UCO Music Professor Appointed Examiner for 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

July 25 , 2007

University of Central Oklahoma Music Professor Lon Dehnert has been appointed to the 2007 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

The Award, created by public law in 1987 through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is the highest level of national recognition that manufacturing, service, small business, education and health care organizations in the U.S. can receive.

As an examiner, Dehnert  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 processes for the Baldrige Award.

For further information about the Baldrige Award, please call Michael Newman, NIST Public Affairs Office at (301) 975-3025.

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