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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.comg  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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