'An Immigrant's Gift: Interviews about the Life and Impact of Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection was donated to Nova Southeastern University in June 2016 from Dr. John Ballard of Mount St. Joseph University due to the efforts of Dr. Regina Greenwood of the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business at Nova Southeastern University.

Dr. Juran, along with Dr. W. Edwards Deming, revolutionized our understanding of quality. Dr. Juran’s Quality Control Handbook (1951) is the classic reference for engineering quality. He died in 2008 at the age of 103. Today the teachings of Dr. Juran are carried forward by the Juran Institute, a consulting and training organization he founded in 1979.

A documentary about Dr. Juran aired on Public Broadcasting System (PBS) in the United States in the mid-1990s titled "An Immigrant's Gift". The documentary was funded by Howland Blackiston's company Woodsend, Inc. Mr. Blackiston is J. M. Juran's grandson-in-law.

The documentary was based on interviews with major leaders in business and quality who discussed their relationship with Joe Juran and often their views on management and quality. Among those interviewed were Steve Jobs, Robert Galvin, Genichi Taguchi, Takeshi Kayano, W. Edwards Deming, Arturo Onnais, Gerald Hartman, and Bob Scanlon. Additional interviews were conducted with Dr. Juran and family. Jack Schatz was the director and conducted all but one of the interviews.

The NSU Archives are pleased to bring the transcripts of these interviews to the public. Eventually the Archives hopes to add digitized versions of the video interviews as well. For the moment, six of the interviews and the documentary, "An Immigrant's Gift" have been digitized and are online already.

To view and download the transcripts from the additional interviews, see below.

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An Immigrant's Gift: The Life of Quality Pioneer, Joseph M. Juran - Transcript, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Aizo Watanabe, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Arturo Onnias, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Blan Godfrey, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Bob Galvin, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Bob Scanlon, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Brian Hawthornwaite, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Brian Scott, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Brian Tilley, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Charles Juran, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Charles Zeynel, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with David Hutchins, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with David Luther, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Don Juran, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Frank M. Gryna, Jr., Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Genichi Taguchi, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Gerald Hartman, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Hajime Karatsu, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Hitoshi Kume, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Ichiro Miyauchi, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Jack Germain, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Jim Stoner, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Joy Blackiston, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Junji Noguchi, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Kent Sterett, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Laura Sutherland, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Lawrence Appley, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Lennart Sandholm, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Matthis Vermass, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with M. Imaizumi, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Minerva Goldberg, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Nathan Juran, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Noriaki Kano, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Peg Juran Mayor, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Peter Drucker, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Ron Kegarise, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Steve Jobs, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Sylvia Juran, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Takeshi Ken Kayano, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with W. Edwards Deming, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Yoshinao Nakada, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Yoshio Kondo, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

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Interview with Yosinori Iizuka, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection