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Elimination of Funding for Baldrige Performance Excellence Program in 2012 - Learn WHY Your Donation is Important - Read MORE »»»

Calendar of Events

The 25th Annual Quest for Excellence® Conference and Award Ceremony
The Official Conference of the Baldrige Award
April 7-10, 2013
Marriott Baltimore Waterfront • Baltimore, MD

Baldrige Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
Honoring Our Past. . . Building an Even Better Future

Baldrige Regional Conferences in 2012:

September 13-14, 2012 - Embassy Suites Hotel on the River, Des Moines, IA September 27-28, 2012 - Doubletree Resort by Hilton Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, AZ

Registration WILL OPEN in June 2012. The conferences are co-sponsored by the Arizona Council for Excellence, the Iowa Quality Center, and the Alliance for Performance Excellence.
For more information, visit www.nist.gov/baldrige, email baldrige@nist.gov or call 301-975-2036.

Award Recipient

The 2011 Baldrige Award recipients —listed by Industry Sector—are:

Concordia Publishing House St. Louis, Missouri (Non-Profit Sector)

Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan (Health Care Sector)

Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, Indiana (Health Care Sector)

Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, Alaska (Health Care Sector)

Foundation Objectives

The Foundation provides the private sector a means of accomplishing the following Award objectives:

Raise sufficient funds to establish and manage an endowment which, when supplemented by fees from Award applicants, permanently funds the Program.

Oversee the investment of endowment funds.

Review Program accomplishments.

Disburse required funds to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Review the plan and approve associated funds requirements for subsequent years to ensure a successful Award Program.

Make a Contribution

Your contribution is highly valued and will be used effectively in furthering the many activities of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program. Over 99 percent of all contributions directly promote the mission of the foundation: To fund permanently the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program to improve national competitiveness.