Wisconsin Forward Award - Award Recipients

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Wisconsin Forward Award congratulates ten Wisconsin organizations at its upcomong Award Ceremony & Gala Reception on August 2, 2007. Agnesian HealthCare, MetaStar, Pewaukee Public Schools, St. Clare Hospital & Health Services, St. Clare Meadows Care Center, St. Mary's Care Center, and St. Mary's Hospital will all be recognized at the Mastery level of achievement.

Evergreen Retirement Community and Upland Hills Health receive honors at the Proficiency achievement level, and Trostel Whitewater Molding receives recognition at the Commitment level. We salute all of our 2007 applicants for their achievements and best practices.

Click here to read the official press release from Secretary Roberta Gassman of the Department of Workforce Development, on behalf of Governor Jim Doyle (.pdf).

2007
Mastery
•	Agnesian HealthCare, Inc.
•	MetaStar, Inc.
•	Pewaukee Public Schools
•	St. Clare Hospital & Health Services
•	St. Clare Meadows Care Center
•	St. Marys Care Center
•	St. Marys Hospital Medical Center

Proficiency
•	Evergreen Retirement Community
•	Upland Hills Health, Inc.

Commitment
•	Trostel Whitewater Molding

2006
Excellence
•	Luther Midelfort — Mayo Health System
•	Meriter Hospital
•	Runzheimer International
•	Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - All Saints

Mastery
•	American Society for Quality
•	Bay Area Medical Center
•	Northcentral Technical College
•	St. Clare Hospital & Health Services
•	St. Clare Meadows Care Center

Proficiency
•	Community Memorial Hospital
•	ProHealth Care
•	Red Cedar Medical Center — Mayo Health System
•	Saint Michael's Hospital/Ministry Health Care

Commitment
•	National Council on Crime and Delinquency

2005
Mastery
•	Agnesian HealthCare, Inc.
•	Luther Midelfort — Mayo Health System
•	Meriter Hospital
•	Runzheimer International
•	St. Marys Care Center
•	St. Marys Hospital Medical Center

Proficiency
•	Bay Area Medical Center
•	Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin–Fox Valley
•	St. Clare Meadows Care Center
•	St. Vincent Hospital

Commitment
•	Holmen Middle School

2004
Mastery
•	All Saints Healthcare
•	Central Wisconsin Center
•	Meriter Hospital
•	Northcentral Technical College
•	Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation
•	St. Marys Care Center

Proficiency
•	Agnesian HealthCare, Inc.
•	American Society for Quality
•	Bay Area Medical Center
•	Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin–Fox Valley
•	Hudson Hospital
•	Luther Midelfort, Mayo Health System
•	Springs Window Fashions LP
•	St. Clare Meadows Care Center
•	Viking Elementary School
•	Wisconsin Department of Transportation

2003
Excellence
•	Mercy Health System

Mastery
•	All Saints Healthcare
•	Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation

Proficiency
•	Agnesian HealthCare, Inc.
•	American Society for Quality
•	Eaton Electrical Inc. Watertown Plant
•	Good Shepherd Services, Ltd.
•	MetaStar, Inc.
•	Wisconsin Army National Guard

2002
Mastery
•	Mercy Health System
•	Office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender
•	Wisconsin Department of Transportation
•	Western Wisconsin Technical College

Proficiency
•	All Saints Healthcare
•	Fort McCoy
•	Humana Wisconsin Health Organization Insurance Corporation
•	Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation
•	Runzheimer International
•	Schubbe Resch Chiropractic & PT Center
•	W-O-W Workforce Development Board, Inc., Waukesha Workforce Development Center

2001
Excellence
•	HUFCOR, Inc.

Mastery
•	Fox Valley Technical College
•	Wisconsin Department of Transportation
•	Western Wisconsin Technical College

Proficiency
•	Central Wisconsin Center
•	Chippewa Valley Technical College
•	Datex-Ohmeda
•	Fort McCoy
•	Hallmark Building Supplies, Inc.
•	Hudson Hospital
•	Little Rapids Corporation, Engineered Materials Division-Shawano Mill
•	Northcentral Technical College
•	Office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender
•	Richland Center Foundry Company

Commitment
•	Gateway Technical College, Business & Industry Services Division
•	Humana Wisconsin Health Organization Insurance Corporation
•	Pointe Precision, Inc.

2000
Excellence
•	St. Clare Hospital & Health Services

Mastery
•	Fox Valley Technical College
•	Lakeshore Technical College
•	Promega Corporation
•	Wisconsin Physicians Service Health Insurance Corporation

Proficiency
•	General Medical Laboratories, Inc., Meriter Health Services, Inc.
•	Office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender
•	University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, College of Business Administration

1999
Excellence
•	John Deere Commercial & Consumer Equipment Division, Lawn & Garden Products Group
•	St. Marys Hospital Medical Center

Mastery
•	St. Clare Hospital & Medical Center
•	Western Wisconsin Technical College

Proficiency
•	AAA of Wisconsin, Inc.
•	Heus Manufacturing Company, Inc.
•	Inacom Information Systems
•	KI - Manitowoc Plant
•	Promega Corporation
•	Wisconsin Department of Transportation
•	Workforce Connections, Inc.

Commitment
•	InPro Corporation

1998
Excellence
•	Serigraph Inc.

Mastery
•	Eaton Corporation - Watertown/Ixonia Plants - Division of Cutler-Hammer
•	HUFCOR, Inc.
•	Inacom Information Systems
•	Johnson Controls, Inc., Specialty Battery Division
•	Milprint, Inc.

Proficiency
•	Auto Glass Specialists, Inc.
•	Polymer Technologies
•	Promega Corporation
•	Royal Cleaners/Bay Towel
•	Smurfit Stone Container Corporation

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“"Applying for quality awards is one way of setting a new standard for your company. Every time we apply, we find new things to work on. It is one very good way to keep your organization sharp and humble."

~John Torinus, CEO Serigraph, Inc., 1998 Governor's Forward Award of Excellence Recipient