American Society for Quality
Section 0904 - East Central Indiana
PO Box 3147 Muncie, IN 47307-1147
www.asq904.org
The source of Quality Professionalism in East Central Indiana
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up-to-date on quality related happenings. ASQ Section 0904 News: Chair Chat - by Allen Fuller - September 2008
Founded in 1949, our September program kicks off the 60th year for ASQ Section 904. Over the summer we reviewed and retained our Mission Statement: To be the source of Quality Professionalism in East Central Indiana. With this goal, I am honored to serve as your Chair for the 2008-2009 season. Our Leadership Committee worked over the Summer to generate an agenda of programs and pre-clinics which our members should find interesting and helpful. September is "Quality in Health Care" Month. Keeping with the theme, our speaker, Dr John Timothy will discuss Quality as it relates to Occupational Health and Safety. October switches to an Automotive theme. Shaling Starr, Mechanical Engineer for Rolls-Royce, will speak on Quality issues in the Design of Automotive Audio systems. Back to Basics in November with Don Overman demonstrating Problem Solving techniques. Don will set-up a "problem" in the pre-clinic and "solve it" as the main program. December is a busy month for all. Instead of a speaker we usually have a Tour . This year we will visit Ball Hospital. It’s not a manufacturing plant but is a heavy user of Quality Systems. If you have a suggestion for a talk, please call, email or write your suggestion on the survey form that you receive at each meeting. Sections membership is about participation. It’s ASQ where you are! All member are welcome to serve on the Leadership Committee which meets on the fourth Thursday of the month, except November and December. Check the calendar and web site. In May 2008 the Section presented the second Halmond L. Parks scholarship to Karen Wegman, who entered Indiana Wesleyan University this Fall. Congratulations to Karen. We intend to award another scholarship next May and are soliciting contributions to the fund. Again, I welcome all members of Section 904 to our monthly meetings. ASQ meeting are open to the public. Anyone interested in Quality is welcome. Hope to see you there! Allen Fuller American Society for Quality 0904 Section Earns Top Honors Muncie, IN, April 10, 2006 — Section 0904 of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) has earned the 2004-05 Section Management Process Gold Excellence Award, one of the highest honors a Section can earn in the Society. Only 52 of 252 ASQ Sections earned this award for the 2004-05 year! Section 0904 will be honored at ASQ’s 60th annual conference; the World Conference on Quality and Improvement, on April 29, 2006 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Members of the ASQ Board of Directors will present the award to the Section. The Section Management Process (SMP) Gold Section Excellence Award is awarded to Sections that have proven their commitment and ability to serving local ASQ members and the community. SMP is a management model and planning tool that assists Sections in their planning and implementation of programs and services that will meet the needs of current and future ASQ members. The model is based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle of continuous improvement and is proven to aid the Sections in delivering superior value to their members. In order to earn the Gold Section Excellence Award, Sections must meet certain criteria which include creating a business plan and budget, then meeting 75% of the goals set forth in their business plan. The Section must then achieve ASQ’s objectives in member retention, loyalty and satisfaction.
Click on the SMP link to see our current plan.
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ad space in our newsletter. SOA (Section Operating Agreement) of ASQ Section 0904 Recommended Speakers List: Over the years, our Section has had the good fortune to have many good speakers at our monthly membership meetings. We want to share our good fortune with other sections in the area. The linked web page lists those speakers who are open to speaking at other ASQ section meetings. Tech Tuesdays in Muncie: Address: 401 S. High St. Register for this event at ASQ Region 9 News: Mike Mazu, ASQ Region 9 Director, publishes a Monthly Newsletter. Click on the links below for a copy of the newsletter in MS Word 97 or PDF format.
People in the News: WELCOME New Members: Karen Wegman - Indiana Wesleyan University August 2008 J. Brett Poe - Delta Faucet Corporation - Indianapolis July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 Rohidas Tulshiram Kale - John Deere - Pune, India February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 John E. Walker - BorgWarner - Muncie Spencer Wilkison - Cummins - Columbus October 2007 September 2007 Kimberly J. Edgerton - Delphi E&S - Anderson Dale R. Dennis - Standard Locknut, LLC. - Shirley August 2007 June 2007 May 2007 March 2007
CONGRATULATIONS: Pass List for ASQ Certification Exam Link to Pass List on ASQ Web Site (Login required) December 1, 2007 October 20, 2007
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