Awards and Past Chairs

ASQ is proud to offer a variety of awards and scholarships for people striving toward quality excellence. Awards are given at both the local level and the national level.

National Awards

  • The Brumbaugh Award – best paper published in the previous year
  • Deming Medal – successfully combined statistical thinking and manufacturing
  • Distinguished Service Medal – lifetime contributions, exemplary & sustained service
  • Edwards Medal – outstanding leadership in application of modern quality methods
  • Feigenbaum Medal – outstanding leadership, professionalism & potential – age 35 or younger
  • Freund-Marquardt Medal – application of quality principles developing management standards
  • E. L. Grant Medal – development & presentation of educational programs in quality control
  • Ishikawa Medal – major positive impact on the human aspects of quality
  • E. Jack Lancaster Medal – outstanding contributions to the international quality community
  • Shewhart Medal – outstanding leadership in the field of modern quality control through development of theory, principles & techniques
  • Richard A. Freund International Scholarship – $5000 annual award – graduate study of theory & application of total quality management
  • Testimonial Awards – recognizes individuals for distinguished service to the Society

Deadline for nominations: November 1st to the cognizant Award Committee

Testimonials: to the Awards Board 2 months prior to ASQ Board meetings

Distinguished Service Medal: to the Chairman of the Board 2 months prior to ASQ Board Meetings

Local awards

  • Boston Society Award* – Outstanding contributions to the Quality profession and service to the Boston Section.
  • George Mason Scholarship** – $2000 annual award for any student entering or enrolled in a degree program. **The George Mason Scholarship applications are due May 30.  For more scholarship details….click here!
    Download the application form: George Mason Scholarship Program

*Nominations must be sent to the Section Awards Committee Chair by January 1st for presentation at BOSCON.

NEQC Award

R. Shaw Goldthwait Award – Outstanding contributions to the Quality Profession in the previous year. Nominations to the NEQC Goldthwait Committee 2 months prior to NEQC conference.

Boston Society Award Winners

1990    Warren R. Purcell and Leonard A. Seder
1991    Warren E. Norquist
1992    Robert C. Babbitt
1993    No award
1994    No award
1995    William R. Prendergast
1996    Harold P. Greenberg
1997    Ralph Crowther
1998    Louis P. Geoffrion
1999    Daniel S. Whelan
2000    Daniel D’Attilio
2001    Roger J. Keller
2002    Edward B. Weiner
2003    Carol Sager
2004    Guiomar (Gil) F. Andrade
2005    Michael E. Malcos
2006    Barbara Santiano
2007    No Award
2008    Tony Raymond
2009   No Award 
2010   David Manalan

Past Chairs

1945 – 1947 Warren R. Purcell 1947 – 1948 Leonard A. Seder
1948 – 1949  Edward A. Boyan 1949 – 1950 Louis Rosenblum
1950 – 1951 George O. Cutter 1951 – 1951 Joseph C. Flamand, Sr
1952 – 1953 Forrest G. Fales 1953 – 1954 Arthur A. Costello
1954 – 1955 Warren J. Grosjean 1955 – 1956 Harold J. Davis
1956 – 1957 Frances Hermann 1957 – 1958 Harry B. Duane, Jr
1958 – 1960 Dorothea R. Looney 1960 – 1961 William A. Donovan
1961 – 1962 Bernard P. Goldsmith 1962 – 1963 George F. Mason
1963 – 1964 Francis B. Kilduff, Jr 1964 – 1965 John H. Donald, Jr
1965 – 1966 Robert A. Fabian 1966 – 1967 Shant L. Chebookjian
1967 – 1968 Wallace W. Ingves 1968 – 1969 Warren J. Field
1969 – 1970 Martin L. Helsmoortel 1970 – 1971 Neil M. Leary
1971 – 1972 David A. Simmons 1972 Charles Samson
1972 – 1973 Cephas B. Rogers 1973 – 1974 George R. Carstens
1974 – 1975 Joseph A. Trowbridge 1975 – 1976  Charles H. Rubin
1976 – 1977 Robert A. Gray 1977 – 1978 Harold P. Greenberg
1978 – 1979 Richard Boyajian 1979 – 1980 R. James Tucker, Jr
1980 – 1981 Paul A. Ware 1981 – 1982 David J. Kelley
1982 – 1983 Garrett G. Graham 1983 – 1984 Robert C. Babbitt
1984 – 1985  John A. Clements 1985 – 1986 Collett Bolick
1986 – 1987 Louis P. Geoffrion 1987 – 1988 Vyas Murthy
1988 – 1989 George Cohen 1989 – 1990 Ralph Crowther
1990 – 1991 Roger J. Keller 1991 – 1992 Robert Arnold
1992 – 1993  Edward Briggs 1993 – 1994  Paul Sherman
1994 – 1995  E. Michael Malcos 1995 – 1996  Daniel D’Attilio
1996 – 1997 Daniel S. Whelan, Jr 1997 William L. Everson
1997 – 1998 Peter Pflanz 1998 – 1999 Daniel D’Attilio
1999 – 2000 Carol Sager 2000 – 2001 Johanna Rothman
2001 – 2003 Guiomar F. (Gil) Andrade 2003 – 2005 Barbara Santiano
2006 – 2007 Ed Medros 2007 – 2008 Guiomar F. (Gil) Andrade
2008 – 2009  Jim Saropoulos 2009 – 2010 Theresa McCarthy
2010 – 2011 Jim Shore