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2010 Baldrige Regional Conferences

2010 Baldrige Regional Conferences

The 2010 Baldrige Regional Conferences will be held: September 14 Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa Newport Beach, CA September 28 Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Nashville, TN   Registration Now Open   The 2010 Baldrige Regional Conferences provide an in-depth opportunity to learn about the best practices and results of both the 2009 Baldrige Award recipients and former Award recipients. Who Should Attend:  CEOs; senior managers; [...]
Five U.S. Organizations Honored for Innovation and Performance Excellence

Five U.S. Organizations Honored for Innovation and Performance Excellence

BALDRIGE NATIONAL PROGRAM PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C.; Dec. 7, 2009—President Barack Obama and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced that five organizations are the recipients of the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for innovation and performance excellence.
Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program Update

Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program Update

The Maryland Performance Excellence Foundation (MPEF) is now the sponsor for the MPEA program. We are working on plans for a scaled-back 2010 awards program to begin in early 2010.
Foundation Receives Charitable Recognition

Foundation Receives Charitable Recognition

The Foundation received notification from the Internal Revenue Service of its approval as a tax-exempt, charitable organization. As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, donations to the organization are tax-deductible. Contributions may be mailed to the Foundation or made here with a credit card, debit card or PayPal account.
2008 MPEA Award Recipients

2008 MPEA Award Recipients

The 2008 award recipients were announced at the 2009 MPEA Conference and Awards Ceremony by the University of Maryland and U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin.
Photographs from the 2009 MPEA Awards Conference

Photographs from the 2009 MPEA Awards Conference

Nearly 200 professionals gathered at the University of Maryland on March 23, 2009 to celebrate performance excellence with a day of sharing of best practices by national and state award recipients, networking with other professionals with an interest in organizational excellence and presentation of the 2008 Maryland Performance Excellence Awards.
2009-2010 Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

2009-2010 Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

The 2009-2010 Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence is now available for downloading or you may request a copy from MPEA. Criteria books are available for Business (includes nonprofit and public sector), Education and Health Care.