STATE QUALITY AWARD ORGANIZATIONSSTATE PROGRAM NAME AWARD NAME WEBSITEAlabama AlabamaProductivityCenterAlabamaQualityAward,AwarContinuousProductivityanddofExcellenceforQualityImprovement www.alabamaproductivitycenter.comAlaska AlaskaPerformanceExcellenceProgram(APEX)www.adapex.comArkansasArkansasInstituteforPerformanceExInc.cellenceGovernor'sQualityAward http://arkansasquality.org/Arizona ArizonaQualityAllianceStateQualityAward(GovernoShowcaseinExcellenceAwardr'sandPioneer),s www.arizonaexcellence.comCalifornia CaliforniaCouncilforExcellenceCaliforniaAwardsforPerformCaliforniaTeamExcellenceAwWesternRegionalTeamExcelanceExcellence,ardsandthelenceAwards www.calexcellence.orgColorado ColoradoPerformanceExcellenceInc.(CPEx) ColoradoPerformanceExcellenceAward www.coloradoexcellence.orgConnecticutTheConnecticutQualityImprovemenPartnershipInc.tAwardConnecticutQualityImprovementAward www.ctqualityaward.org/about_cqia.htmDelawareDelawareAllianceforExcellenceparttheUniversityofDelawareneredwith DelawareQualityAwardinhoGorenorofW.L.(Bill)www.pcs.udel.edu/dqa/Florida TheFloridaSterlingCouncil Governor'sSterlingAward www.floridasterling.comGeorgia GeorgiaOglethorpeAwardProcessInc. GeorgiaOglethorpeAward www.georgiaoglethorpe.orgIllinoisTheLincolnFoundationforPerformaExcellencenceTheLincolnAwardsforExcellence www.lincolnaward.orgIowa IowaQualityCenter IowaRecognitionforPerformanceExecellence www.iowaqc.org/irpe.aspKentuckyTheKentuckyCenterforPerformanceExcellence KentuckyCenterforPerformaAwardnceExcellencewww.kycpe.org/Appl_Criteria.htmlLouisianaLouisianaQualityFoundation,LouisiaProductivityCenterna LouisianaPerformanceExcelleLouisianaEnvironmentalMan nceAward,agementAwardwww.laquality.org/award_application.htm,www.laquality.org/lema.htmMarylandMarylandPerformanceExcellenceAwProgramardsU.S.SenateProductivityAwarAwardsGold,Silver,Bronze,ofRecognitionds,MarylandQualityandtheCertificatewww.mpea.umd.eduMassachusetts MassExcellenceMassachusettsPerformanceRecognitionandAwardPrograExcellencem www.massexcellence.comMinnesota MinnesotaCouncilforQuality MinnesotaQualityAward www.councilforquality.orgMissouri ExcellenceinMissouriFoundation MissouriQualityAward www.mqa.orgNebraskaNebraskaDepartmentofEconomicDevelopment TheEdgertonQualityAward www.edgertonaward.comNevada NevadaQualityAlliance www.nvqa.orgNewHampshire GraniteQualityCouncil GraniteStateQualityAward www.gsqc.comNewJersey QualityNewJerseyNewJerseyGovernor'sAwardExcellenceforPerformancewww.qnj.orgNewMexico QualityNewMexico NewMexicoQualityAwards www.qualitynewmexico.org/07nmqa.shtmlNorthCarolinaNorthCarolinaStateUniversityIndusExtensionServicetrialNorthCarolinaAwardsforExcellence(NCAfE) www.ies.ncsu.edu/ncafeOhio OhioPartnershipforExcellence TheOhioAwardforExcellence www.partnershipohio.org/html/awards.htmOklahoma OklahomaQualityAwardFoundationInc. OklahomaQualityAward www.oklahomaquality.comPennsylvaniaTheKeystoneAllianceforPerformancExcellenceeKeystoneAwardforProcessExcellence(KAPE) www.keystonealliance.com/index.phpSouthCarolina SouthCarolinaQualityForum TheSouthCarolinaGovernor'sQualityAward www.scquality.com/award.htmlTennessee MSQPCTheQualityCenterMemphisRegionalQualityCuCenterforPerformanceExcelPerformanceExcellenceAwarExcellenceAwardpAward,TennesseelenceAward,d,Pyramidof www.msqpc.com/QualityCupAward.htm,www.tncpe.org/,www.perfx.orgTexas QualityTexasFoundationTexasAwardforPerformanceUniversityofTexasCenterforExcellenceAwardsExcellence,Performance www.texasquality.org,www.utexas.edu/cee/cpe/awards/Vermont VermontCouncilforQuality VermontProgramforPerformanceExcellence www.vermontquality.orgVirginiaU.S.SenateProductivityandQualityVirginiaAwardsfor U.S.SenateProductivityandVirginiaQualityAwardforwww.spqava.org/award.htmlWashington WashingtonStateQualityAward WashingtonStateQualityAward www.wsqa.netWisconsin WisconsinForwardAwardInc. WisconsinForwardAward www.forwardaward.org