|  H. 
                      James Harrington
 H. James Harrington is CEO of the Harrington Institute 
                      Inc. and chairman of the board of Harrington Group. He has 
                      more than 45 years of experience as a quality professional 
                      and is the author of 22 books. Visit his Web site at www.harrington-institute.com. 
                      
   |  Stanley 
                      A. Marash, Ph.D.
 Chairman and CEO of STAT-A-MATRIX/The SAM Group. 
 Visit STAT-A-MATRIX at www.thesamgroup.com 
                      
 
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                  |  Pat 
                      Townsend and Joan Gebhardt 
                      (right) have written more than 200 articles and four books:
 Commit to Quality (John Wiley & Sons, 1986);
 Quality in Action: 93 Lessons in Leadership, Participation, 
                      and Measurement (John Wiley & Sons, 1992);
 |  Joan 
                      Gebhardt
 Five-Star Leadership: The Art and Strategy of Creating 
                      Leaders at Every Level (John Wiley & Sons, 1997);
 Recognition, Gratitude & Celebration (Crisp Publications, 1997).
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                  |  Michael 
                      J. Cleary, Ph.D.
 Founder and president of PQ Systems Inc. He is a noted 
                      authority in the field of quality management and a professor 
                      emeritus of management science at Wright State University 
                      in Dayton, Ohio. 
                     |  A. 
                      Blanton Godfrey
 Dean and Joseph D. Moore professor in the College of Textiles, 
                      North Carolina State University. Former chairman and CEO 
                      of Juran Institute Inc. at 11 River Road, Wilton, CT 06897. 
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