The Educator of the Year Award is presented annually to an educational institution or company with a structured curriculum tailored to training individuals for careers in the woodworking industry.

Wood industry representatives joined students for the launching of Peyton Colorado School District's first semester of Woods Manufacturing classes. Targeted to high school students, the charter program offers entry level through advanced cabinet manufacturing.

I've spent a lot of time recently with companies that are trying to figure out how to deal with employee recruitment and retention issues.Woodworking educator Dean Mattson offers an interesting spin to this dilemma.