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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence 
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was founded in 1994 and is a publicly and privately-supported 
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not-for-profit organization; it was created to significantly 
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raise Illinois worldwide competitiveness by improving the 
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performance of its institutions and businesses; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence 
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has created an award patterned after the Malcolm Baldrige 
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National Quality Award; the award is an annual recognition of 
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Illinois organizations that have demonstrated exemplary 
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approach, deployment, and results in their overall quality 
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systems and processes; it is presented to organizations that 
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serve as role models for quality, customer satisfaction, and 
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performance excellence; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence 
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has awarded the 2005 Lincoln Silver Award for Progress Towards 
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Excellence to the following organizations: Caterpillar Inc., 
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Wheel Loader & Excavator Division in Aurora; the City of St. 
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Charles; Freeport School District #145; Memorial Health System 
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in Springfield; Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria; 
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Pekin Memorial Hospital; Robert Bosch, Automotive Aftermarket 
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Division in Broadview; the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System in 
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Mattoon; and St. Francis Hospital & Health Center in Blue 
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Island; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In addition, five other Illinois organizations 
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were recognized with the 2005 Lincoln Bronze Award for 
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Commitment to Excellence for their earnest efforts to adopt and 
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apply continuous improvement principles; these recipients 
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include Delta Dental of Illinois in Lisle; the Division of 
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Child Support Enforcement, Illinois Department of Healthcare & 
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Family Services, State of Illinois; Greenville Regional 
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Hospital; Kaskaskia College in Centralia; and St. James 
 


 






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Hospital & Health Centers in Chicago Heights; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we recognize The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence 
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and its efforts to assist Illinois organizations to strive for 
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performance excellence, and we thank each of the organizations 
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the Foundation has recognized for the devotion to excellence 
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they have demonstrated; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence 
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and each 2005 Performance Excellence Award recipient as an 
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expression of our respect and esteem.