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, ...