Michael Nichols Becomes ASQ President-Elect

April 30, 2006 — Michael Nichols was declared the new American Society for Quality President-Elect during the ASQ Annual Business Meeting, held prior to the opening of the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement. Nichols appeared on the ballot as the ASQ Nominating Committee’s candidate.

ASQ member Dan Sniezek, who petitioned to appear on the ballot, was the challenger.

“We must continue,” Nichols said, “to reinvent ourselves by creating new and interesting memberships that will attract the next generation of quality professions.

“We need to build on traditional approaches and create viable inroads that are accessible by the expanding quality community.”

Also announced during the meeting were officers in the uncontested races:

Chairman	Jerry Mairani
President	Ron Atkinson
Treasurer	Hope Gonzales
National Director	Jochen Amelsberg
National Director	Aimee Siegler

The official start date for each officer is July 1, 2006.