International Academy for Quality

Awards

Founder's Medal

Purpose and History

The IAQ Founder's Medal recognizes contributions of Academicians who have rendered especially distinguished service to the Academy in a variety of ways: administratively increasing the performance capability of the Academy, technically contributing to the quality technical or managerial body of knowledge, or publicly enhancing its prestige.

Marcos E. J. Bertin Quality in Governance Medal

Purpose and History

The IAQ Marcos E. J. Bertin Quality in Governance Medal recognizes exceptional contributions to the practice or development of sound principles of good governance based on application of quality-related principals and methods.

Quality Sustainability Award

Purpose and History

The IAQ Quality Sustainability Award was established in 2020 to recognize how the philosophy, methodology, and tools of quality management have been used to achieve more sustainable development. This award is given to projects that have successfully linked quality to sustainability and have the main purpose of promoting a more fact-based, results-focused, and improvement driven sustainability work. Read more about how to apply for this award at:

www.iaqaward.com

Riccardo Dell'Anna Doctoral Dissertation Prize

Purpose and History

Dr. Riccardo Dell'Anna (1955-2005) was an exceptional example of a business-based quality Academician. He was executive vice president responsible for the automotive bearing business unit of SKF, the Swedish based multinational where he had previously served as Vice President of Quality.

Walter E. Masing Book Prize

Purpose and History

The IAQ Walter E. Masing Book Prize is awarded annually to honor the memory of Dr. Walter E. Masing (1915-2004), one its founders and an Honorary Member. Dr. Masing was a founder of both the IAQ and the European Organization for Quality (EOQ), where he served as its first president and was named an Honorary Member. He was president of the German Society for Quality (DGQ) for twenty years and was named Honorary President upon his retirement.

Yoshio Kondo Academic Research Prize

Purpose and History

The IAQ Yoshio Kondo Academic Prize was established in 2009 to recognize sustained performance in exceptional published works by an Academician. This award honors IAQ Past Chair and Honorary Member Dr. Yoshio Kondo for his sustained contributions to the Academy in administrative and operational capacities and his exceptional contributions to the field of quality through extensive academic research.

Marcos E. J. Bertin Quality in Governance Medal (Executive)

Recipients (Executive Role Model)

2009 James Houghton, Chairman Emeritus, Corning Inc., USA

2010 Emilio Odebrecht, Chairman, Odebrecht, Brazil

2011 Fred-Henri Firmenich, Former Chairman, Firmenich S.A., Switzerland

2012 Masahiro Sakane, Chairman, Komatsu Ltd., Japan

2013 Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Group, India

2014 Pekka Ala-Pietila, Chairman, Solidium OY, Finland

2015 Sr. Mary Jean Ryan, Board Advisor, SSM Health Care, USA

2015 Gregory H. Watson, Business Excellence Solutions, Ltd, Finland

Marcos E. J. Bertin Quality in Governance Medal (Personal)

Recipients (Personal Contributions)

2009 Ira Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, USA

2010 Martin Hilb, Chairman, Corporate Governance Center, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

2011 Ram Charan, CEO, Ram Charan Associates, USA

2012 Philip Armstrong, Head, Global Corporate Governance Forum, USA

2013 John Carver, Carver Governance Design, Inc.

2013 Miriam Carver, Carver Governance Design, Inc.

2014 Christ Pearce, Global Governance Services Ltd.