2024 Medal and Award Recipients
Congratulations to the following distinguished awardees for 2024.
To learn more about nominating an individual for an ASQ medal - go to https://asq.org/about-asq/asq-awards.
MARTIN A. BRUMBAUGH AWARD
FOR TECHNICAL ARTICLES, PRESENTED FOR:
Co-authoring Predictive ratio CUSUM (PRC): A Bayesian approach in online change point detection of short runs, Journal of Quality Technology, 55:4, 391-403, to:
Konstantinos Bourazas
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Frédéric Sobas
Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
Panagiotis Tsiamyrtzis
Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
Luciana Paulise
Spring, Texas
For authoring The We Culture, which delves into the power of collaborative leadership and brilliantly explores how fostering a culture of unity and shared purpose can drive organizational success, becoming a must-read for anyone seeking to create a cohesive and high-performing organization.
Paul Hollingworth
Monmouth, United Kingdom
For exceptional effectiveness in coaching leaders to adopt Profound Knowledge; steering personal and organizational transformations for 10+ years, to produce lasting outcomes including individual ownership and Joy in Work.
Robert “QualityBob” Mitchell
Southwest Alliance for Excellence, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
For dedicated leadership in advancing quality concepts and tools worldwide through the application and extensive training in industry with emphasis on business performance and improvement techniques including ISO, Baldrige, TQM, Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies at all levels; and for his extensive and unselfish leadership within ASQ, serving as Chair at the Division within the American Society for Quality, serving as Chair at the Division and Section levels, and on Society committees and project teams.
THERE WERE NO RECIPIENTS OF THIS MEDAL FOR 2024.
THERE WERE NO RECIPIENTS OF THIS MEDAL FOR 2024.
Susan LK Briggs
SLK Briggs, LLC, Southport, North Carolina, USA
In recognition of a distinguished career in developing and implementing technical and environmental management standards; for outstanding leadership within the ISO standards community; and for recognition by her peers and clients for significant contributions to improving environmental management processes.
Milton Krivocuka
California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, California, USA
For his long-term dedication and leadership in championing a fully accredited and exemplary master’s in quality degree program designed to prepare quality professionals to apply the tools and methodologies of Quality body of knowledge to achieve performance excellence.
THERE WERE NO RECIPIENTS OF THIS AWARD FOR 2024.
Kaibo Liu
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
For investing in advanced, adaptive inspection and statistical process control for big data streams—innovative methods quickly detect and localize anomalies by inspecting data streams in the spatial domain; for contributions to the body of knowledge with 10 publications, 25+ talks, two courses taught, and leading four projects related to awards, which have led to four best paper/poster awards, six special recognitions.
THERE WERE NO RECIPIENTS OF THIS MEDAL FOR 2024.
HUSAIN ALI AL-OMANI
AACE International/CECO Environmental,Eastern Province, SAUDI ARABIA
For his outstanding contribution in promoting equal access and affordability to CMQ/OE and CSSBB educational resources to emerging Middle Eastern leaders through inclusiveness and being an ASQ Goodwill Ambassador worldwide.
TIM S. GITZEL
Cameco, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA
For demonstrating breakthrough leadership during a prolonged and challenging energy market crisis that resulted in sustained excellent business performance through people-oriented initiatives and objectives.
JAY P. PATEL
Quality & Productivity Solutions, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
For distinguished global contributions in quality and productivity, improvement of people, and process and performance over the past 30 years; for promoting quality principles through consulting, training, auditing, and volunteer services to professionals, businesses, and the global community.
Daniel C. Conrad
Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, Missouri, USA
For development of an innovative methodology to embed design for reliability into the culture of the total organization via an integrated approach which focuses the risk mitigation efforts though the Reliability 9-step framework combined with NUDs risk management.
Peihua Qiu
University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida
For seminal research in developing new quality control methodologies; for exploring new applications of process control charts; for leadership in promoting quality and statistics in healthcare and biomedical studies; and for outstanding editorial service to ASQ - sponsored journals.