As April came to a close 25 years ago, more than 170 people came out for the first annual general meeting of the National Wood Flooring Association ( NWFA). During the event, Biwood Flooring of Memphis, Tenn., contributed $5,000 to a special NWFA education fund. Shown here is Virgil Hendricks, third from left, NWFA’s first president, accepting the check from Biwood’s Robert Brown. Looking on, from left, are Biwood’s Don Hale, NWFA’s executive director Pete Holmes and Biwood’s George Warmath.