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AK	Alaska Performance Excellence Program (APEX)
	State Award Program	New Program
Contact:	Ben Park President of the Board	Phone: 907-299-6247 Fax: none
Organization:	Alaska Performance Excellence Foundation P.O. Box 919 Homer, AK 99603	benjaminspark@aol.com www.akapex.org

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@cba.ua.edu www.alabamaexcellence.com

AR	Governor’s Quality Award
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Sue Weatter Executive Director Susie Marks Vice President, Member Relations	Phone: 501-372-2222 sweatter@arkansas-quality.org smarks@arkansasstatechamber.com
Board Chair:	Robert Kelly Arvest Bank Operations	Phone: 479-750-6140 jrk5270@yahoo.com
Organization:	Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence  1200 West Capitol Street Little Rock, AR 72201-3014	Fax: 501-372-2722 www.arkansas-quality.org

AR/USA	Army National Guard - Army Communities of Excellence Program
	Program Training Center for Army National Guard organizations	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Major David Harrison Training Center Chief	Phone: 501-212-4623 Fax: 501-212-4629
Organization:	NGB Organizational Readiness Training Center NGB-PEC-ORTC P.O. Box 797 North Little Rock, AR 72115	david.james.harrison@us.army.mil website link

AS	(American Samoa to be served by) Excellence in Missouri Foundation
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Raina Knox President Christi Johnson Director of Administration	Phone: 573-659-3832 (Raina) Phone: 573-659-1234 (Christi) Fax: 877-788-5679
Organization:	Excellence in Missouri Foundation 514 E. High Street, Suite 31 Jefferson City, MO 65101	raina.knox@excellenceinmo.org christi.johnson@excellenceinmo.org www.excellenceinmo.org

AZ	Arizona Performance Excellence Award Program
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Karen L. Shepard Executive Director	Phone: 480-874-5815 kshepard@arizona-excellence.com
Board Chair:	Jean Hammelev Sonora Quest Laboratories/ Laboratory Sciences of Arizona	Phone:  602-685-5267 Jean.Hammelev@BannerHealth.com
Organization:	Arizona Quality Alliance 4025 E. Chandler Boulevard #70-F10 Phoenix, AZ 85048	Phone: 480-874-5815 Fax: 602-343-8330 Email:  aqa@arizona-excellence.com  www.arizona-excellence.com

CA	California Awards for Performance Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Rob Grasso Executive Director Trish McKay Director of Operations	Phone:  310-714-7872 (Rob) Email:  rob@calexcellence.org Phone:  858-486-0400 (Trish) Email:  trish@calexcellence.org
Board Chair:	Denise Shields Shields Resource Group	Phone:  949-240-9799 Email:  shields1@cox.net
Organization:	California Council for Excellence 1851 North Gaffey Suite F San Pedro, CA 90731	Fax: 310-265-0410 / 858-784-8082 Email:  cce@calexcellence.org  www.calexcellence.org

CO	Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence Awards
	State and Western Region Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Kim Griffiths Executive Director Jim Walker Award Program Director	Phone: 303-893-2739  Email:  kagriff.kg@gmail.com Phone:  970-222-8445 Email:  DrJimW@hotmail.com
Board Chair:	Jeanne Brown Board Chair	Phone:  307-367-4212 Email:  jeanneabrown@centurylink.net
Organization:	Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence P.O. Box 17545 4100 Jackson Street Denver, CO 80217	Fax: 720-859-1353 www.rmpex.org

CT	Connecticut Quality Improvement Award
	State Award Program	Non-Member
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

DC	(District of Columbia served by) Virginia SPQA
	Senate Productivity Award and State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Robert Bowles Executive Director	Phone: 571-215-8881 Fax: none
Organization:	Virginia SPQA P.O. Box 6099 Suffolk, VA 23433	Director@spqa-va.org www.spqa-va.org

DC/USA	The Secretary's Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Awards
	National Award Program for all U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs agencies	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Scott Holliday Director	Phone: 202-632-7290 Fax: 202-355-1399
Organization:	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Management Systems Improvement Service 1100 1st Street, NE, Room 220 Washington, DC 20002	Scott.holliday@va.gov website link

DC/USA	AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award
	National Award Program for AHCA/NCAL members	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Tim Case Program Administrator	Phone: 541-944-5994 Fax: None
Organization:	American Health Care Association National Center for Assisted Living 1201 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005	tcase3362@charter.net website link

DC/USA	Army National Guard - Army Communities of Excellence Program
	National Award Program for Army National Guard organizations	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Wanda Thurman Program Manager	Phone: 703-607-7561 Fax: None
Organization:	U.S. Army National Guard NGB Washington, DC	wanda.thurman@us.army.mil

DC/USA	U.S. Coast Guard Organizational Award Program Alexander Hamilton Award for Excellence
	National Award Program for all U.S. Coast Guard organizations	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Christen Wehrenberg Chief, Performance Excellence Division	Phone: 202-372-4561 Fax: None
Organization:	U.S. Coast Guard COMDT (CG00954) 2100 2nd Street, SW, MS#7688 Washington, DC 20593-7688	christen.m.wehrenberg@uscg.mil www.uscg.mil

DC/USA	The NQF National Quality Healthcare Award
	National Award Program for organizations that provide direct patient care and publicly reported performance data	Non-Member
Contact:	Sarah R. Callahan Senior Director	Phone: 202-559-9450 Fax: None
Organization:	National Quality Forum 1030 15th Street NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005	scallahan@qualityforum.org website link

DE	(Delaware to be served by) Excellence in Missouri Foundation
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Raina Knox President Christi Johnson Director of Administration	Phone: 573-659-3832 (Raina) Phone: 573-659-1234 (Christi) Fax: 877-788-5679
Organization:	Excellence in Missouri Foundation 514 E. High Street, Suite 31 Jefferson City, MO 65101	raina.knox@excellenceinmo.org christi.johnson@excellenceinmo.org www.excellenceinmo.org

FL	Governor’s Sterling Award for Performance Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	John Pieno Chairman Dione Geiger Executive Director	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  dgeiger@floridasterling.com www.floridasterling.com

GA	Georgia Oglethorpe Award Process
	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 Blvd. NE  Suite 250 Atlanta, GA 30303-1751	office@georgiaoglethorpe.org www.georgiaoglethorpe.org

GU	(Guam to be served by) Excellence in Missouri Foundation
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Raina Knox President Christi Johnson Director of Administration	Phone: 573-659-3832 (Raina) Phone: 573-659-1234 (Christi) Fax: 877-788-5679
Organization:	Excellence in Missouri Foundation 514 E. High Street, Suite 31 Jefferson City, MO 65101	raina.knox@excellenceinmo.org christi.johnson@excellenceinmo.org www.excellenceinmo.org

HI	Hawaii Award of Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Glenn Hamamura Rona Suzuki HAE Contacts	Phone: 808-781-5875 (Glenn) Phone: 808-258-7662 (Rona) Fax: 808-623-6978
Organization:	American Society for Quality Hawaii Section 95-1098 Leolani Street Mililani, HI 96789	glenn.hamamura@gmail.com rona@centuryc.com www.asqhawaii.org

IA	Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence Program
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Gary Nesteby Executive Director	Phone: 319-398-7101 Fax: 319-398-5698
Organization:	The Iowa Quality Center 3375 Armar Drive Marion, IA 52302	gnesteby@iowaqc.org info@iowaqc.org www.iowaqc.org

 

ID	(Idaho to be served by) California Council for Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Rob Grasso Executive Director Trish McKay Director of Operations	Phone:  310-714-7872 (Rob) Email:  rob@calexcellence.org Phone:  858-486-0400 (Trish) Email:  trish@calexcellence.org
Board Chair:	Denise Shields Shields Resource Group	Phone:  949-240-9799 Email:  shields1@cox.net
Organization:	California Council for Excellence 1851 North Gaffey Suite F San Pedro, CA 90731	Fax: 310-265-0410 / 858-784-8082 Email:  cce@calexcellence.org  www.calexcellence.org

IL	ILPEx Award for Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Darcy Davidsmeyer President/CEO	Phone: 630-637-1595, extension 2 Fax: 630-579-1620
Organization:	Illinois Performance Excellence 1415 West Diehl Road  Mail Stop 514 Naperville, IL 60563	darcy@ilpex.org admin@ilpex.org www.ilpex.org

IN	The Indiana Award for Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Elaine Edgar Executive Director	Phone: 614-599-3250 Email:  elainededgar@gmail.com
Board Chair:	Frank Perez Kettering Health Network	Phone:  937-477-8340 Email:  Frank.Perez@khnetwork.org
Organization:	The Partnership for Excellence 829 Bethel Road #212 Columbus, OH 43214	Fax: 614-515-4771 Email:  Info@partnershipohio.org www.partnershipohio.org

KS	Kansas Award for Excellence Program
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Jerry Lanese Program Director	Phone: none Fax: none
Organization:	Kansas Center for Performance Excellence P.O. Box 4612 Lawrence, KS 66046-9998	kcpe03@gmail.com www.ksexcellence.org

KY	The KYCPE Award Program
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Dean Bondhus KyCPE Board Member	Phone: 502-608-2061 Fax: 502-508-5362
Organization:	Kentucky Center for Performance Excellence 444 Main Street Lexington, KY 40507	dabmnky@aol.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 (Program) Phone: 504-450-1406 (President)  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:	Dick Eppig  Acting Director	Phone: None Email: Dick@smcginc.com
Board Chair:	Kay Kendall Board Chair	Phone:  978-692-0308 Email:  keithjkayk@aol.com
Organization:	MassExcellence c/o Bentley University 175 Forest Street, AAC 160 Waltham, MA 02452	Phone: 978-934-2403 Fax: 978-934-4035 Email:  info@massexcellence.com www.massexcellence.com

MD	Maryland Performance Excellence Awards
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Milt Finch  President Mike Novak Program Director	Phone: 410-212-3689 Fax: None
Organization:	Maryland Performance Excellence Foundation, Inc. 64 St. Andrews Road Severna Park, MD 21146-1439	mdfinch@erols.com mike706160@aol.com www.marylandexcellence.org

ME	(Maine to be served by) Vermont Council for Quality and Granite State Quality Council
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Laurie Emerson Executive Director	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

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@cleary.edu   (preferred) mquality@wowway.com 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 1821 University Avenue W Suite S256 St. Paul, MN 55104	brian.lassiter@councilforquality.org info@councilforquality.org www.councilforquality.org

MO	Missouri Quality Award
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Raina Knox President Christi Johnson Director of Administration	Phone: 573-659-3832 (Raina) Phone: 573-659-1234 (Christi) Fax: 877-788-5679
Organization:	Excellence in Missouri Foundation 514 E. High Street, Suite 31 Jefferson City, MO 65101	raina.knox@excellenceinmo.org christi.johnson@excellenceinmo.org www.excellenceinmo.org

MP	(North Mariana Islands to be served by) Excellence in Missouri Foundation
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Raina Knox President Christi Johnson Director of Administration	Phone: 573-659-3832 (Raina) Phone: 573-659-1234 (Christi) Fax: 877-788-5679
Organization:	Excellence in Missouri Foundation 514 E. High Street, Suite 31 Jefferson City, MO 65101	raina.knox@excellenceinmo.org christi.johnson@excellenceinmo.org www.excellenceinmo.org

MS	(Mississippi served by) Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee programs
	State Award Programs	All are Alliance Members
Alabama Contact:	Linda Vincent Assistant Director	Phone: 205-348-8994 Fax: 205-348-9391
	Alabama Productivity Center 249 Bidgood Hall P.O. Box 870318 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0318	Linda@cba.ua.edu www.alabamaexcellence.com
Arkansas Contact:	Sue Weatter Executive Director	Phone: 501-372-2222 Fax: 501-372-2722
	Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence  1200 West Capitol Street Little Rock, AR 72201-3014	sweatter@arkansasstatechamber.com info@arkansasstatechamber.com www.arkansas-quality.org
Tennessee Contact:	Kathryn S. Rawls President & CEO	Phone: 800-453-6474 Phone: 615-889-8323  Fax: 615-889-8325
	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

MT	Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence Awards
	State and Western Region Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Kim Griffiths Executive Director Jim Walker Award Program Director	Phone: 303-893-2739  Email:  kagriff.kg@gmail.com Phone:  970-222-8445 Email:  DrJimW@hotmail.com
Board Chair:	Jeanne Brown Board Chair	Phone:  307-367-4212 Email:  jeanneabrown@centurylink.net
Organization:	Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence P.O. Box 17545 4100 Jackson Street Denver, CO 80217	Fax: 720-859-1353 www.rmpex.org

NC	North Carolina Performance Excellence Program
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Deborah R. Manzo Program Director Jan Pridgen Program Manager	Phone: 919-513-1892 (Deborah) Email: deb_manzo@ncsu.edu Phone: 919-515-5355 (Jan) Email: jan_pridgen@ncsu.edu
Board Chair:	Rob Hartman Southern Tea	Phone: 706-994-1405 Email: Robert.Hartman@southern.com
Organization:	North Carolina State University  909 Capability Drive Campus Box 7902  Raleigh, NC 27695-7902	Phone: 919-515-8489 Fax: 919-515-6159 website link

ND	(North Dakota to be served by) Minnesota Council for Quality
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Brian Lassiter President	Phone: 612-462-3577 Fax: None
Organization:	Minnesota Council for Quality 1821 University Avenue W Suite S256 St. Paul, MN 55104	brian.lassiter@councilforquality.org info@councilforquality.org www.councilforquality.org

NE	The Nebraska Edgerton Award Program
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Rex Woods President	Phone: 402-690-9002 Fax: None
Organization:	Nebraska Performance Excellence Center 233 Acorn Circle P.O. Box 10 Gretna, NE 68028-0010	rwoods@nebraskaexcellence.org www.nebraskaexcellence.org

NH	Granite State Quality Awards & Recognition Program
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Anne Warner Executive Director	Phone: 603-223-1312 Fax: None
Organization:	Granite State Quality Council P.O. Box 29 Manchester, NH 03105-0029	info@gsqc.com www.gsqc.com

NJ	(New Jersey to be served by) Excellence in Missouri Foundation
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Raina Knox President Christi Johnson Director of Administration	Phone: 573-659-3832 (Raina) Phone: 573-659-1234 (Christi) Fax: 877-788-5679
Organization:	Excellence in Missouri Foundation 514 E. High Street, Suite 31 Jefferson City, MO 65101	raina.knox@excellenceinmo.org christi.johnson@excellenceinmo.org www.excellenceinmo.org

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	(Nevada to be served by) Arizona Quality Alliance
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Karen L. Shepard Executive Director	Phone: 480-874-5815 Fax: 602-343-8330
Organization:	Arizona Quality Alliance 4025 E. Chandler Boulevard #70-F10 Phoenix, AZ 85048	kshepard@arizona-excellence.com aqa@arizona-excellence.com  www.arizona-excellence.com

NY	(New York to be served by) MassExcellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Dick Eppig Acting Director	Phone:  None Email:  Dick@smcginc.com
Board Chair:	Kay Kendall Board Chair	Phone:  978-692-0308 Email:  keithjkayk@aol.com
Organization:	MassExcellence c/o Bentley University 175 Forest Street, AAC 160 Waltham, MA 02452	Phone: 978-934-2403 Fax: 978-934-4035 Email:  info@massexcellence.com www.massexcellence.com

OH	The Ohio Award for Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Al Faber President/CEO	Phone: 614-425-7157 Email:  al.faber@partnershipohio.org
Board Chair:	Frank Perez Kettering Health Network	Phone:  937-477-8340 Email:  Frank.Perez@khnetwork.org
Organization:	The Partnership for Excellence 829 Bethel Road #212 Columbus, OH 43214	Fax: 614-515-4771 Email:  Info@partnershipohio.org www.partnershipohio.org

OH	Organizations of Noteworthy Excellence (ONE) Awards
	Local Award Program for Non-Profits	Non-Member
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 Awards
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Heather Griswold Executive Director	Phone: 405-412-5990 Email: heather@OklahomaQuality.com
Board Chair:	Terry May Mesa Products	Phone: 918-627-3188 Email: Terry.may@mesaproducts.com
Organization:	Oklahoma Quality Foundation 900 North Stiles Avenue  Oklahoma City, OK 73104	Phone: 405-815-5295 Fax: 405-815-5205 www.OklahomaQuality.com

OR	(Oregon to be served by) California Council for Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Rob Grasso Executive Director Trish McKay Director of Operations	Phone:  310-714-7872 (Rob) Email:  rob@calexcellence.org Phone:  858-486-0400 (Trish) Email:  trish@calexcellence.org
Board Chair:	Denise Shields Shields Resource Group	Phone:  949-240-9799 Email:  shields1@cox.net
Organization:	California Council for Excellence 1851 North Gaffey Suite F San Pedro, CA 90731	Fax: 310-265-0410 / 858-784-8082 Email:  cce@calexcellence.org  www.calexcellence.org

PA	Keystone Award for Performance Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Robert Bitner Executive Director	Phone:  717-737-6470 Email:  bbitner@keystonealliance.com
Board Chair:	Steve Wolfe Indiana Regional Medical Center	Phone:  724-357-7120 Email:  swolfe@indianarmc.org
Organization:	The Keystone Alliance for Performance Excellence 590 Centerville Road #260 Lancaster, PA 17601	Fax:  717-685-3226 Email:  info@keystonealliance.com www.keystonealliance.com

PR	(Puerto Rico to be served by) Quality Texas Foundation
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Lynn Tomaszewski Chief Executive Officer	Phone: 214-565-8550 Fax: 214-565-9082
Organization:	Quality Texas Foundation  1402 Corinth Suite 143 Dallas, TX 75215	ltomaszewski@texas-quality.org www.texas-quality.org

RI	(Rhode Island to be served by) Excellence in Missouri Foundation
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Raina Knox President Christi Johnson Director of Administration	Phone: 573-659-3832 (Raina) Phone: 573-659-1234 (Christi) Fax: 877-788-5679
Organization:	Excellence in Missouri Foundation 514 E. High Street, Suite 31 Jefferson City, MO 65101	raina.knox@excellenceinmo.org christi.johnson@excellenceinmo.org www.excellenceinmo.org

SC	South Carolina Governor's Quality Award
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Jeanette Reeves Administrator Suzie Rast  Chairperson, Forum Steering Committee	Phone: 888-231-0578 (Jeanette) jreeves@uscupstate.edu Phone: 803-734-0647 (Suzie)  srast@budget.sc.gov
Organization:	South Carolina Quality Forum  c/o University of South Carolina Upstate 800 University Way Spartanburg, SC 29303	Phone: 888-231-0578 Fax: 864-503-5995 www.scquality.com

SD	(South Dakota to be served by) Minnesota Council for Quality
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Brian Lassiter President	Phone: 612-462-3577 Fax: None
Organization:	Minnesota Council for Quality 1821 University Avenue W Suite S256 St. Paul, MN 55104	brian.lassiter@councilforquality.org info@councilforquality.org www.councilforquality.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

TX	Texas Award for Performance Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Lynn Tomaszewski Chief Executive Officer	Phone: 214-565-8550 Fax: 214-565-9082
Organization:	Quality Texas Foundation  1402 Corinth Suite 143 Dallas, TX 75215	ltomaszewski@texas-quality.org www.texas-quality.org

TX	University of Texas Center for Performance Excellence
	Regional Award Program	Non-Member
Contact:	Tony Perez Director	Phone: 512-232-9530  Fax: 512-232-6126
Organization:	The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Box 7518 Austin, TX 78713	tperez@austin.utexas.edu www.utexas.edu/cee/cpe

UT	NONE
	State Award Program

VA	U.S. 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:	Virginia SPQA P.O. Box 6099 Suffolk, VA 23433	Director@spqa-va.org www.spqa-va.org

VI	(Virgin Islands to be served by) Excellence in Missouri Foundation
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Raina Knox President Christi Johnson Director of Administration	Phone: 573-659-3832 (Raina) Phone: 573-659-1234 (Christi) Fax: 877-788-5679
Organization:	Excellence in Missouri Foundation 514 E. High Street, Suite 31 Jefferson City, MO 65101	raina.knox@excellenceinmo.org christi.johnson@excellenceinmo.org www.excellenceinmo.org

VT	Vermont Program for Performance Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Laurie Emerson Executive Director	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:	Vacant Executive Director	Phone: 253-277-1142 Fax: None
Organization:	Washington State Quality Award P.O. Box 5941 Kent, WA 98064-5941	wsqa@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 Center for Performance Excellence  2909 Landmark Place Suite 110 Madison, WI 53713	menzer@wisquality.org  www.wisquality.org

WV	The West Virginia Award for Excellence
	State Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Elaine Edgar Executive Director	Phone: 614-599-3250 Email:  elainededgar@gmail.com
Board Chair:	Frank Perez Kettering Health Network	Phone:  937-477-8340 Email:  Frank.Perez@khnetwork.org
Organization:	The Partnership for Excellence 829 Bethel Road #212 Columbus, OH 43214	Fax: 614-515-4771 Email:  Info@partnershipohio.org www.partnershipohio.org

WY	Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence Awards
	State and Western Region Award Program	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Kim Griffiths Executive Director Jim Walker Award Program Director	Phone: 303-893-2739  Email:  kagriff.kg@gmail.com Phone:  970-222-8445 Email:  DrJimW@hotmail.com
Board Chair:	Jeanne Brown Board Chair	Phone:  307-367-4212 Email:  jeanneabrown@centurylink.net
Organization:	Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence P.O. Box 17545 4100 Jackson Street Denver, CO 80217	Fax: 720-859-1353 www.rmpex.org

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