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Cowley receives secondKansas Award for ExcellenceCowley won a 1997 Performance in QualityAward in October 1997 at the WichitaMarriott Hotel's Grand Ballroom.Itmarked the second consecutiveyear Cowley has won a KansasAward for Excellence.Several Cowley employeeswere on hand to hear Dr. PatMcAtee, college president,speak to thecrowd and acceptthe award."This awardis for our work inand dedication to TotalQualityManagement/ContinuousImprovement," McAtee said."This award is a tribute to the hardwork by all of us on behalf ofCowley."The Performance in Quality Award ispresented to organizations that have actuallydemonstrated their commitment to and practice ofhigh quality principles.^iflttKansas Anw5 for 'ExcellenceRecognizesCowley CountyCommunity CollegeforPerformance m Qwa[it#Cowley was one of 10 organizations to winawards, and the only community college.Wayne Short, Cowley's TQM instructor,said the award will benefit Cowley inseveral ways."It helps give the college ongoingincentive to bring the veryhighest quality to our programsthroughout theinstitution," Short said.Forty states haveIn order to benefitstate qualityawards.fully from theKansas Award forExcellence process,Cowley requested a site visitby the examiners to validate thecollege's application. The site visittook place Oct. 30-31,1997. The visitinvolved all Cowley employees as theexaminers interviewed various personnelabout their role in Cowley's quality movement.