Originally Published MX May/June 2004

BUSINESS NEWS

Medrad president and CEO John P. Friel receives the Baldrige award from President Bush. (click to enlarge)

In early March, President Bush and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans presented medical imaging maker Medrad Inc. (Indianola, PA) with the nation's highest honor for business excellence.

Medrad president and CEO John P. Friel accepted the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award at a ceremony in Washington, DC, that was attended by 50 Medrad employees. The event was also broadcast live via satellite to 800 company employees gathered at a meeting hall in Pittsburgh and to Medrad locations around the world.

"It was an emotional experience," says Friel. "The general reaction among employees was that the ceremony was awesome, incredible, motivating. Everyone is very proud."