Section 1304
Minutes of 2-10-09 ASQ Leadership Committee Meeting
At The Crowne Plaza, 7750 Carondelet Avenue, Clayton
Prepared 3-2-09 by John O’Reilly
Participants: Steve Mundwiller, Steve Hyland, Shailesh Panth, Kim Rochetti, Tony Indihar, Randy Thompson, Chris Anderson, Denise Arthur, Sally Young, Eric Schellenberg, Resa Manson, Will Meyer, and John O’Reilly
1) Meeting called to order at 6:02 PM by Steve Mundwiller.
2) Introductions by Steve Mundwiller - Steve M welcomed Will Meyer and introduced him to the newer members of the LC.
3) January 09 Minutes Approved as Revised - John had corrected some earlier name misspellings after the Jan. minutes were sent out. A motion was made and seconded to approve the revised version of the minutes. The motion was approved.
4) Treasurer’s Report by Resa - We have a checking balance of $5135. The investment account balance is $82, 174. The Treasurer’s report was accepted as presented.
5) Additional Financial Information by Will Meyer - It has been very difficult to get the investment account switched over from Will to Resa and Steve Mundwiller. Will moved that the LC authorize Will to withdraw all the money from our investment account as a check made out to St. Louis Section of ASQ and then get this check to Resa for deposit into the section checking account. Resa will investigate CD rates at US Bank and report back to the LC in March. The motion was seconded and approved. [This has taken place, with the investment account check passing from Will to Steve Mundwiller to Resa and was deposited into the Section checking account on 2/26/09.] Kathy Knecht, our Audit Chair, audited the financial records with Resa for the semi annual financial audit. Resa has not received the audit report from Kathy, but it went well. There were only three issues, all at the beginning of the fiscal year and before the transition to Resa. .
6) General Feedback by Steve Mundwiller - A) Beth Cudney needs 2 volunteers for the IIE Conference coming to St. Louis this fall. These volunteers are expected to find 3 speakers and moderate a conference session. In return, they receive a discounted price to attend the conference. They also need to participate in a monthly conference call. Talk to Steve Mundwiller or Beth if you’re interested. Our ASQ section can be a sponsor at no cost by providing two volunteers with duties as described above. RU points are available.
B) Steve has heard from Bette Stanley. Her husband died last May, and since then she broke her arm and has gone through a very difficult time. She expressed an interest in rejoining the LC at some point in the future.
C) The SIU - Carbondale Student Chapter contacted Steve with an appeal for speakers at their Spring Conference on Thursday, April 16th. In past years, members the St. Louis Section have supplied most, if not all of the speakers for their conference. They are looking for quality or business topics. Will Meyer was a speaker two years ago and talked about the quality certification process and how even the easier certifications can be a valuable addition to a student’s resume. He would be glad to have someone else present this if they were interested. Will is going to email a copy of the presentation to Shailesh to be made available for members of our LC. We had scheduled a certification refresher class at SIUC, but it fell through due to finances.
D) We need to think about some type of conference in FY 2009-2010. The World Conference ASQ will be here in May, but we should think about something this fall.
E) Steve discussed our plan for travel to this year’s WC in May. We’re renting an SUV and have room for passengers. There’s room for officers and others who are interested in attending. Talk to Steve if you’re interested. Right now, Steve and JO’R are attending; Resa and Steve Hyland have conflicts and are not attending. We need to plan on driving up Friday and returning Wednesday or Thursday.
7) Education by Kim and Denise - We have not lined up instructors for this next round of Refresher classes, scheduled to start in March. Not enough interest yet, but if enough people sign up, we can get instructors quickly. Deadline is March 20th. Classes would start April 7th. What would generate more interest? Brenda Bishop might be persuaded to teach a class or two in Metro East. Some companies won’t pay for a class unless it’s part of a college. What are costs of doing a WebEx? Sally will get information from Huntsville on their WebEx.
Website Update by Shailesh - Updating and adding information to the section website is much easier. Can Spring Conference info be added easily? Yes, with approval from the site administrator. Sally saw a comment, it’s like a blog. Registration for next week is not right. Two days ago it was OK. Randy will email Shailesh a screen shot if there’s a problem tomorrow. Sent out an email blast, it’s very slow. Shailesh will email Steve Mundwiller tomorrow about how it’s going. He is trying to make it easier for Patty to manage. 123 SignUp is being revised and improved for Spring Conference registration.
9) Scholarship Award (Herbert V. McMahon Award) by Tony - 5 Scholarship awards so far. One person nominated themselves, they are a student. Another student applied but left off name and ASQ # of sponsoring member. Tony received OK from the LC to contact this person and get the missing information.
10) Upcoming Program by Steve Mundwiller - February at Favazza’s with Carla Armbruster and Bob Freese.
- March at Dave and Busters - Networking, Awards, Elections, and Recognition of certification earners in 2008.
- April at the Crowne Plaza. Our Spring Conference Banquet with vendors, beer, book sales, and Mike Brooks. Cost of banquet is included for conference and/or full day workshop attendees. Exam takers or half day workshop people pay regular price for the banquet.
- May at the Engineer’s Club -We’ll have 2 speakers. In May, the LC meeting will be on 1st Tuesday, section meeting on 2nd Tuesday. The world conference falls on the 3rd Tuesday.
- June at Westport Sheraton Chalet - It’s our joint meeting with APICS; our turn to supply the speaker.
11) SMP Results by Randy - We’ve only earned 24 certifications YTD. There are 3 more exams, but we’re way behind last year. Attendance is a little low, but we’ve got some big meetings coming up. Good feedback from the January meeting.
12) Membership by Steve Mundwiller for Kunita - A) March meeting will include people who earned certs in 2008 as our guests. The banquet room at Dave and Buster’s can hold 75 people. B) Four people attended with a new members welcome letter in January. Other ideas kicked around were a new member night at Savis Center before a Blues game. Maybe baseball, horseracing, minor league baseball. LC meeting at a River City Rascal’s game and “Bring a friend to the May meeting.
13) Dr. Bob Deufel - Steve informed the LC that Bob Deufel passed away August 10th of 2008. He was on the LC for 30 years and was a friend to all and a mentor to many of the LC members. A motion was made, seconded, and approved to rename the Extra Measure Award. It will now be known as the Dr. Robert Deufel Extra Measure Award. We will have a memorial ceremony as part of the March meeting. Sally will contact National for any information they have and bring a candle; Steve will dig up more biographical data and get a picture. We need a new Historian at some point. Dr. Bob’s family will be invited as our guests.
14) Section Awards by Denise - Awards were discussed and a consensus was reached. The results will be announced at our March meeting.
15) Additional nominations for section offices by John - No other nominations were received. Our slate remains Steve Mundwiller for Section Chair, John O’Reilly for Vice-Chair, Resa Manson for Treasurer, and Kim Rochetti for Secretary.
16) New re-certification activity by Will - Will recently met with Ed Lanser, started with his model. He talked to Lisa Valle at ASQ National. There are no record retention requirements. Linda suggested keeping the certification cover sheet for six to 12 months. In our section, 40 to 50% have certifications. Most are synchronized, so they only recertify every 3 years. This works out to about 125 people/year to recertify. Will spoke at the last Technical Interchange meeting at Boeing (hosted by our Sally Young). He will meet with Boeing people to recertify them at lunch time. He did one today; it took 15 minutes. Linda said he could have backup subcommittee members and they plan on recertifying people before section meetings and during breaks at the Spring Conference.
17) Spring Conference Update by Steve Hyland, Resa, and John - The Spring Conference brochure is in final revision stage and was given out as a draft to the LC [It was mailed out to our members on 2/27/09]. Registration is on-line through 123SignUp, or by mail or fax to the Engineer’s Club. We will not take P.O.s, only credit cards, checks, or cash. We need people to get out there and recruit attendees. It’s the best value in town for your money.
18) Around the Table -
- John - Pass
- Kim - VP of Marketing information “we got game”. We need money to help.
- Denise - Pass
- Sally - She got an email from James Duncan a Dr. in Quality in the Radiology Dept at BJC. More info about healthcare?
- Randy - His recertification is due, but he didn’t get a notice or recert log. Why not?
- Eric - He gave a handout summarizing December certification results. Who is our contact for ASQ exams at Spring Conference? Steve M - Mary Martin.
- Chris - Pass
- Shailesh - Pass
- Tony - Pass
- Resa - Pass
- Steve Hyland - Pass
- Will - Pass
- Steve Mundwiller - Let’s adjourn at 8:36. Thanks for your patience and persistence.
