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Baldrige Program's External Review Kicks Off

October 31, 2022

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is pleased to announce that a firm has been selected and will soon begin the planned comprehensive

Graduating Cohort of Baldrige Fellows Tackle Real-Time Leadership Challenges, Explore Best Practices

July 28, 2022

Fifteen senior leaders recently joined more than 125 other executives as graduates of the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program. During the leadership development

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Three Organizations Win 2021 Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

March 4, 2022

WASHINGTON — Three U.S. organizations will receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s only presidential award for performance excellence

Seeking Input on the Baldrige Excellence Framework

January 6, 2022

What are the leading-edge, strategic, and competitiveness challenges that you are facing in your organization/industry (or seeing in the organizations with whom

Seven Organizations Selected for Virtual Site Visits for 2021 Baldrige Award

August 30, 2021

Seven U.S. organizations have been selected to receive site visits this fall, proceeding to the final stage of the examination process for the 2021 Malcolm

2021 Baldrige Award Evaluations Set to Begin Soon

May 17, 2021

With Baldrige examiner training recently completed, evaluation teams will be formed starting this week for the annual Baldrige Award process, which will kick

2021-2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Education and Health Care Versions) Now Available

January 19, 2021

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has released the 2021–2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Education) and the 2021-2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework

2021-2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework Business/Nonprofit feature image

2021-2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Business/Nonprofit) Now Available

December 21, 2020

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has released the 2021-2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Business/Nonprofit): Proven Leadership and Management

Jo Ann Jenkins high-fives a group of smiling people.

5 Organizations Win U.S. Department of Commerce’s 2020 Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

November 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a historic year for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award — the nation’s only presidential award for organizational performance

2020 Baldrige Award Judges Select Nine U.S. Organizations for First-Ever Virtual Site Visits

August 24, 2020

Nine U.S. organizations were recently selected to receive fall site visits, the final stage of the evaluation process for the 2020 Malcolm Baldrige National

NIST Names Mojdeh Bahar as Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services

May 22, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mojdeh

Twenty Organizations Will Be Evaluated for 2020 Baldrige Award

May 12, 2020

Twenty organizations have submitted applications for the 2020 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. They include 11 health care organizations, 6 nonprofit

Graduating Cohort of Fellows Inspired by New Thinking on Leadership

April 7, 2020

Eighteen senior leaders recently joined more than 100 other executives as graduates of the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program. During the year-long leadership

Seeking Input on the Baldrige Excellence Framework

January 21, 2020

What are the top strategic and competitiveness challenges you are facing in your organization or sector (or seeing in the organizations you work with)? What are

Reminder for 2020 Baldrige Award Applicants: Send Eligibility Forms by February 12

January 13, 2020

If your organization or one you know is interested in applying for a 2020 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, please note that your Eligibility

Baldrige 2020 Examiner Application Now Open

November 25, 2019

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is seeking applicants for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners for the 2020 award

Mary Greeley Medical Center employees bringing patient into emergency care.

Six Health Care, Nonprofit and Education Organizations Win Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

November 14, 2019

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that six organizations will be presented with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Baldrige

New Appointments Finalized for Baldrige Judges' Panel and Overseers Board

September 9, 2019

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recently appointed four new members to the Judges’ Panel and two new members to the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige

Twelve U.S. Organizations to Receive Site Visits for 2019 Baldrige Award

August 22, 2019

Twelve U.S. organizations have been selected to proceed to Site Visit Review, the final stage in the evaluation process for the 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National

2019 Baldrige Award to Assess 26 Organizations

May 14, 2019

Twenty-six organizations from a variety of sectors and U.S. states have submitted applications for the 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Reflecting

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Presents Five Organizations with Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

April 8, 2019

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Noting that this year's winners “are held in highest esteem in your communities and, now, in our nation," U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur

2019-2020 Baldrige Excellence Framework and Criteria (Business/Nonprofit) Now Available

December 18, 2018

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has released the 2019–2020 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Business/Nonprofit). The 2019–2020 Baldrige Excellence

2018 Baldrige Award Recipient The Alamo Colleges District photo showing Alamo Colleges District instructor Richard Jewell teaching a turbine engine class at St. Philip’s College Southwest Campus.

Five Role-Model Organizations Win 2018 Baldrige National Quality Award

November 15, 2018

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will be given to two educational

2018 Baldrige Case Study Offers Sample for Manufacturers, Other Organizations Seeking Innovation, Improvement

June 27, 2018

In the Baldrige program’s 1997 case study, the fictitious Gateway Estate Lawn Equipment Co. demonstrates how the Baldrige Criteria (part of the Baldrige

With Seven New Appointees on Board, Baldrige Judges and Overseers to Meet

June 4, 2018

The Baldrige Program will host a joint meeting this week of the Judges’ Panel and the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award at the

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