All the participants in the annual ASQ Golf Outing
It was a fun day - hope to see you all there for the next one.
The winning team shot a 12 under to win the day!
Front to back: Greg Wilterdink, Steve Stellini, Gabe Petro and Andy Norder,
You, Section 1001 Members
for a great meeting year and for enabling your section to achieve the
ASQ Section Excellence - Silver Award
ASQ Total Quality Level Award
Davenport University
For its significant role in supporting the development of quality professionals in the West Michigan area and serving the Society and our community of members by providing facilities for our ASQ Certifications.
Plaque Awarded to Davenport University at May Meeting
Left to Right
Maggie Meritt - Section Chief Proctor
Frank Novakowski - Davenport University
Don Brecken Section Chair
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ASQ Presents!™ September 11
Join us and enjoy the speakers present ...
"Engineering A Robust Recall Process …
It’s All About You"
Every day, you make choices for what you will consume, how you will prepare your food, what you will wear, etc. You make these choices almost without thinking. You assume that all is good. Why would you think anything else?
Do you ever question the quality or safety of your food or non food items?
Vicki and Gail will walk you through how the retailer follows the raw material through the manufacturing process to your homes...and what happens when something goes wrong.
Presenters:
Gail Brady – Foods Scientist - Meijer
Please Mark Your Calendars and Join Us!
ASQ Presents!TM Agenda (except December)
5:20- Doors Open / Registration
5:30- Networking
5:40- Tutorial
6:00- Buffet Begins
6:30- Business Announcements
6:40 - Break
6:45- Speaker Main Topic Presentation
7:25- Member Drawing - 50/50 Raffle
7:30- Adjourn
Tutorials
We made a commitment to hold a tutorial every month this member year. Tutorials begin at 5:40 PM and will cover a variety of quality and business related topics. Attend a tutorial and earn RUs. Give a tutorial and earn even more RUs. |
Hello quality professionals:
Your local section leadership of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) would like to wish everyone a wonderful summer. We would also like to remind you of our upcoming events.
Mark you calendars! Our next ASQ Presents!™ event is the evening of September 11.
These monthly meetings are where members and guests gain valuable insight from hearing some of the most accomplished quality practitioners speak on contemporary quality-related topics.
All these events (except December) are held the second Thursday of each month from September through May. They start at 5:30pm and include a buffet dinner.
We look forward to another great year! Plan ahead to take full advantage of all the knowledge, networking, and opportunities ASQ Section 1001 offers its members ...
See you at the Elk’s on September 11.
Don Brecken, ASQ Fellow, MBA, CMQ/OE, QMS-BI
ASQ Section 1001 – Chair
Here is other important information you may need…
REFRESHER COURSES ABOUT TO START
Sign up today! Several refresher courses are about to start. Check out our certification refresher courses and ASQ exam dates for the coming member year. The complete list of upcoming refresher courses can be found at the "Refreshers" page. If you have questions, contact the course instructor or our Education Chair, John Morrison, at jmorris3@steelcase.com.
NEW REGISTRATION PROCESS
You can now pay online if you wish for monthly ASQ Presents!™ or continue to pay at the door the night of the event. Online payment of $25 will register you for the event. Online payment options include Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and Pay Pal. We encourage our members to register in advance and pay online versus at the door. Pay at the door will cost members $28. The above fees represent the first time in nearly 10 years we had to increase our prices. This new price structure just covers the cost of the event and discourages walk-in and no-show for which we get charged an additional fee. Students and retirees who register in advance still pay $15 at the door. For questions regarding this process or fee structure, contact Don Brecken at dlbrecken@sbcglobal.net or Paul Prunty at pprunty@vichem.com.
NEW AND IMPROVED WEBSITE
Thanks to Rick Zepp, Theresa Henninger, and Paul Prunty we have our website back on-line and fully functional. These guys did a super job! Check it out at www.asq1001.org. Send comments regarding the website to webmaster@asq1001.org.
CURRENT JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Members of ASQ Section 1001 are the pool of candidates for quality-related opportunities in West Michigan. Anyone who is anything in quality in the greater Grand Rapids area is a member of our section, or should be! Convincing employers and recruiter of this is the next big challenge we face.
We have current job opportunities posted on our website now. Check them out at using the Job Postings link
If you have a quality-related job that needs filling, forward the details to our Employment Chair, Bob Suchy at rwsqmark@sbcglobal.net. Bob will have the job posted on our website.
GOLF OUTING RESULTS
Our thanks to Terry Whaley and John Lach, both form Steelcase Inc., for their leadership and coordination of our golf outing this year. They did a super job All in attendance had a great time. Congratulations to the foursome that won the outing this year with a score of 12 under par! Your 2008 ASQ Grand Rapids Golf Outing winners include: Greg Wilterdink, Steve Stellini, Gabe Petro, and Andy Norder. Golf outing pictures, include a picture of the winning team can be found on this web page, left most column.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDED
Congratulations to Bob Lay, Rick Evans, Sharon Swadner, and Don Brecken. These members attended every ASQ Presents!™ event held during the 2007-2008 membership year. In recognition for this “perfect attendance” these members will be admitted for FREE to September’s event.
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