Midwest Excellence Institute

The Midwest Excellence Institute is the Missouri and Kansas state-level partner of the National Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. We are a Baldrige-driven company committed to helping organizations from all sectors improve performance. through customized services, workshops, and organizational assessments, we help healthcare organizations, schools, governments, manufacturers, nonprofits, and businesses accelerate improvement. Do you want excellence? MEI is here to help. Is your organization striving to…

• Set the right direction and execute it?
• Drive business results?
• Exceed customer and stakeholder expectations?
• Transition from surviving to thriving?
• Develop an engaged and productive workforce?
• Connect with others interested in performance excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement?
• Excellence doesn’t come with size; it comes with a drive to be better. The Midwest Excellence Institute has the tools and resources to help organizations of all types and sizes to successfully achieve their vision and embrace their journey to performance excellence.

The History of the Midwest Excellence Institute

The Midwest Excellence Institute was established in 1992 to administer the Missouri Quality Award program and to promote quality principles in organizations from all industry sectors. It is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization funded entirely by memberships and income-generating activities. The Foundation is led by a Board of Directors consisting of key business, education, government, and health care leaders. In 2012, the Institute assumed responsibility for the administration of the Kansas Quality Award, a program that honors Kansas organizations that attain the highest level of quality and performance excellence. To date, the Institute has distributed over 50,000 copies of the Baldrige Excellence Framework and has trained and certified over 2,000 examiners. In addition to award related activities, the Institute has educated countless individuals and organizations through consulting, workshops, and conferences.