The Katie Rawls Champion of Excellence Award was created to recognize one individual each year who Is dedicated to the principles of the Criteria for Performance Excellence, works tirelessly to further performance improvement within his or her organization, and is committed to the core values of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence program. 

Nominations are solicited from the members of TNCPE and the award recipient is selected by the executive committee of the Board of Directors.  Current board members are not eligible for this award.