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AK

Alaska Performance Excellence Program
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Benjamin Park
CEO
Phone: 907-274-7232
Fax: 907-272-1940
Organization:

Alaska Performance Excellence
430 W 7th Street
Suite 110
Anchorage, AK 99501

benjaminspark@aol.com
www.akapex.com

AL  Alabama Quality Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Linda Vincent
Assistant Director
Phone: 205-348-8994
Fax: 205-348-9391
Organization: Alabama Productivity Center
249 Bidgood Hall
P.O. Box 870318
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0318
Linda@proctr.cba.ua.edu
www.alabamaexcellence.com 

AR Governor’s Quality Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Sue Weatter
Director of Operations
Phone: 501-372-2222
Fax: 501-372-2722
Organization: Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence 
1200 West Capitol Street
Little Rock, AR 72201-3014 

sweatter@arkansas-quality.org
info@arkansas-quality.org

www.arkansas-quality.org

AZ Arizona State Quality Awards Program
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact:

Karen L. Shepard
Executive Director

Phone: 480-874-5815 (main)
Phone: 480-874-4823 (director)
Fax: 480-874-8680
Organization:

Arizona Quality Alliance
8655 E Via de Ventura
E185
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-3360

kshepard@arizona-excellence.com
aqa@arizona-excellence.com 
www.arizona-excellence.com

CA California Awards for Performance Excellence
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: MaryAnn Pranke
Office Manager
Phone: 310-265-0409
Fax: 858-486-8595
Organization: California Council for Excellence
P.O. Box 1235
Poway, CA 92074-1235
maryann@mptcinc.com
cce@calexcellence.org 
www.calexcellence.org

CO Colorado Performance Excellence Awards
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Tom Mauro
Executive Director & CEO
Phone: 303-893-2739
Fax: 720-859-1353
Organization: Colorado Performance Excellence
P.O. Box 17545
4100 Jackson Street
Denver, CO 80217
tmmauro@coloradoexcellence.org
www.coloradoexcellence.org

CT Connecticut Quality Improvement Award
  State Award Program  
Contact: Sheila Carmine
Founder and Executive Director
Phone: 203-322-9534
Fax: 203-329-2465
Organization:

The Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership, Inc. 
P.O. Box 1396
Stamford, CT 06904-1396

cqia@aol.com
www.ctqualityaward.org

DE Delaware Quality Award in honor of W.L. Gore
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Mica Corradin
Program Manager
Phone: 302-571-5239
Fax: 302-571-5666
Organization:

University of Delaware
c/o UD Downtown Center for Performance Excellence
13 East 8th Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

corradin@udel.edu
www.pcs.udel.edu/dqa

FL Governor’s Sterling Award for Performance Excellence
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: John Pieno
Chairman
Phone: 850-922-5316 
Fax: 850-488-7579
Organization:

Florida Sterling Council 
501 South Calhoun Street
Room 313, Carlton Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0100

jpieno@floridasterling.com 
www.floridasterling.com

GA Georgia Oglethorpe Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Victoria Currie Taylor
Executive Director
Phone: 404-232-3808
Fax: 404-232-3771
Organization:

Georgia Oglethorpe Award Process, Inc.
148 Andrew Young International Boulevard NE 
Suite 225
Atlanta, GA 30303-1751

office@georgiaoglethorpe.org
www.georgiaoglethorpe.org

HI Hawaii Award of Excellence
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact:

Glenn Hamamura
Rona Suzuki

Co-Administrators

Phone: 808-781-5875
Phone: 808-258-7662
Organization:

ASQ Hawaii Section

glenn.hamamura@gmail.com
rona@centuryc.com
www.asqhawaii.org

IA Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence Program
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Mike Langridge
Program Director
Phone: 319-398-7101
Fax: 319-398-5698
Organization:

The Iowa Quality Center
3375 Armar Drive
Marion, IA 52302

mlangridge@iowaqc.org
info@iowaqc.org
www.iowaqc.org

ID NONE
  State Award Program  

IL The Lincoln Award Criteria for Performance Excellence
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Paul G. Kuchuris, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 630-637-1595 
Fax: 630-579-1620
Organization: The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence
1415 West Diehl Road 
Mail Stop 514
Naperville, IL 60563
pkuchuris@lincolnaward.org
www.lincolnaward.org

IN Program may start in 2009
  State Award Program  
Contact: David Ramsey
Organizer
Phone: 260-407-0374
Fax: none
Organization:

Indiana Center for Organizational Excellence (tenative name)

dramsey@aptimise.com

KS Kansas Award for Excellence Program
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Jerry Lanese
Program Director

Phone: 913-491-9234
Fax: none

Organization: Kansas Center for Excellence Foundation
c/o The Lanese Group
12401 Catalina
Leawood, KS 66209

jerry@lanesegroup.com
www.ksexcellence.org

KY The KYCPE Award Program
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Conley Salyer
Corporate Attorney
Phone: 859-281-1171 
Fax: 859-281-6347
Organization: Kentucky Center for Performance Excellence
508 Birch Court
Richmond, KY 40475
conley_salyer@hotmail.com
info@kycpe.org
www.kycpe.org

LA The Louisiana Performance Excellence Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: David Stoltz
President
Phone: 337-482-6714
Fax: 337-262-5472
Organization: Louisiana Quality Foundation
P.O. Box 44172
Lafayette, LA 70504-4172
david.stoltz@spr.doe.gov
www.louisianaquality.org

MA Massachusetts Performance Excellence Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Len Deneault
Executive Director
Phone: 978-934-2403
Fax: 978-934-4035
Organization:

MassExcellence
P.O. Box 1766
Lowell, MA 01853-1766   

len@massexcellence.com 
info@massexcellence.com
www.massexcellence.com

MA Pioneer Valley Business Excellence Award
  Local Award Program  
Contact: TBD Phone: 413-755-1309
Phone: 413-427-6884
Fax: 413-755-1322
Organization:

SPACE Business Excellence Division
Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield
1441 Main Street, Suite 136
Springfield, MA 01103

 

MD Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Marty Stephens
Executive Director
Phone: 410-788-3438
Fax: None
Organization: Maryland Performance Excellence Foundation, Inc.
2002 Lismore Lane
Baltimore, MD 21228
marty@marylandexcellence.org
www.marylandexcellence.org

ME NONE
  State Award Program  

MI Michigan Quality Leadership Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Geri Markley 
Executive Director
Phone: 734-929-9124
Fax: 734-332-8918
Organization: Michigan Quality Council
3601 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2659

mquality@wowway.com
mquality@cleary.edu

www.michiganquality.org

MN Minnesota Quality Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Brian Lassiter
President
Phone: 612-462-3577
Fax: None
Organization: Minnesota Council for Quality
13033 Ridgedale Drive
PMB Box 156
Minnetonka, MN 55305-1807

brian.lassiter@councilforquality.org
info@councilforquality.org
www.councilforquality.org

MO Missouri Quality Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Katrina Prenger
MQA Administrator
Phone: 573-526-1725
Fax: 573-526-1729
Organization: Excellence in Missouri Foundation
205 Jefferson Street, 14th Floor
Jefferson City, MO 65101
katrina.prenger@mqa.mo.gov
www.mqa.org
MS NONE
  State Award Program  
MT Attempting to organize program
  State Award Program  
Contact: Andy Roche
Organizer
Phone: 406-273-5493
Fax: none
Organization: None aroche@nutritionallabs.com
NC  North Carolina Awards for Excellence Program
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Wayne Tindle
Program Director
Phone: 919-515-4660
Fax: 919-515-6159
Organization: NC State University Industrial Extension Service
Campus Box 7902 
Raleigh, NC 27695-7902
wayne_tindle@ncsu.edu
www.ies.ncsu.edu/ncafe
ND NONE
  State Award Program  
NE The Edgerton Quality Awards
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Jenne Garvey Rodriguez
Coordinator
Phone: 402-471-3745, 800-426-6505 
Fax: 402-471-3778
Organization: Nebraska Department of Economic Development
301 Centennial Mall South 
P.O. Box 94666
Lincoln, NE 68509-4666

jenne.rodriguez@ded.ne.gov
ded.edgerton@nebraska.gov
www.edgertonaward.com

NH Granite State Quality Awards & Recognition Program
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Anne Warner
Executive Director
Phone: 603-223-1312
Fax: 603-223-1299
Organization: Granite State Quality Council
P.O. Box 29
Manchester, NH 03105-0029
info@gsqc.com
www.gsqc.com
NJ NONE
  State Award Program  
NM New Mexico Quality Awards Program
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Julia Gabaldon
President/CEO
Phone: 505-944-2001
Fax: 505-944-2002 
Organization: Quality New Mexico
P.O. Box 25005 
Albuquerque, NM 87125
Julia@Quality-NewMexico.org
www.qualitynewmexico.org
NV NONE
  State Award Program  
NY Governor's Award for Excellence
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact:

George Hansen
Executive Director

Phone: 585-820-8315
Fax: none
Organization: The Empire State Advantage
c/o Rochester Institute of Technology/CQAS
98 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
esanewyork@aol.com
OH Ohio Award for Excellence Program
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Elaine Edgar
Executive Director
Phone: 614-441-8337
Fax: 614-425-7157
Organization: Ohio Partnership for Excellence
829 Bethel Road
PMB Box 212 
Columbus, OH 43214 
elaine@partnershipohio.org
Info@partnershipohio.org
www.partnershipohio.org
OH Organizations of Noteworthy Excellence (ONE) Awards
  Local Award Program for Non-Profits  
Contact: Jim Lay
Program Director

Phone: 513-481-6888
Fax: none

Organization: Cincinnati Business Courier
101 West Seventh Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
jflay@fuse.net
www.one-center.com
OK Oklahoma Quality Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Mike Strong
Executive Director
Phone: 405-815-5295
Fax: 405-815-5205
Organization: Oklahoma Quality Award Foundation
900 North Stiles Avenue 
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
mike.strong@OklahomaQuality.com
www.OklahomaQuality.com
OR Attempting to organize program
  State Award Program  
Contact:

MaryAnn Pranke
Kirk Burness

Organizers

Phone: 310-265-0409
Phone: 727-230-2723
Organization: None

maryann@mptcinc.com
kirk@oregonexcellence.org

PA Keystone Award for Performance Excellence 
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Robert Bitner
Executive Director
Phone: 717-737-6470
Fax:  717-685-3226
Organization: The Keystone Alliance for Performance Excellence
590 Centerville Road
#260
Lancaster, PA 17601

bob@robertbitner.com
info@keystonealliance.com
www.keystonealliance.com

RI Rhode Island Quality Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Brian M. Knight 
Executive Director
Phone: 401-277-5149
Fax: 401-277-5060
Organization: Rhode Island Center for Performance Excellence
165 Dyerville Avenue
Suite 8 
Johnston, RI 02919-4410
ricpe@etal.uri.edu
SC South Carolina Governor's Quality Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Suzie Rast 
Chairperson
Phone: 888-231-0578 
Fax: 864-503-5995  
Organization: The South Carolina Quality Forum 
800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC 29303

srast@budget.sc.gov
jreeves@uscupstate.edu
www.scquality.com

SD Attempting to organize program
  State Award Program   
Contact: Kyle Richards
Organizer
Phone: 605-588-0050
Fax: none
Organization: None richardk@sanfordhealth.org
TN Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Kathryn S. Rawls
President & CEO
Phone: 800-453-6474
Phone: 615-889-8323 
Fax: 615-889-8325
Organization: Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence
2525 Perimeter Place Drive
Suite 122   
Nashville, TN 37214-3773
katie.rawls@tncpe.org
contact@tncpe.org
www.tncpe.org
TN Memphis Regional Chamber Quality Cup Award
  Regional Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Donald Fisher
Executive Director
Phone: 901-543-3551
Fax: 901-543-3510
Organization: The Mid-South Quality Productivity Center
MSQPC - The Quality Center 
22 N. Front Street
Suite 200
Memphis, TN 38103
dfisher@memphischamber.com
www.msqpc.com
 TN Performance Excellence Association of the Mid-South - PerfX
  Local Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Harriet Browning 
Executive Director
Phone: 901-831-0230
Fax: 901-371-0929
Organization: Performance Excellence Association of the Mid-South – PerfX
P.O. Box 396
Cordova, TN 38088

execdir@perfx.org
hjbrowning@comcast.net
www.perfx.org

 TX Texas Award for Performance Excellence
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Bill Denney
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 214-565-8550 
Fax: 214-565-9082
Organization: Quality Texas Foundation 
1402 Corinth
Suite 2004
Dallas, TX 75215
bdenney@texas-quality.org  
quality-info@texas-quality.org  
www.texas-quality.org
 TX University of Texas Center for Performance Excellence Program
  Regional Award Program  
Contact: Gail Bickling
Program Director
Phone: 512-232-9530 
Fax: 512-232-6126
Organization: University of Texas Center for Performance Excellence
P.O. Box 7518
Austin, TX 78713-7518
bickling@austin.utexas.edu
www.utexas.edu/cee/cpe
UT NONE
  State Award Program  
VA United States Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia
  Senate Productivity Award and State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Robert Bowles
Executive Director
Phone: 571-215-8881
Fax: none
Organization: United States Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia
P.O. Box 6099
Suffolk, VA 23433
rbowles_spqa@yahoo.com
www.spqa-va.org
VT Vermont Program for Performance Excellence
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Laurie Emerson
Director of Operations
Phone: 802-655-1910 
Fax: 802-655-1932
Organization: Vermont Council for Quality
480 Hercules Drive 
Colchester, VT 05446
laurie@performanceexcellence.com
www.vermontquality.org
WA Washington State Quality Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Jennifer Sprecher
Executive Director
Phone: 360-697-2444 
Fax: 360-394-2445
Organization: Washington State Quality Award
P.O. Box 609
Keyport, WA 98345
cpc@cpc-international.com
jennifer@wsqa.net
www.wsqa.net
WI Wisconsin Forward Award
  State Award Program Alliance Member
Contact: Elizabeth Menzer
Executive Director
Phone: 608-663-5300
Fax: 608-663-5302
Organization: Wisconsin Forward Award, Inc. 
2909 Landmark Place
Suite 110
Madison, WI 53713
menzer@forwardaward.org  
www.forwardaward.org  
WV NONE
  State Award Program  
WY NONE
  State Award Program  
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