Hartford Section 103 of the American Society for Quality was first organized under the name of the Hartford Society for Measurement on December 15, 1942 in the auditorium of the Hartford Electric Light Company in Hartford, Connecticut.
Founders:
G.L.Manke, Pres. (Veeder Root, Inc)
S.J.Zelle, V.P. & Secretary (The Whitney Chain Co.)
A.McDougall, Treasurer (Pratt & Whitney Aircraft)
Advisory Board:
R. T. Palmer (R. T. Palmer Company)
W. H. Gourlie (P&W Division, Niles-Bement-Pond)
S. G. Johnson (Johnson Gage Company)
R.K. Hellman (Great American Ind. Ct Telephone & Electric Div)
J. J. Ferri (American Bosch Corporation)
The purpose of the fledgling society was the improvement and advancement of measuring and control devices used in manufacturing and engineering practices.
On May 12, 1970 the American Society for Quality Control chartered the Hartford Society for Measurement as an official section of the Society.
In 1988, Governor William O'Neill designated October as Quality Month in Connecticut in recognition of the valuable contributions of the Society to the growth and development of the state's economy.
In 1993, the Hartford Section affiliated with the Connecticut Quality Council to further their common goals of promoting the development of all facets of quality.
From that small beginning membership in the Hartford Section has grown steadily to an average of 175 during the 1950's and 1960's, to 700 by the turn of the century.
Today, the Hartford Section is a thriving organization, continuing to meet the needs of its membership in times of rapid change in business relationships, in technology, and in the marketplace.
Past Chairs
1942-1943 | Gus L. Manke | Veeder-Root, Inc. |
1943-1944 | Stephen J. Zelle | Whitney Chain Company |
1944-1945 | Stanley G. Johnson | Johnson Gage Company |
1945-1946 | Stanley G. Johnson | Johnson Gage Company |
1946-1947 | William H. Gourlie | P&W Division Niles-Bement-Pond |
1947-1948 | Archie McDougall | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1948-1949 | Arnold B. Collins | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1949-1950 | Dorian Shainin | Hamilton Standard Division |
1950-1951 | Arthur B. Shea | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1951-1952 | Chester A. Hoffmann | Capewell Manufacturing Company |
1952-1953 | George H. Selig | P&W Division Niles-Bement-Pond |
1953-1954 | Robert E. Connor | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1954-1955 | Charles V. Kropp | U.S.A.F. Inspector, Air Material Command |
1955-1956 | Chester A. Govang | Capewell Manufacturing Company |
1956-1957 | Albert E. Aubin | Royal Typewriter Company |
1957-1958 | Ernest B. Bozenhard | Pratt & Whitney, Inc. West Hartford |
1958-1959 | Frank J. Hauman | Royal McBee Corporation |
1959-1960 | Herbert E. France, Jr. | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1960-1961 | Kenneth Martin, Jr. | Holo Krome Screw Corporation |
1961-1962 | Eugene W. Ellis, Jr. | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1962-1963 | Lawrence J. Sespaniak | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1963-1964 | Robert H. Phelps | Royal McBee Corporation |
1964-1965 | Anthony B. Manzi | Skinner Precision |
1965-1966 | L. Blair Alexander | Fafnir Bearing Company |
1966-1967 | Carl H. Josephson | Ensign-Bickford |
1967-1968 | H. Harlow Richardson | Royal Typewriter Company |
1968-1969 | Howard I. Parsons | Fafnir Bearing Company |
1969-1970 | Alan Lowenthal | Kaman Aerospace Corporation |
1970-1971 | Bruce Mackay | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1971-1972 | Anthony S. Kasmierski | Colt's Firearms |
1972-1973 | Edward M. Stiles | Chandler Evans Control Systems |
1973-1974 | H. Newton Ale | Chandler Evans Control Systems |
1974-1975 | Robert Roseberry | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1975-1976 | Bertrand Morency, Jr. | Projects, Inc. |
1976-1977 | Alan Doty | Digital |
1977-1978 | David Miska | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1978-1979 | Andre Dulam | Smith & Wesson |
1979-1980 | Paul Vik | Adams Aircraft |
1980-1981 | Marum Bishop | Combustion Engineering |
1981-1982 | Robert Kemp | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1982-1983 | Francis Danko | Eastern Tool & Die |
1983-1984 | Francis Danko | Eastern Tool & Die |
1984-1985 | William Medinger | Consultant |
1985-1986 | Frederick Polidori | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1986-1987 | Frederick Polidori | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1987-1988 | Richard C. Lindstrom | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1988-1989 | Brian Jones | Combustion Engineering |
1989-1990 | Brian Jones | Combustion Engineering |
1990-1991 | Mariano Hutchison | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1991-1992 | Marty O'Neill | International Fuel Cells |
1992-1993 | Bruce Vagts | Hamilton Standard |
1993-1994 | Charles LeVasseur | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1994-1995 | Charles LeVasseur | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
1995-1996 | Frank Seibert | Continental Machine Tool Co. Inc. |
1996-1997 | Frank Seibert | Continental Machine Tool Co. Inc. |
1997-1998 | Dennis Gareau | Dynamic Gunver Technology |
1998-1999 | Dennis Gareau | Dynamic Gunver Technology |
1999-2000 | Dave Hall | JDS Uniphase |
2000-2001 | Dave Hall | JDS Uniphase |
2001-2002 | Ida Gall | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
2002-2003 | Ida Gall | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft |
2003-2004 | Roy Duff | Vision Technical Molding, LLC |
2004-2005 | Roy Duff | Vision Technical Molding, LLC |
2005-2006 | Thomas Gallagher | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation |
2006-2007 | Thomas Gallagher | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation |
2007-2008 | Robert Dembkoski | D.A.D.T |
2008-2009 | Robert Dembkoski | D.A.D.T |
2009-2010 | Robert Dembkoski | D.A.D.T |
2010-2011 | Robert Dembkoski | Winslow Automatic Inc |
2011-2012 | Thomas Berstene | Workforce Planning Associates |
2013-2014 | Tyler Brush | Multi-Seals, Inc. |
2014-2015 | Tyler Brush | Multi-Seals, Inc. |
2015-2016 | Tyler Brush | Multi-Seals, Inc. |
2016-2017 | Tyler Brush | Multi-Seals, Inc. |
1/2017-5/2017 | Jennifer Williams | UTAS |
10/2017-2018 | Bill Forthofer | FORTHTEC, LLC |
2018-2019 | Bill Forthofer | FORTHTEC, LLC |