“The Hertz Leadership Award recognizes role-model leaders that challenge, encourage, and empower others to achieve performance excellence,” said Al Faber, President and CEO of the Baldrige Foundation. The award was presented this year to Major General John C. Harris, Jr, The Adjutant General, Ohio National Guard. “John is a role-model leader deeply committed to the Baldrige framework and embodies the Baldrige leadership principles,” said Faber. “Not only has he played a pivotal role in the Ohio National Guard’s application of Baldrige through the Department of Army’s Army Communities of Excellence program, General Harris was a Baldrige Executive Fellow and served as a Baldrige Examiner and a member of the national Baldrige Panel of Judges.”

Click here to see MG Harris accept the 2023 Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award.