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Become a Baldrige Examiner
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Enrich Your Career and Improve Organizational Performance
If you are looking for a one-of-a-kind professional development and networking opportunity, and the chance to make a meaningful contribution to organizational improvement and U.S. competitiveness, apply to serve as a volunteer on the Baldrige Board of Examiners.
Each year, leading experts from U.S. business, health care, education, and nonprofit organizations are chosen from industry groups, professional and trade organizations, government agencies, and other nonprofit groups. They become Baldrige Examiners, an elite group of leaders who help drive organizational performance excellence across the country.
Baldrige Examiners participate in virtual training and learn about the Baldrige Award Criteria. Using the Baldrige Criteria, examiners evaluate and provide feedback to organizations across the United States. The evaluation report is a key reason why organizations apply for the Baldrige Award.
Who Should Apply
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident of the United States
- Experts in Leadership and Governance, Operations, Workforce, Customer and Markets, Finance, Strategy, Organizational Learning, and Community Relationships
- Manufacturing, Service, Health Care, Education, and Nonprofit (including Government) Industry Experts
- Quality and Performance Excellence Experts
EXAMINER BENEFITS
- Network with peers and enhance personal growth
- Gain experience in organizational assessment by reviewing applications from organizations across the United States, and participating (if assigned) in Site Visit Review
- Be recognized for service by the Secretary of Commerce and the NIST Director
- Attend ceremony for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipients
- Gain experience in understanding the Baldrige Award Criteria
- Develop analytical and consensus-building skills and a systems perspective that can be applied within your organization
Members of the Board of Examiners are not compensated for their time; they serve on a voluntary basis. Baldrige examiners themselves provide additional reasons for service to Baldrige.
What Baldrige Examiners Are Saying
I improved my own organization using information
I gleaned from being an examiner
JoAnn Sternke, master examiner; former superintendent, Pewaukee (WI) School District;
owner and president, Excel Leader LLC
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It's such a profound, hands-on learning experience. I improved my own organization
using information I gleaned from being an examiner.
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Baldrige Customer Service(301) 975-2036NIST/BPEP
100 Bureau Drive, M/S 1020
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1020