2020 Award Recipients

Past Excellence Award Winners

*denotes recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

• 2019: NHC South Central Region, Pulaski
• 2018: Griffin Mechanical, LLC, Dickson
• 2017: *City of Germantown
• 2016: The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
• 2015: McClaskey Excellence Institute (formerly Pal's Business Excellence Institute), Kingsport
• 2014: Maury Regional Medical Center, Columbia
• 2013: Mountain States Health Alliance, Johnson City
• 2012: *Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
• 2011: No winner
• 2010: CIGNA Government Services, Nashville
• 2009: Maury Regional Medical Center, Columbia, Mountain States Health Alliance, Johnson City
• 2008: Caris Healthcare, Knoxville
• 2007: Wellmont Health System, Kingsport
• 2006: *Pal’s Sudden Service, Kingsport
• 2005: Mountain States Health Alliance, Johnson City
• 2003: Marie B. Williams, Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Founding Director (1993-2004) Honorary Excellence Award
• 2002: John Deere Power Products, Greeneville; Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear, Chattanooga
• 2001: *Pal’s Sudden Service, Kingsport
• 2000: Eaton Aeroquip-Gainesboro
• 1999: *Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Nashville, Global Excellence; Memphis Light, Gas and Water
• 1998: Baptist Health System of Knoxville; Fleetguard Inc., Nashville, Global Excellence
• 1997: Eaton Corporation of Shelbyville; Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge
• 1996: Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., Morrison
• 1995: Dr. Curt W. Reimann, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Founding Director (1987-1995), Honorary Excellence Award
• 1994: *Bristol Tennessee Electric System; *Federal Express Corporation Memphis Hub Operations, Memphis; Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation, Smyrna
• 1993: *Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport; Philips Consumer Electronics Company, Knoxville