Published on March 7, 2001 at 6 p.m. by William Nunnelley 聽

Dean Ruth Ash of the 91果冻 School of Education and Professional Studies has been named to the nine-member Judges Panel for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

Dean Ash will serve a three-year term beginning March 1.

Congress established the Baldrige Award in 1987 to recognize U.S. organizations for their achievements in quality and business performance.

Judges are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from among the 350 members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Board of Examiners. The Board consists of leading U.S. business, health care and education experts.

Baldrige Awards are made annually in manufacturing, service and small business categories.

Dean Ash has led the Samford education school since 1992. The school was named in December as one of the first four winners of the U.S. Department of Education's National Award for Effective Teacher Preparation.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.