2008 Juran Fellows 612-626-4555 Joseph M. Juran Center for Leadership in Quality Announces 2008 Juran Fellows MINNEAPOLIS, June 18, 2008—The Joseph M. Juran Center for Leadership in Quality at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management has announced the 2008 Juran Fellows. Each year, the Joseph M. Juran Center selects and honors doctoral candidates whose research shows the most promise in broadening and fueling thinking and practices in the area of quality-related research in their chosen fields. Dr. Joseph Juran is credited with being the Architect of Quality. His philosophy is based around quality principles, including systemic improvement, systems thinking, prevention, organizational learning and strong leadership. Three Juran Fellows were selected this year from among 22 applicants. The review panel consisted of 43 faculty and business leaders in Quality who evaluated the research applications based on their importance in advancing knowledge of Quality, their potential impact on society and several other criteria. The Juran Fellows receive $5,000 awards to expand their Quality research and its applications upon graduation. The 2008 Juran Fellows winners are: Shaunna Barnhart, Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State University Promoting sustainable community initiatives: Applying quality principles to community forestry and biogas promotion in Nepal Deborah Mullen, Health Services Research and Policy Administration, University of Minnesota Moral exemplars, outpatient medical clinic climate, temporal affect and patient care errors Amy Stott, Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University Improving long-term care management practices and direct care worker organizational commitment 2008 Fellow Amy Stott said “The Juran Fellowship Award…is a significant step toward a quality-related research career in health care for me. I am grateful and honored to receive this prestigious award.” The Joseph M. Juran Center for Leadership in Quality was founded in 1993 at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management to advance research in the field of quality management. In 1997, Dr. Joseph Juran—the world’s preeminent Quality expert—gave his foundation and name to the center. With greater resources and name recognition, the Juran Center broadened its mission to help fulfill Dr. Juran’s vision of the 21st Century as the “Century of Quality.” For more information, visit www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/juran. |