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Martin A. Brumbaugh
Martin Allen Brumbaugh was an American statistician, economist and educator. He was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Buffalo. He was a pioneer of statistical process control and a founding member of the American Society for Quality Control. Early life Martin Allen Brumbaugh was born to Mary (née Haffley) and Irvin G. Brumbaugh. His father was a merchant in Pennsylvania and his uncle Martin G. Brumbaugh was Pennsylvania governor. He graduated from Juniata College in 1918. He attended post graduate courses at the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University. His 1926 dissertation at the University of Pennsylvania was entitled "Direct Method of Determining Cyclical Fluctuations of Economic Data". Career In 1922, Brumbaugh became an assistant professor of economics and statistics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. From 1926 to 1927, he was chief statistician of a study of conditions in Pennsylvania state and count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juniata College
Juniata College () is a private liberal arts college in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1876 as a co-educational normal school, it was the first college started by members of the Church of the Brethren. It was originally founded as a center for vocational learning for those who could not afford formal education. As of 2015, Juniata College has about 1,600 students from 42 states and territories and 45 countries. History 19th century "Huntingdon Normal School", a normal school, was established by a young Huntingdon physician, Dr. Andrew B. Brumbaugh, and his two cousins, Henry and John Brumbaugh. Henry provided a second-story room over his local print shop for classes, while John lodged and fed the college's first teacher, Jacob M. Zuck. Andrew was to "provide students and furniture". Juniata's first classes were held on April 17, 1876, with professor Zuck teaching Rebecca Cornelius, Maggie D. Miller, and Gaius M. Brumbaugh, (the only son of physician Andrew Brumbaug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Society For Quality
The American Society for Quality (ASQ), formerly the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), is a society of quality professionals, with more than 30,000 members, in more than 140 countries. History ASQC was established on 16 February 1946 by 253 members in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with George D. Edwards as its first president. The organization was first created as a way for quality experts and manufacturers to sustain quality-improvement techniques used during World War II. In 1948, ASQC's Code of Ethics established standards for members to conduct their activities and business. Business writer Armand V. Feigenbaum served as president of the society in 1961–63. In 1997, the members of the organization voted to change its name from "American Society for Quality Control" to "American Society for Quality". Quality ASQ provides its members with certification, training, publications, conferences, and other services. ASQ is a founding partner of the American Customer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
