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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence
3 was founded in 1994 and is a publicly and privately-supported
4 not-for-profit organization; it was created to significantly
5 raise Illinois worldwide competitiveness by improving the
6 performance of its institutions and businesses; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence
8 has created an award patterned after the Malcolm Baldrige
9 National Quality Award; the award is an annual recognition of
10 Illinois organizations that have demonstrated exemplary
11 approach, deployment, and results in their overall quality
12 systems and processes; it is presented to organizations that
13 serve as role models for quality, customer satisfaction, and
14 performance excellence; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence
16 has awarded the 2006 Lincoln Gold Award for Achievement of
17 Excellence to Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence
19 has awarded the 2006 Lincoln Silver Award for Progress Towards
20 Excellence to the following organizations: Delta Dental of
21 Illinois, Lisle; ZF Sales & Service NA, LLC, Vernon Hills;
22 Centegra Health System, Woodstock; Illinois Division of Child

 

 

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1 Support Enforcement, Illinois Department of Healthcare &
2 Family Services, Springfield; Marianjoy Rehabilitation
3 Hospital, Wheaton; and Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur; and
 
4     WHEREAS, In addition, three other Illinois organizations
5 were recognized with the 2006 Lincoln Bronze Award for
6 Commitment to Excellence for their earnest efforts to adopt and
7 apply continuous improvement principles; these recipients
8 include the Carle Foundation, Urbana; Serenity Packaging
9 Corporation, St. Charles; and Advanced Technology Service,
10 Inc., Peoria; therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13 recognize The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence
14 and its efforts to assist Illinois organizations to strive for
15 performance excellence, and we thank each of the organizations
16 the Foundation has recognized for the devotion to excellence
17 they have demonstrated; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence
20 and each 2006 Performance Excellence Award recipient as an
21 expression of our respect and esteem.