William J. Feingold Scholarship Program

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1 William J. Feingld Schlarship Prgram GENERAL The Visin f the ASQ Bimedical Divisin f the American Sciety fr Quality is t make quality in bimedical prducts and systems a glbal pririty, an rganizatinal imperative, and a persnal ethic. The ASQ Bimedical Divisin strives t be the leading authrity and resurce fr everyne in the Bimedical Cmmunity wh seeks quality cncepts, technlgy and tls t imprve bimedical prducts and themselves. The ASQ Bimedical Divisin has established the William J. Feingld Schlarship Prgram t further its visin by: Prmting the awareness and the use f quality principles, cncepts, and technlgies t students within the Bimedical Cmmunity, Prviding learning pprtunities relating t quality fr the wrldwide Bimedical Cmmunity, Encuraging cnsideratin f the Quality Prfessin in the Bimedical Cmmunity as a career chice. The schlarship is an award f up t $5000 t be presented t an individual enrlled in an accredited university r cllege wh, in the pinin f the selectin cmmittee, fulfills the acceptance criteria. Cmpleted applicatins must be submitted t the Awards Cmmittee. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS One r mre William J. Feingld Schlarship may be awarded annually. Applicants ging int their third year f undergraduate study are preferred recipients f the schlarship award. A recipient f the schlarship may apply fr a secnd award if they are able t demnstrate thrugh their studies and cmmunity activities exceptinal cmmitment t the quality issues f the Bimedical Cmmunity. A recipient shall nt receive mre than tw William J. Feingld Schlarships. William J. Feingld was twice the Chair f the ASQ Bimedical Divisin in 1988 and 1992 and was a mentr t many f the members. President f Spektra Management Cnsultants (Carlsbad, CA) since 1987, Mr. Feingld was active in the medical device industry fr nearly half a century. He held high-level psitins in quality assurance and manufacturing fr such cmpanies as Crdis Crp., Critikn, Advanced Cardivascular Systems, Sntek Crp. and was a member f MD&DI's editrial bard since ELIGIBILITY The applicants must fulfill the fllwing requirements: Applicants shall have cmpleted at least tw years f undergraduate study at an accredited degree granting institutin by the time they receive the schlarship Applicants are enrlled in r have a declared majr in a technical, engineering, r scientific curse f study that is applicable t the Bimedical Cmmunity. The applicant shall have at least a 3.0 GPA (based n a 4.0 scale) Applicants enrlled in a Graduate Degree prgram are eligible fr the schlarship. Relatives f the members f the Awards Cmmittee are nt eligible fr the schlarship.

2 William J. Feingld Schlarship Prgram APPLICATION All applicants fr the William J. Feingld Schlarship shall cmplete and submit the attached applicatin frm. All applicatin material must be submitted t the Awards Cmmittee. In additin t the cmpleted frm, each applicatin shall include: An fficial transcript f cmpleted undergraduate r graduate wrk t date shwing curses taken, subjects, and grades. Letters f reference frm at least three persns, ne f whm shall be a current regular, senir, fellw, r hnrary member f the American Sciety fr Quality. An essay f at least 500 wrds n Why Quality Systems are imprtant in the Bimedical Cmmunity. SELECTION This is an award that may be based n assessing multiple applicants. The ASQ Bimedical Divisin reserves the right t limit the number f schlarships per year and t make n award if the Awards Cmmittee determines that nne f the applicants meets the requirements. Selectin preference criteria fr awarding the schlarship shall include: AWARD The award will be depsited in the recipient s accunt with the business ffice f the institutin designated in the applicatin upn receipt f cnfirmatin frm the institutin stating the recipient has been registered fr the upcming sessin. Recipients will be ntified that they have been awarded the schlarship and will be invited t attend the WCQI as the guest f the ASQ Bimedical Divisin fr a frmal presentatin f the schlarship. Applicants in a technical r scientific curse f study related t medical prducts have preference ver ther applicants. Applicants with a demnstrated cntributin r participatin in activities related t quality in the Bimedical Cmmunity are preferred. Applicants with a higher GPA and/r cmpelling essay will have preference. The Awards Cmmittee f the Bimedical Divisin shall recmmend t the Bimedical Cuncil the recipient(s) f the schlarship(s). The Cuncil shall cnsider and accept r reject each award by vice vte at a regularly scheduled meeting f the Bimedical Cuncil.

3 William J. Feingld Schlarship Prgram Applicatin Frm Name: Address: Number and street City, Sate, and Zip: Telephne Number: ( ) ( ) Hme (day) Wrk Cllege/University/Institutin attended in the last tw years: Cllege/University/Institutin yu will be attending this year: Leave blank if same as abve What curse f study are yu pursuing (what is yur majr)? List the curses yu have taken t date r are currently enrlled: List rganized activities yu participated in while in high schl/cllege (include ffices held and years active): List cmmunity activities yu participated in: List any hnrs, awards, r schlarships yu received while in high schl r cllege: List any emplyment during the past tw years. Include the name f the cmpany, yur jb, and prvide a name f a cntact and their telephne number.

4 William J. Feingld Schlarship Prgram Career Gals and Objectives. State briefly yur intended career bjectives and indicate hw they relate t quality issues within the Bimedical cmmunity. (This is in additin t, nt instead f, the essay requirement)

5 William J. Feingld Schlarship Prgram References: List the names, lcatin, and ccupatin f the three peple prviding letters f reference. List the ASQ member first. 1. Name: Occupatin City State Telephne Number: ( ) 2. Name: Occupatin City State If applicable Telephne Number: ( ) 3. Name: Occupatin City State If applicable Telephne Number: ( ) My signature belw indicates that I have cmpleted this applicatin truthfully and accurately nd that the fllwing dcuments are attached: An fficial transcript f cmpleted undergraduate wrk t date shwing curses taken, subjects, and grades; Letters f References frm at least ree surces, ne f whm is a current member f e Sciety; An e ay f at least 500 rds n Why Quality Systems are imprtant in the Bimedical Cmmunity. Signature f Applicant Date cmpleted applicatin frm and attachments t: Chair, Awards-Grants-Schlarships at address shwn n asq.rg/bimed/leadership The Bimedical Divisin shall be gverned by the American Sciety fr Quality (hereafter referred t as the Sciety ) Articles f Incrpratin, by the prvisins f the laws under which the Sciety is incrprated, by the prvisins f the Sciety Bylaws, and by the Bylaws f the Bimedical Divisin.