STEPHANIE FULLER RECEIVES FRA’S 2025 SOUTHCENTRAL REGION TECHNICAL WRITING AWARD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE– Friday, April 11, 2025
Morrilton, AR, April 9, 2025 – The Forest Resources Association (FRA) proudly recognized Stephanie Fuller, Director of Promotions and Economic Development for the Forest Workforce Training Institute (ForestryWorks®), as the recipient of the 2025 Southcentral Region Technical Writing Award. The honor was presented during FRA’s Southcentral Region Spring Meeting in Morrilton, Arkansas.
FRA’s Technical Releases are quarterly publications that highlight technical advancements, research, and innovative programs across the forest products industry. Many of these releases are authored by FRA members, and the best in each region are selected annually by the region’s Steering Committee for recognition.
Clay Altizer, FRA’s Southwide Region Manager, announced Fuller as this year’s award winner, commending her contribution to workforce development and outreach through technical writing.
Stephanie Fuller leads marketing and promotional efforts for the ForestryWorks® brand, as well as economic and workforce-related research and program development. Her work is instrumental in expanding ForestryWorks® initiatives nationwide. She is also the author of the Tiny Timber Crew children’s book series, which introduces young readers to the forest industry through titles like Lucy Meets a Logger, Travis Visits a Tree Farm, and Sam Visits a Sawmill.
A graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics, Fuller comes from a proud, fourth-generation logging family in Chambers County, Alabama. She is a member of the Economic Development Association of Alabama and has been actively involved with the Piedmont District Log-A-Load for Kids Foundation and the Alabama Loggers Council throughout her life.
Her award-winning Technical Release, titled “New ForestryWorks® Truck Driver Recruitment Program Keeps Professional Drivers Home at Night”, showcases a creative, data-driven solution to address the national truck driver shortage—currently estimated at over 60,000 drivers. The article details how ForestryWorks® is leveraging geofencing technology and consumer data to deliver targeted ads to drivers and their families, offering them opportunities to stay closer to home.
Following the announcement, Altizer presented Fuller with a commemorative plaque and a check from FRA.
“Stephanie is a well-known talent and no stranger to the FRA community. Her numerous contributions to support and promote the forest products industry are impressive, so it comes as no surprise that Stephanie is leading the charge in recruiting truck drivers to support the forest products transportation industry, a critical need for our wood supply value chain. I’m excited to see what she accomplishes next.” – Clay Altizer, FRA Southwide Region Manager.
Pictured left to right: Clay Altizer, FRA Southwide Region Manager; Robby Toombs, FRA Southcentral Region Steering Committee Chair.
About Forest Resources Association (FRA)
FRA is an association representing the interests of more than 300 organizations and businesses in the forest products industry, including forest landowners, suppliers, consuming mills, associated businesses, and state forestry associations. Members all share a common interest – they rely on FRA to promote the public policy interests of the forest products industry’s supply chain on Capitol Hill and our work to advance safety, operational and technical efficiencies, and supply chain relations. FRA has member representation in 49 states and 384 Congressional Districts.
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