Secretary Evans Appoints New Members to Baldrige Board of Overseers

Secretary of Commerce Don Evans has appointed six prominent industry, education and health care leaders to serve on the 12-member Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members. The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige performance excellence criteria, the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process.

The six new members of the Baldrige Board of Overseers are: William F. Allyn, chairman and CEO, Welch Allyn Ventures and president, Welch Allyn, Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, NY); Janet Corrigan, director, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (Washington, DC); Julia Gabaldon, president and CEO, Quality New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM);
G. Thomas Houlihan, executive director, Council of Chief State School Officers (Washington, DC); Roger W. Raber, president and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors (Washington, DC); and Jim Rout, president, Jack Morris Auto Glass (Memphis, TN)

John P. Evans, Phillip Hettleman Professor of Business Administration, University of North Carolina, is chair of the Board. Other members are: Robert E. Hunter, president and CEO, DentaQuest Ventures, Inc. (Boston, MA); James L. Melsa, dean, College of Engineering, Iowa State University (Ames, IA); Patricia Papesh, president, Carlton Retail American Greetings (Cleveland, OH); E. David Spong, president, Aerospace Support, The Boeing Company (St. Louis, MO); and Kathleen Waltz, president, publisher, and CEO, Orlando Sentinel Communications (Orlando, FL).

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Created: 6/23/03
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