American Society for Quality

Milwaukee, Wis., June 5, 2009 — ASQ (American Society for Quality) announces the new Spencer Hutchens Jr. Medal for Social Responsibility. The medal recognizes the achievements of an individual who demonstrates outstanding leadership as an individual, business leader, and cause advocate for social responsibility—primarily focusing on the marketplace, environment, workplace and community.

“The medal will showcase how the recipient’s results have led to societal change,” said Roberto Saco, ASQ president. “Medal recipients will be instrumental in making the difference within today’s—and tomorrow’s—socially responsible world.”

The addition of the Social Responsibility Medal brings the number of global medals offered by ASQ each year, to 13.

The medal is named after Spencer Hutchens Jr., Los Angeles, Calif., an ASQ past president, whose personal and business life reflects and demonstrates the desired attributes in the definition and model of social responsibility.



“I am proud and humbled to have this medal named in my honor,” said Hutchens. “The development of this medal strengthens and reflects ASQ’s commitment to social responsibility, and to providing solutions that will help organizations meet their social responsibility goals.”

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American Society for Quality

MILWUKEE—The American Society for Quality (ASQ) has announced the following slate of officers for the 2009-10 term:

• President. Peter L. Andres, Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems, Huntington Beach, CA.
• Chairman. Roberto M. Saco, Aporia Advisors Inc., Coral Gables, FL.
• President-elect. E. David Spong, Boeing Company (retired), Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
• Treasurer. Jim Rooney, ABSG Consulting, Knoxville, TN.
• Newly Elected Board Member. Lloyd Barker, Alcoa Inc., New York, NY.
• Reelected Board Member. Kay A. Kendall, Westford, MA.

The results were announced at ASQ’s Annual Business Meeting, held in conjunction with the World Conference on Quality and Improvement, May 18 to 20, in Minneapolis, MN. Current ASQ president Roberto M. Saco will assume the chairman’s duties July 1, 2009, and Peter L. Andres, who is currently president-elect, will move into the president position.

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