DORIAN SHAININ AWARD MEDAL

Purpose and Background The Dorian Shainin Medal was established in 2004 by the American Society of Quality (ASQ) to honor a quality paradigm pioneer, consultant, engineer, author and college professor Dorian Shainin (September 26, 1914 - January 7, 2000)[i]. The medal is awarded to individuals that demonstrate an outstanding use of unique or creative applications of statistical techniques in the solving problems related to the quality of a product or service[ii]. The nomination forms for the first Shainin Medal were presented at the Annual Quality Congress (AQC) in Toronto May 24-26, 2004. Since then the nomination forms had been available online at the American Society of Quality website and forms must be submitted by October first in order to be nominated[iii]. The Dorian Shainin Medal is presented annually to members in our society for their contribution by solving design problem of a product or service through their creation development and promotion of quality function deployment as a methodology to relate customer needs with business requirements and technical capabilities[iv]. The award program was created by the American Society of Quality which is a global community of experts and leading authority on quality in all fields, organizations and industries. The American Society is well known and appreciated worldwide with 85,000 members who are lead by their responsibilities to improve their live by improving their workplaces. Moreover, they implement quality tools and techniques in their daily tasks. The American Society of Quality is the sole administrator of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program Award since 1991. By celebrating its 25th anniversary at the World Conference on Quality and Improvement in 2010 for the International Team Excellence Award, the American Society of Quality keeps under its umbrella a