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NEWS /

REGION 9

Volume 2002/2003

August

Number 2

REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S CORNER
At the June Officers training session, I had indicated that one of my goals is to help each Section advance their members to the grades of Senior or Fellow. As of the March 31, 2002, Region 9 had a total membership of 6405 individuals. Of that number only 325 (5.1%) are Seniors and only 22 (0.3%) are Fellows. Several Sections have no Fellows while every Section has at least one Senior.
Region 9 needs to promote membership upgrading. This is not easy since we hear from our members the following questions when they are asked to upgrade to Senior status:
- Why should I upgrade to a Senior Member?
- What's in it for me?
These are fair questions, since dues for a Senior member can be higher than for a Regular member and the additional benefits are not outstanding.
To me, the major reasons for an individual to upgrade to the grade of Senior are:
- recognition of accomplishments
- honor and respect within the quality field
- self satisfaction of professional growth
- potential career advancement within your profession
- to qualify for consideration for Fellow status
To be considered for the grade of Senior one must demonstrate growth and accomplishment in the quality profession or the allied arts and sciences. Any member who serves or has served as an officer, a committee chairperson, an instructor or a leader has demonstrated growth and accomplishment and therefore should give consideration to advancing to Senior Member. The grade signifies that the individual has devoted a good portion of their time to the local Section, a Division and/or the Society, so why not claim some glory. You have already earned credibility among your peers.
In addition, National ASQ provides these benefits:
- A Senior member certificate and card.
- Recognition in Quality Advocate.
- Special Senior member name badge at National ASQ.
- Your choice of one extra benefit journal or two Division memberships or an additional section membership.
If an individual chooses to waive the additional benefits, the dues to be a Senior member remains at the regular member rate ($82.00) otherwise the dues for a Senior member increase to $99.00. The application can be found at:
Hopefully, my thoughts and comments will be of help to the Section examining committees as they try to get members to consider upgrading to Senior status. One last thought, if an individual has any aspirations of being a Fellow, keep in mind you need to be a Senior member for at least five years. / WHAT’S NEW

The 2002 Section Assessment survey will be posted on the Internet in early August. National will be contacting all members to participate in the survey. Please remind you members to participate. The survey will be live through September. The purpose of the survey is to measure member value and satisfaction with their sections for the fiscal year 2001-2002.

Call for papers for the 10th Annual ISO 9000 Conference (March, 2003 at Dallas, Texas). Deadline to submit is August 2, 2002.

Call for papers for ASQ's 57th Annual Quality Congress (May 19-21, 2003 at Kansas City, MO). Deadline to submit a draft is August 2, 2002.

ASQ's e-Learning has a new course - The Fundamentals of Six Sigma. For more information, visit

90 members from Region 9 passed the certification tests in March: 34 CQM, 26 CQT, 14 CMI, 11 CSSBB, 4 CRE and 1 CBIO.

The Indianapolis (903) and Wabash Valley (919) Sections achieved SMP Total Quality for the 2001-2002 program year. Both Sections were recognized at the AQC in Denver.

ASQ's e-Learning Center has added a new course - Introducing ISO 9001:2000. This multimedia, interactive course includes audio lectures, animation, quizzes, copies of the standard and a glossary.

ASQ's Board of Directors approved a new interest group - the Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group. This group will focus on providing information regarding world-class manufacturing and enterprises.

ISO has a new web site address. The web site is

Narrated volunteer training slide presentations for chair and chair-elect positions are now available on the web at

IMPORTANT DATES

Region 9 Leadership

Regional Director / Michael J. Mazu* / 812-853-4893 (W)
812-853-9443 (H) /

Deputy Director / Dick McKeever / 513-984-0047 /
Deputy Director / Dick Coy / 317-849-3489 /
Deputy Director / Dorothy Shook / 317-773-4399 /
Deputy Director / Bill Wortman / 800-660-4215 /
Deputy Director / Molly Brown / 812-523-5547 /
Deputy Director / John Chalmers / 260-587-9155 x332 /
National ASQ / 800-248-1946 /
SECTION / CHAIR / PHONE / E-MAIL
900 - Cincinnati / Phil Schoner / 513-821-8201 /
903 - Indianapolis / Richard Van Doel / 317-272-0230 /
904 - East Central IN / Chuck Darger / 765-289-5883 /
905 - Northeastern IN / John Chalmers / 260-587-9155 x332 /
909 - Dayton / Seth Hummel / 937-223-9000 /
911 - Lexington / Dan Dufresne / 502-695-8973 /
912 - Louisville / William Meyer / 812-923-4191 /
914 - South Central KY / Suresh Nair / 270-745-8131 /
915 - Evansville-Owensboro / Sue Lents / 812-895-8395 /
916 - Jackson Purchase / Ronald Moody / 731-642-5582 x327 /
917 - Lafayette / Robert Wolf / 765-743-3950 / N/A
918 - North Central IN / Gary Trimble / 765-963-2768 /
919 - Wabash Valley / Frank Bensley / 214-967-5465 /
920 - South Central IN / Willy Zech / 812-378-4803 /
921 - Central KY / George Simmons / 270-769-1333 x2723 /
922 - Pennyrile / Jim Brown / 270-885-2703 /
923 - Hoosier Hills / Tim Rocco / 812-854-6660 /
SUB- SECTION / CHAIR / PHONE / E-MAIL
Illinois Eastern Olney / Stan Mehl / 618-395-3888 /
STUDENT BRANCH / SPONSORING SECTION
Cincinnati Technical College / Cincinnati
Eastern Kentucky University / Lexington
Purdue University / Lafayette
ASQ Section Relations Dept / Phone / E-Mail
Laura Hoffmann Stratte / 414-298-8789 x7854 /
Leta Thrasher / 414-298-8789 x7423 /
Cynthia Nazario / 414-298-8789 x7442 /

* For those of you who may have to mail me your submittals, newsletters, dinner announcements, my home address is 5311 Woodridge Dr., Newburgh, IN, 47630-2111.

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SECTION / HOME CITY / WEB PAGE
900 - Cincinnati / Cincinnati, OH /
903 - Indianapolis / Indianapolis, IN /
904 - East Central IN / Muncie, IN /
905 - Northeastern IN / Fort Wayne, IN
909 - Dayton / Dayton, OH /
911 - Lexington / Lexington, KY /
912 - Louisville / Louisville, KY /
914 - South Central KY / Bowling Green, KY /
915 - Evansville-Owensboro / Evansville, IN
916 - Jackson Purchase / Paducah, KY
917 - Lafayette / Lafayette, IN
918 - North Central IN / Kokomo, IN /
919 - Wabash Valley / Terre Haute, IN
920 - South Central IN / Columbus, IN /
921 - Central KY / Elizabethtown, KY
922 - Pennyrile / Hopkinsville, KY
923 - Hoosier Hills / Bloomington, IN /
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National ASQ / Milwaukee /
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Inspection /
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Reliability /
Service Quality /
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Statistics /
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Quality Audit /
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