Section Member Recognition

This month we wanted to recognize the members of the Dallas Chapter that are Fellows. Fellows are recognized as having achieved professional distinction and pre-eminence in the technology, theory, education, application or management of quality control.

By conferring Fellow status to this lady and these gentlemen, ASQ recognized the tremendous contributions they have made toward making quality a personal ethic, an organizational imperative, and a global priority. They are the true stewards of the quality movement and the embodiment of the quality profession.

ASQ Dallas Chapter Fellows

E. B. "Oz" Godsey, P.E.

Mr. Godsey is a founding member of ASQ, joining in 1947. He became a Fellow in 1967. Oz is a Certified Quality Engineer and a Certified Reliability Engineer. He served as the Regional Director of Region 14 for six years and on too many local and national society committees and boards to mention here. Oz is enjoying his retirement and spoiling his two grandchildren.

Quality Quote: "Sigma is the most important statistic that you will ever use. It solves more problems than any other tool."

Herbert B. Epstein Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Epstein has been a member of ASQ since 1951, when he was a co-founder of the Dallas Chapter of ASQC. He became a Fellow in 1965. Dr. Epstein is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor for the College of Business and Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler.  He coordinates the Community Minority Business Advancement Program, teaches International Business and is involved in Interdisciplinary Programs across the campus.

Quality Quote: "We must get a lot better at teaching executives the basics of TQM at the business level."

Dr. Charles L. Carter Jr., PhD

Dr. Carter has been a member of ASQ since 1959. He became a Fellow in 1969. Dr. Carter is currently president of C.L. Carter, Jr. & Associates, providing training and materials in the quality assurance, quality control and inspection, and quality assurance workmanship areas.

Dr. E. James Tew

Dr. Tew has been a member of ASQ since 1963. He became a Fellow in 1975. Dr. Tew is a Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer and a Certified Reliability Engineer. Dr. Tew worked for many years at Texas Instruments as a Quality Assurance Manager and is currently the Master Faculty of Business in the School of Graduate and Professional Studies at LaTourneau University.

Quality Quote: "Quality leadership is a process, not a position."

Arthur Trepanier

Mr. Trepanier has been a member of ASQ since 1967. He became a Fellow in 2003. Art is a Certified Manager Quality/Organizational Excellence, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Inspector, Certified Quality Technician, and a Certified Software Quality Engineer. Art currently works as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at Lockheed Martin, is member of the ASQ Board of Directors, is active in the Quality Management Division, participates on the WCQI Technical Program Committee, is Chair of the Education and Training Board, and is a past Section Chair.

Quality Quote: "Quality is an important characteristic of a sophisticated society.  Without a defined measure of quality; disappointing results may be unavoidable."

Dr. Vallabh H. Dhudshia, PhD

Dr. Dhudshia has been a member of ASQ since 1973. He became a Fellow in 1998 and is a Certified Quality Engineer. Vallabh spent his career in the quality and reliability fields at Xerox, SEMATECH, and Texas Instruments. He is currently an independent quality and reliability consultant.

Quality Quote: "Every problem with an organization's  people, processes, products, and services is an opportunity for improvement."

Pradip V. Mehta

Mr. Mehta has been a member of ASQ since 1974. He became a Fellow in 1997 and is a Certified Quality Auditor. Pradip is currently the principal of Mehta Consulting LLC, helping organizations by providing consulting and insight for business process improvement and managing for quality.

Quality Quote: "Taste is a matter of choice; but quality is a matter of fact."

John W. Jennings III

Mr. Jennings has been a member of ASQ since 1982. He became a Fellow in 2006. John is a Certified Six Sigma Green and Black Belt, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Inspector, Certified Quality Technician, Certified Reliability Engineer, Certified Software Quality Engineer, Certified Manager of Quality/Operational Excellence, and a Senior Examiner for Texas Award for Performance Excellence. As if that isn't enough, John is also a certified ESD Engineer and a certified ISO9001:2000 auditor. John is a past Section Chair and provides consulting services in SPC, quality management systems, and process improvement.

Quality Quote: "There is one thing worse than training an employee and losing them -- not training them and keeping them."

Glenn W. Bodinson

Mr. Bodinson has been a member of ASQ since 1984. He also became a Fellow in 2006. Glenn is a Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and a Certified Manager of Quality/Operational Excellence. Glenn is the founder of BaldrigeCoach, a consulting practice that has coached fourteen companies that have received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Glenn is a past Section Chair and has served as a Baldrige Award Examiner, Texas Award for Performance Excellence Judge, Shingo Prize Examiner, ASQ Team Excellence Competition National Judge, and a Workforce Excellence Senior Examiner.

Quality Quote: "The most common misconception is that you should wait until you are 'ready' to prepare a Baldrige or State Award application.  No one is ever ready.  You have to start somewhere and you can only get better by getting your feedback."

Paula B. Sommer

Ms. Sommer of Dynamic WorkSystesm has been a member of ASQ since 1990. She became a Fellow and a Baldrige Babe in 2002. Paula works with both school districts and private industry in the implementation of the Baldrige framework for performance excellence. Paula currently serves on the Board of Govenors for Texas Award for Performance Excellence and the Quality Press Review Board. She is a past chair of the Fort Worth ASQ Section, Arlington Quality Council, and recipient of the Ishikawa Medal for the human side of quality.

Quality Quote: "Context, structure, and measures provide the foundation for accelerating improvement."

Ashok V. Dandekar

Mr. Dandekar has also been a member of ASQ since 1990. He became a Fellow in 2001. Ashok is a Certified Quality Auditor and a Certifed Quality Engineer. He is currently the Director of Quality Management at Fujitsu. Ashok was a founding member of the group that developed the TL 9000 standard.

Quality Quote: "Quality does not show automatically in a product or service. It is a result of conscious effort put in by people using processes, measuring them and improving continuously."