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Letter from the Chair Hello, ASQ Buffalo! We’re kicking off our new program year with high-quality content centered on the theme “Artificial Intelligence in Quality.” We begin strongly with TJ Allard , who will discuss how to prepare quality organizations for agentic workflows – a key topic as AI continues to reshape our industry. Most meetings this year will be held virtually to accommodate everyone’s busy schedules. However, we’ll also host an in-person Christmas party and plant tour , providing great opportunities to network and socialize. I look forward to seeing you throughout the year. Warm regards, Douglas Golde, ...

The Holiday event was fun, great people, food, and drink. The Sterno fire. Good thing we had a room full of engineers.

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Doug Golde Chair Jeff Ash Vice chair Gary Lawson Treasurer Chelsea Nowicki Secretary Drew Campbell Seminars Ira Johnson Education, Conference Gary Leskiw Employment John Lupienski Assistant program Peter Mancuso Membership Please contact Doug Golde if you would like to participate on our board.

In November, 1943, the Society of Quality Control Engineers of Buffalo met. The organization had 41 members. The originating officers were: C. Wing, President Dr. M. Brumbaugh, Vice President V. Grom, Secretary G. Harrold, Treasurer One of the original members, Dr. Martin A. Brumbaugh stood out as a driving force that would contribute to the foundation of what would be known as the American Society for Quality Control, and now know as the American Society for Quality. As early as 1944, Brumbaugh publicly advocated a national organization of quality control practitioners. At that time, he was Professor of Statistics an the University of Buffalo, ...