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Log Home Manufacturer Recognized for Commitment to Native American Education

Susan Oster-Conrad, the president and CEO of Air-Lock Log Homes, received an award earlier this year honoring her company’s commitment to higher education for American Native youth.

Oster-Conrad is a member of the Women’s Council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California.

In partnership with several philanthropic foundations, Oster-Conrad, a long-time supporter of Indian causes, donated a specially customized, two-story version of her company’s popular 44-foot-diameter, two-story hogan as the first building on the new Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Santa Fe campus. It now serves as a cultural center.

“Air-Lock Log Homes’ commitment to, and support of, higher education for America’s Native youth has made the dream of IAIA’s campus a reality and has instilled hope within those who dream of pursuing a college degree,” said Della Warrior, the school’s president. “For that, we are forever grateful.”

Air-Lock Log Homes subsequently completed more hogan structures on four other American Indian Higher Education Consortium campuses in Arizona, New Mexico and Montana.

Air-Lock Log Homes is a log home manufacturer and designer; it uses ponderosa pine logs that are harvested using quality controlled and environmentally correct practices.

For information on the NAHB Women's Council, e-mail Amy Larrabee, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8455.

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