Walter E. Masing Book Prize
The IAQ Walter E. Masing Book Prize is awarded annually to honor the memory of Dr. Walter E. Masing (1915-2004). Dr. Masing was a founder of both the IAQ and the European Organization for Quality (EOQ), where he served as its first president and was named an Honorary Member. He was the president of the German Society for Quality (DGQ) for twenty years and was named Honorary President upon his retirement. The Academy wishes to recognize excellence in a published book that has significantly increased the world’s quality knowledge. The Walter E. Masing Book Prize is open for award to any author; with contributions being judged by a panel of Academicians to determine the most noteworthy book on a subject in the discipline of quality management for the year. |
Prize Recipients
2021
Hiroshi Osada
Kaizen Advantages: Best Practices for Competitive Companies
2020
Jiju Antony, Vijaya Sunder M, Chad Laux & Elizabeth Cudney
The Ten Commandments of Six Sigma: A Guide for Practitioners
2019
David Hutchins
Quality Beyond Borders: Dantotsu or How To Achieve Best in Business
2014
Chao-Ton Su
Quality Engineering: Off-line Methods and Applications
2011
Yukihiro Ando & Pankaj Kumar
Daily Management: The TQM Way
2008
Gregory H. Watson
Strategic Benchmarking Reloaded with Six Sigma
2007
Thong Ngee Goh
Six Sigma: Advanced Tools for Black Belts and Master Black Belts