Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

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马尔科姆·鲍德里奇国家质量奖是美国最高的总统荣誉，旨在表彰通过创新取得的卓越表现, improvement and visionary leadership.

Since 1988, 106 organizations have earned the award named after Malcolm Baldrige, the 26th Secretary of Commerce. Congress created the award in 1987 to enhance the competitiveness and performance of U.S. businesses.

鲍德里奇帮助组织在竞争激烈的全球市场中取得成功. 这是唯一一个致力于改善美国医疗服务质量的公私合作和总统奖励项目.S. organizations. In collaboration with the greater Baldrige community, the Baldrige Program offers:

A systems approach to organizational excellence
Award-winning leadership development
Self-assessment tools
Organizational assessments by teams of trained experts
Presentations and workshops on how to improve
Conferences and other events that showcase best management practices

More Information About the Baldrige Program

Recognitions
Senator Cornyn Recognizes Alamo Colleges District For National Baldrige Award (May 28, 2019) Bexar County Commissioners Court Honors Alamo Colleges (May 22, 2019)
Resources
2018 Baldrige Application (PDF)	Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (PDF)
Baldrige Categories (PDF)	Baldrige Examiner Presentation (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award?

鲍德里奇卓越表现项目是由美国国家标准与技术研究院运营的一项全国性公私合作项目, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

鲍德里奇项目在卓越绩效管理方面对组织进行教育，并管理马尔科姆·鲍德里奇国家质量奖，这是通过创新实现卓越绩效的国家最高总统荣誉, improvement and visionary leadership.

The Baldrige Program's main focus areas are to help organizations achieve best-in-class levels of performance; identify and recognize role-model organizations; identify and share best management practices, principles, and strategies.

Why did we apply for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award?

Baldrige国家质量奖流程使我们能够通过训练有素的第三方审查员团队评估我们的整个组织.
我们将收到一份反馈报告，指出我们需要继续改进的领域，加快我们的卓越之旅.
使用Baldrige绩效卓越标准与改善结果密切相关.

Our goal is to improve the Alamo Colleges District system by improving in all areas.

We want to be the best we can be in meeting the needs of all our stakeholders.

Consequently, 我们已经根据鲍德里奇标准对自己进行了评估，以获得可操作的反馈，从而加速我们迈向卓越绩效的旅程.

Examiners will assess our entire organization.

他们将确定他们发现的优势以及我们改进的机会. 他们还将确定我们可以作为“最佳实践”与全国其他高等教育机构分享的示范领域.

Baldrige Feedback Report

All Baldrige award applicants receive detailed feedback from the Baldrige examiners. 鲍德里奇反馈报告通常包含对多达100个优势和机会领域的评论. 调查显示，超过90%的申请人将收到的反馈用于他们的战略规划和决策.

Our Journey Toward Excellence

In order to be eligible to apply for the Baldrige Award, organizations must earn the award at their respective state level. 2015年10月，澳门新葡京博彩区DSO提交了一份由德州质量基金会领导的德州卓越绩效奖(TAPE)申请, received a site visit in January 2016 and was awarded the 2016 TAPE later that year.

该奖项是九年历程的高潮，反映了所有DSO和学院团队的杰出奉献精神以及董事会的强有力领导. 磁带接受者的选择是基于与国家层面的Baldrige卓越绩效计划相同的绩效标准, which awards the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

As a state awardee, 然后，该地区有资格于2018年4月提交2018年马尔科姆·鲍德里奇国家质量奖的申请. 向不同规模和行业的组织展示鲍德里奇卓越框架的相关性和价值, a few awards are given annually across six industries (manufacturing, service, small business, education, health care, and nonprofit) representing every major region of the United States.