(Asia Pacific Quality Organization) -- The Armand V. Feigenbaum Lifetime Achievement Medal is being established by the Asia Pacific Quality Organization and the Walter L. Hurd Foundation. Named after Armand Feigenbaum, whose creative genius has added new dimensions to the quality body of knowledge and the way it is practiced throughout the world, the medal will be given annually to an individual whose pursuit of performance improvement over a minimum of 25 years has helped to promote the use of quality methodologies and principles.

Feigenbaum’s lifelong dedication to the development and advancement of quality principles and practices has affected all who strive to further quality improvement in all the corners of the world.

Award candidates will be people who promote quality principles by publishing articles and books on the subject as well as giving freely of his personal time to publish and present papers at conferences. A candidate must serve as a volunteer leader in nonprofit professional societies. The ideal candidate is involved in promoting quality principles and methodologies internationally.

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