IAQ Membership

IAQ members are nominated by current IAQ members. It is not through individual application.

Membership

Who are the members of IAQ?

Academicians are invited proportionately from among the major regions of the world and are approximately divided into thirds from Asia, America, and Europe-Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Individuals may not apply for membership as the Academy identifies and recruits both thought leaders and exceptional practitioners to receive invitations for membership. Currently, members represent over 45 nations.

Quality of IAQ membership definition

Excellence, expertise in the field
National, company, and/or professional leadership
Track record of accomplishments, academic and/or applications
Excellent communication (oral, written, languages)
Commitment

Membership success factors

Expert knowledge and wide experience
Ability to communicate
International involvement
Ability to travel
Strong position in "home country"
Collective knowledge of quality organizations
Commitment to scientific approach to quality
Personal, not linked to organizations
Willingness to share ideas
Engaged in continuous improvement of quality
Mixed academic base experience
Mature personality, humor, and tolerant

Councillor

Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda

Honorary Chairman

Toyota Motor Corporation

Japan

Honorary Members

Marco E. J. Bertin

IAQ Honorary Member, Argentina

Dr. Tito Conti

IAQ Honorary Member

Italy

Dr. H. James Harrington

IAQ Honorary Member

USA

Noriaki Kano

IAQ Honorary Member

Kano Quality Research Office, Japan

Janak Mehta

IAQ Honorary Member

TQM International Pvt Ltd, India

Sr. Mary Jean Ryan

IAQ Honorary Member

Former Chair SMS Health Systems, USA

Lennart Sandholm

IAQ Honorary Member

Sandholm Associates, Sweden

Dr. Hans Dieter Seghezzi

IAQ Honorary Member

University of St. Gallen, Liechtenstein

Dr. Gregory H. Watson

IAQ Honorary Member

Business Excellence Solutions, Finland

Academician Emeritus

Antonio de Almeida, Jr.

Portugal

Dr. Bo (Lennart Sigvard) Bergman

Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden

Dr. Kenneth E. Case

Oklahoma State University

USA

Dr. Robert E. Cole

USA

Dr. Kostas N. Dervitsiotis

Greece

Dr. Miflora M. Gatchalian

Philippines

Dr. Hitoshi Kume

The University of Tokyo

Japan

Dr. Way Kuo

City University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

David B. Luther

USA

Dr. Madhav Sinha

Canada

Dr. Kenneth S. Stephens

USA

Dr. Mohamed Zairi

United Kingdom

Dr. GOH Thong Ngee

National University of Singapore

Deceased Members and their Memoriam

Mohamed Zairi, UK

Tetsuichi Asaka, Japan

Yoji Akao, Japan

Masashi Asao, Japan

Asbjørn Aune, Norway

Soren Bisgaard, Denmark

George E. P. Box, USA

Michèle Boulanger, France

Riccardo Dell'Anna, Italy

Armand V. Feigenbaum, USA

William Golomski, USA

C. Jackson Grayson, USA

Akira Harada, Japan

Deborah L. Hopen, USA

John D. Hromi, USA

Spencer Hutchens, USA

Masumasa Imaizumi, Japan

Keijiro Inoue, Japan

Kaoru Ishikawa, Japan

Kotaro Ito, Japan

Gopal Kanji, India

Masao Kogure, Japan

Yoshio Kondo, Japan

Ikuro Kusaba, Japan

Yuanzhang Liu, China

Walter Masing, Germany

Shigeru Mizuno, Japan

Kenzo Sasaoka, Japan

Viktor Seitschek, Austria

Shoichi Shimizu, Japan

Francis R. Steer, UK

Genichi Taguchi, Japan

Mamoru Yamaguchi, Japan

Takanori Yoneyama, Japan

Tadashi Yoshizawa, Japan

Hermann Zeller, Germany

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Who are the members of IAQ?

Quality of IAQ membership definition

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Deceased Members and their Memoriam

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