Since 1983, Maryland's U.S. Senators have honored the quality, productivity and business achievements of Maryland organizations by presenting the Senate Productivity Awards for Maryland. In 1997, we built on these prestigious awards by creating the 1997 Maryland Quality Awards -- a new and expanded recognition and learning process for leading Maryland organizations. Both the Senate Productivity and Maryland Quality Awards are offered through the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program, part of MTECH.

The purpose of this awards program is two-fold. First, the awards identify, recognize, and spotlight role model organizations whose performance is worthy of emulation. Second, and perhaps more importantly, the award application process encourages organizations to learn and improve. Through conducting self-assessment, an essential step in preparing the award application, and by utilizing the written feedback report, which all applicants receive, the awards process helps applicants improve the way they manage their organization.

By using the criteria as a model for managing your organization you will improve your organization's performance results. This is true whether you are a large business or a small business, a school or non-profit organization in the public sector or private sector, an established organization or a young, high-tech firm. Sustained performance results have been demonstrated through follow-up studies of past recipients of the Senate Productivity Awards in areas including sales growth, profit growth, job growth, growth in market share, increased customer loyalty, and increased market value of the firm. 

Why apply? In short, using the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Criteria for Performance Excellence to improve your organization makes good "business" sense.

More information about the program

U.S. Senator Support

Thank You 2008 MPEA Conference Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

• AAI Corporation
• Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care
• Mongtomery County Public Schools
• Southern Management
• Upper Chesapeake Health

Join the Performance Excellence Users Group on July 10

"Getting Started with the Baldrige Criteria and Writing the Application" will be presented by Jan Carson and Mike Perich at the July 10 meeting of the Performance Excellence Users Group at the University of Maryland. Jan and Mike led Villa Maria Continuum and Montgomery County Public Schools, respectively, to receive a U.S. Senate Productivity Award in the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards program.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the Baldrige Criteria and to network with others interested in performance Excellence. No registration fee but pre-registration is required. For more information (MS Word File)

Winners of the 2007 U.S. Senate Productivity Award, Maryland Quality Awards Announced
The university's Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program, U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin announce today that Howard Community College is recipient of the prestigious U.S. Senate Productivity Award. Winners of the Maryland Quality Awards were also announced.

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• Speaker presentations

2008 Awards Program Opportunities: Now is the time to begin your plans to participate in the 2008 Maryland Performance Excellence Awards program as an award applicant or examiner, attend an applicant-directed workshop, join the MPEA User Group and more. See below for more information.

• Baldrige Regional Conferences Coming in Fall 2008

• Workshops Scheduled for October

• 2008 Awards Calendar

• 2008 MPEA Program Overview & Application Forms / 2008 Baldrige Criteria Books Available

• Opportunities for 2008 MPEA Involvement

• Join the Performance Excellence Users Group on July 10

2006 Maryland Performance Excellence Awards: winners and sponsors