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AK	Alaska Performance Excellence Program
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Debi Fowler Associate State Director	Phone: 907-274-7232 Fax: 907-272-1940
Organization:	Alaska Performance Excellence 430 W 7th Street Suite 110 Anchorage, AK 99501	andjf@uaa.alaska.edu  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@arkansasstatechamber.com info@arkansasstatechamber.com www.arkansas-quality.org

AZ	Arizona Performance Excellence Award 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 Executive Director	Phone: 858-486-0400 Fax: 858-486-8595
Organization:	California Council for Excellence 1851 North Gaffey Suite F San Pedro, CA 90731	maryann@calexcellence.org 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

DC	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: 202-461-5804 Fax: 202-273-5991
Organization:	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Management Systems Improvement Service 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20420	Scott.holliday@va.gov www.va.gov/op3/page.cfm?pg=11

DC	AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award
	National Award Program for AHCA/NCAL members	Alliance Associate Member
Contact:	Tim Case Program Administrator	Phone: 202-461-5804 Fax: None
Organization:	American Health Care Association National Center for Assisted Living 1201 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005	timc@tablerockfellowship.org website link

DE	None
	State Award Program

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 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	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	NONE
	State Award Program

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 (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:	Len Deneault Executive Director	Phone: 978-934-2403 (Program) Phone: 504-450-1406 (President) Fax: 978-934-4035
Organization:	MassExcellence P.O. Box 1766 Lowell, MA 01853-1766	len@massexcellence.com  info@massexcellence.com www.massexcellence.com

 

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

NC	North Carolina Awards for Excellence Program
	State Award Program	Alliance Member
Contact:	Nora Milley Program Director	Phone: 919-513-4530 Fax: 919-515-6159
Organization:	NC State University Industrial Extension Service Campus Box 7902  Raleigh, NC 27695-7902	nora_milley@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 Phone:  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@nebraska.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: 614-515-4771
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	NONE
	State Award Program

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	bbitner@keystonealliance.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	NONE
	State Award Program

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:	Bill Denney Chief Executive Officer Lynn TomaszewskiDirector of Operations	Phone: 214-565-8550 Fax: 214-565-9082
Organization:	Quality Texas Foundation  1402 Corinth Suite 143 Dallas, TX 75215	bdenney@texas-quality.org   ltomaszewski@texas-quality.org quality-info@texas-quality.org   www.texas-quality.org

TX	University of Texas Center for Performance Excellence
	Regional Award Program
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. 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

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	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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