[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15874-15875]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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         RECOGNITION OF KENNETH W. MONTFORT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

 Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate 
Kenneth W. Montfort College of Business at the University of Northern 
Colorado on receiving the 2004 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 
the Nation's highest honor for quality and performance excellence.
  The Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business at the University of 
Northern Colorado is the sole business school to receive the Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award from the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. This award recognizes the outstanding 
performance and accomplishments of American businesses, schools, and 
health care organizations that surpass standards of excellence and 
ethics.
  Monfort College of Business offers the only program of its kind in 
the Rocky Mountain region focused exclusively on undergraduate business 
education and internationally accredited in business administration and 
accounting. Monfort is one of five undergraduate-only programs in the 
United States to hold such accreditations. Students at Monfort score in 
the top 5 percent on nationwide standardized

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exit exams and earn a degree in business administration with an 
emphasis in accounting, computer information systems, finance, general 
business, management, or marketing. An interdisciplinary degree is also 
available in nonprofit management. Monfort's student-centered approach 
is exemplified by its three-dimensional learning strategy: High-Touch, 
small class sizes taught on an interactive basis, Wide-Tech, exposure 
to a wide array of business technologies, and Professional Depth, 
instruction from seasoned professors, including highly placed 
executives.
  Understanding the importance of a well-rounded college education is 
important if we are to produce the next generation of our State's and 
our Nation's leaders. I commend Kenneth W. Montfort College of Business 
at the University of Northern Colorado for their efforts to promote 
excellence in higher education. Undoubtedly, their success serves as an 
example of excellence to colleges and universities around the country.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the Kenneth W. 
Montfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado for 
being recognized for their efforts and success.

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