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The Official Baldrige Blog

Dawn Bailey

Dawn Bailey

Dawn has been with the the Baldrige Program for more than 20 years. Part of the Education Team, she is involved in producing the Baldrige Excellence Framework and leads the Baldrige Executive Fellows program. Her background is in writing, editing, project management, and communications, with bachelor degrees in English and journalism from the University of Connecticut and a master's degree from George Mason University.

Newton Apple Tree in foreground. Blue sky.

“The Newton Apple Tree is Dead”

Once during Baldrige examiner training on the campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), someone asked me where he could find the
CORE laboratory manager Kristen Stone in the CORE lab at their headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.

CORE: A Most Excellent Quest Continues

Inscribed on the Baldrige Award medallion are the words “The Quest for Excellence.” Besides being the name of the Baldrige national conference that highlights
Jo Ann Jenkins, AARP CEO, high-fives a group of volunteers at AARP and the AARP Foundation’s fifth annual “Celebration of Service D.C. Meal Pack Challenge” on Sept. 11, 2019.

AARP: A Most Excellent Quest Continues

Inscribed on the Baldrige Award medallion are the words “The Quest for Excellence.” Besides being the name of the Baldrige national conference that highlights