John P. Boyko Appointed Examiner for 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
John P. Boyko of Summit Business Solutions, Inc., located in Westbury, N. Y. has been appointed by Hratch G. Semerjian, Acting Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to the 2005 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U. S. organization can receive.
Westbury, NY (PRWEB) May 27, 2005
John P. Boyko of Summit Business Solutions, Inc., located in Westbury, N. Y. has been appointed by Hratch G. Semerjian, Acting Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to the 2005 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U. S. organization can receive.
As an Examiner, Boyko is responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications submitted for the Award. The board is composed of approximately 500 leading experts selected from industry, professional and trade organizations, education and health care organizations and government.
Those selected meet the highest standards of qualification and peer recognition. All members of the board must take part in a preparation course based on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and the scoring and evaluation process for the Baldrige Award.
Awards may be given annually in each of five categories: Manufacturing, Service, Small Business, Education and Health Care and are awarded by the President of the United States. Awards have been presented to 60 organizations, including the 2004 Award recipients: The Bama Companies, Texas Nameplate Company, Inc., Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton.
Information about the Baldrige National Quality Program and the application process is available from the Baldrige National Quality Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Bldg., Room A600, 100Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1020, telephone: 301/975-2036. Information also can be found on the Baldrige National Quality Program’s website at www. baldrige. nist. gov.
The Award Program is managed by NIST, a program of the Commerce Department’s Technology Administration and is administered by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in Milwaukee, WI. For further information about John Boyko contact 516/414-3741 or email: jboyko@summitbizpro. com.
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