Understanding ASQ-CQA -Body of Knowledge
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ID. The Malcolm<br />
Baldrige National<br />
Quality Award<br />
Death and legacy<br />
Secretary <strong>of</strong> Commerce Baldrige died in Northern<br />
California on July 25, 1987, after sustaining internal<br />
injuries from a rodeo accident while participating in a<br />
calf-roping competition when the horse he was riding<br />
fell on him at the Jack Roddy Ranch in Brentwood in<br />
east Contra Costa County, 45 miles (70 km) east <strong>of</strong><br />
San Francisco. Following the accident, Baldrige was<br />
flown by helicopter to John Muir Hospital in Walnut<br />
Creek, California, but his internal injuries were too<br />
severe. Baldrige was buried in North Cemetery in<br />
Woodbury, Connecticut.<br />
His service as Secretary <strong>of</strong> Commerce was one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
longest in history. Baldrige is said to have been<br />
possibly the most colorful Secretary <strong>of</strong> Commerce and<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the most beloved.<br />
Baldrige was a proponent <strong>of</strong> quality management as a<br />
key to his country's prosperity and long-term strength.<br />
He took a personal interest in the legislation that<br />
became the Quality Improvement Act <strong>of</strong> 1987 and<br />
helped draft one <strong>of</strong> the early versions. In recognition <strong>of</strong><br />
his contributions, Congress named the annual award<br />
(see Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award) for<br />
product quality in his honor.<br />
Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang
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