What is ASQ?

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Section Chairs
What is ASQ? The ASQ is headquartered in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, and is the worlds
leading authority on quality since 1946. The
nearly 80,000 member professional association
creates better workplaces and communities
worldwide by advancing learning, quality
improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve
business results. By making quality a global
priority, an organizational imperative, and a
personal ethic, ASQ becomes the community for
everyone who seeks technology, concepts, or tools
to improve themselves and their world.
Richard Stewart 1953-54 Frank D.
Sweeny 1954-55 Riley A. Chamber 1955-56 Frank
Krasinski 1957-58 E.C. Hazelwood 1958-59 William
M. Teeter 1961-62 Robert E. Feighner 1962-63 J.
Phillip McKean 1963-64 Howard Valentine 1964-65 No
rman J. Zoodsma 1965-66 Donald F.
Kozminski 1966-67 Milford E. Collins 1967-68 Rober
t E. Feighner 1968-69 Bruce A. Preston 1969-70 Rob
ert E. Edgerle 1970-71 Donald Chandler
Jr. 1971-72 Henry E. Brumbaugh 1972-73 Norman
Griffin 1973-74 Harvey Ringerwole 1974-75 David
Stebleton 1975-76 Phillip Mosed 1976-77 Roman G.
Sokolowski 1977-78 John Battey 1978-79 Chris
Drayton 1979-80 Jesse E. Thompson 1980-81 Randall
L. Cole 1981-82 Michael A. Hirt 1982-84 Karen
Hunter 1985-86 Ben L. Meindersma 1985-87 Carl
Atkinson Jr. 1987-89 Mark C.
Cohrac 1989-91 Brian J. Horstman 1991-93 Derryl
D. Fewins 1993-95 Mary J. Tower 1995-96 Gary
Camp 1996-98 Joann Kline 1998-00 Kurt
Roudabush 2000-01 Mike Tappy 2001-03 Jim
VanWieren 2003-05 Jeffrey Schilling 2005-07 Don
Brecken 2007-09 Sharon Swadner 2009-11 Paul
Prunty 2011-13 Jim Anderson 2014-15

• Why Join ASQ?
• Knowledge
• Education and Training, Workshops, Certification
• Networking
• Section Members, Monthly Events, Discussion
  Groups
• Opportunities
• Employment Postings, Volunteerism,
  Publish/Present Papers, ASQ Fellowships

Connect with quality professionals, learn best
practices and advance your career.
Section 1001 Member Locations
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ASQ Presents! Join us for special speakers,
tutorials, and networking opportunities after a
dinner buffet. Meets the second Thursday of each
month September through May (except December).
Venue is located at the Bluff Banquet and
Conference Center, 2035 28th Street, Grand
Rapids, MI 49508. Register online at
www.asq1001.org.
2015 - 2016 Program Sept. 10 Building a Quality
Robotics Program (STEM
Education) Enigma Robotics Oct. 8 Quality in a
Donor Organization (Gift of
Life, MI) Dr. Michael Hagan Nov. 12 Fracture
Analysis Fun with the Scanning
Electron Microscope Debbie Aliya Jan.
14 Member Presentations 5 Minutes of
Fame - Andrea Ward, Host Feb.
11 Understanding Color Quality
An Interactive Presentation
Peter Kushniere Mar. 10 What is Excellence?
Panel Discussion (GRAPE) - Don
Brecken, Host April 14 Influence Without
Authority Nora Bouchard May
12 Resolving Common Executive
Management Issues Forrest Breyfogle
History Formerly known as American Society for
Quality Control (ASQC), ASQ was founded in 1946
as the result of a merger of several local
quality societies that had formed after wartime
statistical quality control classes. Section 1001
became part of the Society in 1953.
Executive Committee Jim Anderson, Chair Andrea
Ward, Vice-Chair Juan Loera, Treasurer Ken
Phillips, Secretary

• Organizational Members
• Amway
• GE Avonics
• Perrigo

• Get Involved/Volunteer-Earn RUs
• Section Leadership
• Proctoring
• Committee Involvement
• Community Outreach

Workshops
Oct TBD ISO 90012015 Changes, Interpretations
and Transition Implementations Don Brecken May
13 Predicting Performance in Quality, Supply
Chain, Operations, Project Management, and
Organizational Report-outs Forrest Breyfogle

• Education Training
• ASQ Certification Refresher/Prep Courses
• Quality Auditor
• Quality Engineer
• Quality Improvement Associate
• Quality Inspector
• Quality Process Analyst
• Quality Technician
• Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Six Sigma Black Belt

Contact Us ASQ Section 1001 PO Box 2324 Grand
Rapids, MI 49501 Visit us on the web
www.asq1001.org Student Branch Ferris State
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Agenda 515 - Doors Open / Registration530 -
Networking545 - Tutorial at each regular
event600 - Buffet Begins715 - Speaker
Main Topic Presentation / QA815 - Closing
remarks, Adjourn (approx.)