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The only official program in New Mexico to determine the level of your organization’s performance and provide public recognition to recipients on level of accomplishment. Be among other New Mexico organizations proven to be Role Models for organizational performance excellence.

Join the growing list of New Mexico organizations who have achieved economic competitiveness, improved patient outcomes, higher student achievement, government and non-profits with responsive and effective services; with their commitment to a state of excellence.

The New Mexico Quality Awards, modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, recognizes businesses and other organizations that are in various stages of their “Performance Excellence Journey.” The three levels of the New Mexico Quality Awards are:

  • Piñon Recognition
    (Commitment to Performance Excellence)
  • Roadrunner Recognition
    (Progress toward Performance Excellence)
  • Zia Award for Performance Excellence
    (Best-in-Class results)

We also have a “pre-NMQA”, the Adobe Assessment, which provides valuable feedback on your organization’s “profile” (including your key organizational characteristics and your key organizational challenges). For additional information on the Adobe Assessment, please contact Jeff Weinrach at jeff@quality-newmexico.org.

In addition to recognition, the value of participating in this process is through the Feedback Report that identifies the key strengths and opportunities for improvement based on the seven Categories of the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence:

  • Leadership
  • Strategic Planning
  • Customer Focus (students for education and patients for health care)
  • Measurement, Analysis and Knowledge Management
  • Workforce Focus
  • Process Management
  • Results

2009-2010 Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

2010 New Mexico Quality Awards Piñon Criteria

2010 New Mexico Quality Awards Key Dates


Congratulations Cycle I 2009 New Mexico Quality Award Recipients

2009 Roadrunner
Recognition Recipients

2009 Piñon
Recognition Recipients

Congratulations Cycle II 2009 New Mexico Quality Award Recipients

2009 Roadrunner
Recognition Recipients

2009 Piñon
Recognition Recipients

Congratulations Legacy New Mexico Quality Award Recipients

2008 –1994 Zia Award Recipients


2008 Zia Award Recipient

2005 Zia Award Recipient

2004 Zia Award Recipients

2003 Zia Award Recipients

2002 Zia Award Recipient

2000 Zia Award Recipient

1999 Zia Award Recipients

1997 Zia Award Recipients

1996 Zia Award Recipients

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