2008 Baldrige Quality Award Winners Announced

From the press release:

The 2008 Baldrige Award recipients include:

• Cargill Corn Milling North America, Wayzata, Minn. (manufacturing)
• Poudre Valley Health System, Fort Collins, Colo. (health care)
• Iredell-Statesville Schools, Statesville, N.C. (education)

The 2008 Baldrige Award recipients were selected from a field of 85 applicants. All of the applicants were evaluated rigorously by an independent board of examiners in seven areas: leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; workforce focus; process management; and results. The evaluation process for each of the recipients included about 1,000 hours of review and an on-site visit by a team of examiners to clarify questions and verify information in the applications.

See the full press release here.