses and benefits of wood flooring. 

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