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THOMAS J. MURRIN
Pages 204-209

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... Over the next 36 years, he served in various positions with Westinghouse, including European manufacturing representative based in Geneva, Switzerland; corporate vice president of manufacturing; senior vice president of the Defense and Public Systems Group; and president of the Public Systems Company. He retired in 1987 as president of the firm's highly regarded Energy and Advanced 205
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From page 206...
... At the Department of Commerce, he was deeply involved in a variety of executive activities, including the 1990 Decennial Census, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and its initial application in the Commerce Department, the modernization of the National Weather Service, and the new Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center Programs. As acting secretary for Secretary Mosbacher, Murrin attended cabinet and other toplevel meetings with President Bush, Vice President Quayle, and other senior federal government executives.
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From page 207...
... Among Murrin's honors are the Order of Merit, Westinghouse Electric Corporation; the Annual Achievement Award in Business and the Encaenia Award, Fordham University; the National Leadership Award, American Productivity Center; the James Forrestal Memorial Award and Excellence in Manufacturing Award, National Security Industrial Association; election to the National Academy of Engineering; the Manufacturing Management Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Hall of Fame, Cardinal Hayes High School; honorary doctor of management science,
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From page 208...
... 208 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES Duquesne University; appointment as a fellow of the World Academy of Productivity Science; the 1994 Pittsburgh Man of the Year Award in Education; and, in 1995, an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Fordham University.
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