[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 49 (Monday, December 10, 2001)]
[Pages 1754-1755]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards

December 4, 2001

    I am honored to bestow the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology's Baldrige Award on businesses and schools which have

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set a standard for quality. These winners remind us that excellence in 
all organizations strengthens our Nation.
    I am especially pleased that this year's awards include the first 
Baldrige education winners. They illustrate that the quality of 
education for children can be improved with innovative programs. These 
organizations demonstrate that improving the quality of education for 
all children is everyone's business.