Lawrence A. Appley, a Methodist minister’s son who served on the board — Lawrence A. Appley

"Management is the accomplishment of results through the efforts of other people."

"The highest standard for each individual is that which his conscience tells him is best."

"Management is the development of people and not the direction of things ... Management is personnel administration."

"The future of America is dependent upon the caliber of management to be found in the ranks of business and industry. It is management that sets the pace and motivates labor to do its job. It is the combination of a courageous, competent management and a high-moraled, highly productive labor force that makes more things available for more people, and therefore, increases the standard of living."

"Lawrence A. Appley, 92, an authority on quality management and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Merit, died Friday in Hamilton, N.Y. He was on the boards of 35 corporations and preached management that emphasized human relations over technology."

"In our company we have had the experience if starting our appraisal at the top level. It was my privilege to serve on the staff of the president if our company as he appraised those people who reported directly to him. He made his own notes and he acted as a chairman of the meeting. Subsequently, I saw the reflection of his conscientiousness when the three vice presidents sat together as a committee and appraised the people who report directly to them. They, too, took the same painstaking care."