Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program Information
Since 1983, Maryland’s U.S. Senators have honored the quality, productivity and business achievements of Maryland organizations by presenting the Senate Productivity Awards for Maryland. In 1997, they built on these prestigious awards by creating the 1997 Maryland Quality Awards — a new and expanded recognition and learning process for leading Maryland organizations. Both the Senate Productivity and Maryland Quality Awards are offered through the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program, part of MTECH.
ASQ Baltimore has been a proud supporter and sponsor of Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program, and for the May program, holds a Dinner Program where our members can hear the stories of that year’s winners.
For further information, check out our Calendar page to review the dates / deadlines, look at ASQ Baltimore’s MPEA Information page, or the MPEA home page, http://www.mpea.umd.edu/.
Breakfast Meeting Announcements
Due to logistical constraints, there will be no March Breakfast Meeting.
The April Breakfast Meeting will be hosted by ARINC in Annapolis. Join us for breakfast on April 16 for Mark Berron’s presentation! Watch for details to follow.
Thanks to Mark Berron and ARINC for arranging this breakfast meeting!
Do you have ideas for this year’s breakfast meeting for the 2007-2008 Program Year?? Are you willing to host an ASQ Breakfast meeting during the 2007-2008 Program Year?? Contact Jo McLaughlin at .
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Joseph M. Juran, 1904-2008
A pioneering architect of the science of managing for quality, Joseph M. Juran, passed away February 28 at the age of 103. Known as the “father” of quality, he said, “It is most important that top management be quality-minded. In the absence of sincere manifestation of interest at the top, little will happen below.”
Dr. Joseph M. Juran passed away on February 28, 2008 of natural causes. He was 103 years old and was physically and mentally active until his death. Although Dr Juran had retired from the Juran Institute in 1994 he will be missed by all of his family, friends and employees for the guidance and support.
Dr. Juran was referred to as the father of modern day Quality Management. He had many accomplishments in his life. He named the Pareto Principle; he provided a roadmap to improve organization-wide quality; he traveled the world to teach others how to improve quality; and he founded the Juran Institute Inc (JII) in 1979 at the age of 75.
JII initially focused on providing training to improve enterprise quality. It grew over the years to provide clients and society with a full compliment of tools and techniques to improve business results. Many of Dr. Juran’s techniques to improve business performance are still in use today in as the Lean and Six Sigma, tools and principles used all around the world.
More detail is available where ASQ Remembers Dr. Juran.
