What's New

New 2010 Foundation Board of Director Leadership Announced. Read the What's New Section for more details
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Calendar of Events

The Quest for Excellence® Conference XXII
The Official Conference of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
April 11-14, 2010
Hilton Washington, Washington, DC 2009

Baldrige Regional Conferences: Tennessee and California will host the 2010 Regional Conference (s) in September 2010
The Marriott Hotel in Franklin Cool Springs on the outskirts of Nashville, TN will be the site of the regional conference on September 27 and 28, 2010.
The Hotel and Location for the Regional Conference in California will be determined soon the tentative week for the conference is September 12, 2010.
For more information, visit www.baldrige.nist.gov,
email nqp@nist.gov or call 301-975-2036

Award Recipients

The 2009 Baldrige Award recipients are:

The 2009 Baldrige Award recipients —listed with their category—are:

Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies; Kansas City, MO (Manufacturing)

MidwayUSA; Columbia, MO (Small Business)

AtlantiCare; Egg Harbor Township, NJ (Health Care)

Heartland Health; St. Joseph, MO (Health Care)

VA Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center; Albuquerque, NM (Nonprofit)

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.