Traci Johns

This Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, it’s a gold medal, it’s a World Series, it’s a Super Bowl, it’s an Emmy, a Tony, it’s all of that wrapped into one. And what it tells our community is [that] we are a high-performance organization—that your investment in us is worthwhile and that we compete with the

America’s economic future—the health of our children and our grandchildren, the defense of those American values that we support—is dependent upon all kids in every neighborhood, urban or rural. We are committed to that, and Baldrige has helped us on our journey.

We have dedicated ourselves to being systematic in the use of the Baldrige continuous improvement process, and . . . we’ve seen student achievement go up in ways that we never thought imaginable. We’ve become more efficient and more effective. And these successes aren’t just figures and statistics; they do change lives. And in the

This presidential recognition honors Richland College’s serious commitment to and passion for student learning success and our vital mission of teaching, learning, and building a sustainable local and world community

We have dedicated ourselves to being systematic in the use of the Baldrige continuous improvement process, and . . . we’ve seen student achievement go up in ways that we never thought imaginable. We’ve become more efficient and more effective. And these successes aren’t just figures and statistics; they do change lives. And in the

America’s economic future—the health of our children and our grandchildren, the defense of those American values that we support—is dependent upon all kids in every neighborhood, urban or rural. We are committed to that, and Baldrige has helped us on our journey

America’s economic future—the health of our children and our grandchildren, the defense of those American values that we support—is dependent upon all kids in every neighborhood, urban or rural. We are committed to that, and Baldrige has helped us on our journey