AK	Alaska Performance Excellence Program
	State Award Program
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
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
Contact:	Sue Weatter (temporary contact point)	Phone: 501-372-2222 Fax: 501-372-2722
Organization:	Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence  1200 West Capitol Street Little Rock, AR 72201-3014	sweatter1@arkansas-quality.org info@arkansas-quality.org www.arkansas-quality.org

AZ	Arizona State Quality Awards Program
	State Award Program
Contact:	Debra Wiener 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	dwiener@arizona-excellence.com  aqa@arizona-excellence.com  www.arizona-excellence.com

CA	California Awards for Performance Excellence
	State Award Program
Contact:	Mary Kay Johnston Office Manager	Phone: 858-486-0400  Fax: 858-486-8595
Organization:	California Council for Excellence P.O Box 1235 Poway, CA 92074-1235	MaryKay@calexcellence.org  cce@calexcellence.org  www.calexcellence.org

CO	Colorado Performance Excellence Awards
	State Award Program
Contact:	Tom Mauro Executive Director	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
Contact:	Mica Corradin Program Manager	Phone: 302-571-5239 Fax: 302-571-5266
Organization:	University of Delaware c/o UD Downtown Center for Performance Excellence 13 East 8th Street Wilmington, DE 19801	corradin@udel.edu www.dae.udel.edu

FL	Governor’s Sterling Award for Performance Excellence
	State Award Program
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
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 225 Atlanta, GA 30303-1751	office@georgiaoglethorpe.org www.georgiaoglethorpe.org

HI	Hawaii Award of Excellence
	State Award Program
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
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
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 will start in 2008
	State Award Program
Contact:	David Ramsey Organizer	Phone: 260-407-0374 Fax: none
Organization:	Indiana Center for Organizational Excellence	dramsey@aptimise.com

KS	Kansas Award for Excellence Program
	State Award Program
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 kae@lanesegroup.com

KY	The KYCPE Award Program
	State Award Program
Contact:	Bob Gardner Vice President	Phone: 859-280-4230  Fax: none
Organization:	Kentucky Center for Performance Excellence 508 Birch Court Richmond, KY 40475	bob.gardner@acs-inc.com info@kycpe.org www.kycpe.org

LA	The Louisiana Performance Excellence Award
	State Award Program
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.laquality.org

MA	Massachusetts Performance Excellence Award
	State Award Program
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
	State Award Program
Contact:	Marty Stephens Program Manager	Phone: 301-405-7173  Fax: 301-403-4105
Organization:	Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute 3114 Potomac Bldg, 092 Room 3114 College Park, MD 20742	martys@umd.edu www.mpea.umd.edu

ME	NONE
	State Award Program

MI	Michigan Quality Leadership Award
	State Award Program
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
Contact:	Brian Lassiter President	Phone: 612-462-3577 Fax: 763-476-1614
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
Contact:	Terry Stevens President	Phone: 573-526-1727 Fax: 573-526-1729
Organization:	Excellence in Missouri Foundation 205 Jefferson Street, 14th Floor Jefferson City, MO 65101	terry.stevens@mqa.mo.gov www.mqa.org

MS	NONE
	State Award Program

MT	NONE
	State Award Program
Contact:	Andy Roche Organizer	Phone: 406-273-5493 Fax: none
Organization:	Attempting to organize program	aroche@nutritionallabs.com

NC	North Carolina Awards for Excellence Program
	State Award Program
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
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
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
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 Governors’ Awards for Performance Excellence
	State Award Program
Contact:	Marla Everson President	Phone: 702-822-5395 Fax: none
Organization:	Nevada Quality Alliance 4132 South Rainbow Boulevard Suite 394 Las Vegas, NV 89103	marla.everson@jt3.com president@nvqa.org www.nvqa.org

NY	Governor's Award for Excellence
	State Award Program
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
Contact:	Elaine Edgar Executive Director	Phone: 614-441-8337 Fax: 614-425-7157
Organization:	Ohio Partnership for Excellence 829 Bethel Road, #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
Contact:	Mike Strong Executive Director	Phone: 405-851-5295 Fax: 405-815-5205
Organization:	Oklahoma Quality Award Foundation, Inc.  900 North Stiles Avenue  Oklahoma City, OK 73104	mike.strong@OklahomaQuality.com www.OklahomaQuality.com

OR	NONE
	State Award Program
Contact:	Mary Kay Johnston Kirk Burness Organizers	Phone: 858-486-0400 Phone: 727-230-2723
Organization:	Attempting to organize program.	marykay@calexcellence.org kirk@oregonexcellence.org

PA	Keystone Award for Performance Excellence
	State Award Program
Contact:	Robert Bitner Chair, KAPE Board of Directors	Phone: 717-572-4800 Fax: 717-427-1566
Organization:	The Keystone Alliance for Performance Excellence 777 East Park Drive Suite 300 Harrisburg, PA 17111	bob@robertbitner.com info@keystonealliance.com www.keystonealliance.com

PA	Lancaster Chamber Performance Excellence Award
	Local Award Program
Contact:	Sandi Thompson Programs Director	Phone: 717-397-3531 Fax: 717-293-3159
Organization:	The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry P. O. Box 1558 Lancaster, PA 17608-1558	sthompso@lcci.com www.lancasterchamber.com/excellence

RI	Rhode Island Quality Award
	State Award Program
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
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
Contact:	Kyle Richards Organizer	Phone: 605-588-0050 Fax: none
Organization:	Attempting to organize program.	richardk@sanfordhealth.org

TN	Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Award
	State Award Program
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
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
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
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	U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia
	Senate Productivity Award
Contact:	Robert Bowles Executive Director	Phone: 757-523-6762 Fax: 757-523-6030
Organization:	U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Va. P.O. Box 6099 Suffolk, VA 23433	rbowles_spqa@yahoo.com www.spqa-va.org

VT	Vermont Program for Performance Excellence
	State Award Program
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
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
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