A member-based nonprofitfounded in 1977 APQC currently serves over 750 of the Fortune Global 1000companies
A member-based nonprofitfounded in 1977, APQC currently serves over 750 of the Fortune Global 1000companies. About ASQASQ has been the world`s leading authority on quality for 60 years. Jack Grayson and the 2009 winners.About APQCAPQC is the leading resource for performance analytics, best practices andprocess improvement worldwide. As a leader at the first WhiteHouse Conference on Productivity, Grayson actively fostered a national dialogueregarding quality. In 1993 he created the International BenchmarkingClearinghouse to help organizations identify and learn from best practices. In1996 Grayson led an education improvement initiative to help restructureacademic and administrative processes PHOTOS AVAILABLE: the Grayson Medal, Dr. Grayson is an ASQFellow and Distinguished Service Medal recipient.
They haveused management processes, measurement activities and collaboration to increasequality and productivity in their organizations and for society. Informationabout the award, the winners` achievements and the selection methodology islocated at Grayson, the founder and chairman of APQC, has a long-standing legacy andrelationship with ASQ that dates back to the mid-1980s when ASQ and APQC jointlyadministered the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Jackson Grayson Medal celebrates the professional philosophy expressedthroughout his life by Dr Grayson, founder and chairman of APQC. He has spenthis career applying quality thinking and methods to improve organizations andsociety.
Winners are nominated by a panel of judges for their extraordinary contributionsto furthering the cause of quality in their organization or sector. Zingale, State Government Industry Advisor with Deloitte and formerExecutive Director of the Florida Department of Revenue, for his work leadingthe transition to a more “business-style” management system in the FloridaDepartment of Revenue.”We recognize these five pioneers for their efforts and achievements in fieldsoutside of the traditional sectors that embrace the quality movement,” saidGrayson. “They are exceptional role models who use quality principles to findsolutions to serious societal problems, raise the alarm when others don`t, andwork persistently against high odds and great resistance.” About the C Jackson Grayson Distinguished Quality Pioneer MedalThe C. * Sister Mary Jean Ryan, FSM, President/CEO, SSM Health Care in St. Louis, forher outstanding work and leadership in dramatically driving quality and processimprovement and policy in healthcare * Carl G.