HR0780 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence was founded in 1994 and is a publicly and privately supported not-for-profit organization; it was created to significantly raise Illinois worldwide competitiveness by improving the performance of its institutions and businesses; and

WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence has created an award patterned after the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, the award is an annual recognition of Illinois organizations that have demonstrated exemplary approach, deployment, and results in their overall quality systems and processes; it is presented to organizations that serve as role models for quality, customer satisfaction, and performance excellence; and

WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence has awarded St. Mary's Good Samaritan, located in Centralia and Mt. Vernon, the 2003 Lincoln Gold Award for Achievement of Excellence; and

WHEREAS, In addition, ten other Illinois organizations were recognized with the 2003 Lincoln Bronze Award for Commitment to Excellence for their earnest efforts to adopt and apply continuous improvement principles; these recipients include the City of St. Charles; Community Consolidated Schools District 59 in the Elk Grove Township; Consolidated School District 158 in Huntley; Friendship Junior High School in Des Plaines; Grainger Parts Division, a division of W.W. Grainger, Inc. in Northbrook; Holmes Junior High School in Mt. Prospect; Memorial Health System in Springfield; Pekin Public Schools District #108 in Pekin; VIVA USA, Inc. in Rolling Meadows; and West Suburban College of Nursing in Oak Park; and

WHEREAS, Award recipients were formally honored at the Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence Ninth Annual Recognition Ceremony, hosted by Michael J. Birck, Tellabs' Chairman and CEO, on December 2, 2003; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence and its efforts to assist Illinois organizations to strive for performance excellence; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Lincoln Foundation For Performance Excellence and each 2003 Performance Excellence Award recipient as an expression of our respect and esteem.